How do I reconcile my religious beliefs while practicing casual sex?

I just realized that I didn't answer your question. How do you reconcile your religious beliefs with engaging in casual sex? You have two choices:1) Change your religious beliefs such that casual sex outside of marriage is okayor2) Change your behavior such that your sexual activity no longer goes against your beliefsFor the former, you need to honestly examine your beliefs and decide that what you've been taught (and what the Bible says) about sex outside of marriage is wrong.

(BTW, the Bible refers to sex outside of marriage as "fornication.")For the latter, I think it's equally important that you examine the reasons why the church and the scriptures say fornication is wrong. In my opinion, far too many people follow beliefs without understanding why they believe them. It is in wisdom and knowledge that we can make decisions out of our strength instead of our weakness.

In other words, there must be a better reason than, "it feels good," "it makes me happy," or, "because that's the way I was taught."Romans 12:2 says, in part:"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."Renew your mind by thinking deeply about these issues, studying God's word, and discovering the truth for yourself. Don't be fooled by the people around you who say, "This is the way to freedom!" True freedom comes when we live our lives according to the truth, not a lie foisted upon us by the culture.

Let's pretend for a moment that God ordered the universe in such a way that true intimacy and sexual joy is to be found in a committed marriage relationship. Which is the path, then, of ultimate freedom and sexual satisfaction? Sex within marriage, of course.

In such a case, so-called casual sex is actually working counter to our best interests, robbing us of the freedom God intended for us. Robbing us of freedom = slavery. What's most important here, then, is for you (and all of us) to decide how God ordered the universe.

What framework did he put in place to allow us to enjoy the maximum pleasure from the sexuality he created in us: Casual sex with one or more partners or intense physical, emotional and spiritual intimacy with a spouse? We can't have it both ways. Briangular 56 months ago.

You seem to have this notion that I am not Catholic as a result of my actions. However, I don't necessarily think that you can make such an assessment particularly on a concept that encompasses a wide array of people. Perhaps you find yourself to be a Catholic who has achieved some sort of moral perfection, but just because someone is "morally flawed" does not mean that one cannot have some type religious belief.

AmazingSteph 59 months ago.

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