I am a catholic virgin and i dont know wether it is a sin to have sex before marriage?

Question

previous girlfriends have left me over this and would it be wrong to lose my virginity before marriage if it is sin

Answer 1

From one good Catholic to another - yes. It's considered a sin to have sex outside of marriage.

If you feel strongly about your faith, hold out for a good Catholic girl who feels the same as you do and marry her - within the Church, of course.

It's really up to you if you want to save yourself for marriage or not. And if a girl can't accept that - then obviously she wasn't the one for you in the first place.

Funny - in the US a girl who decides to wait until marriage is considered chaste and pure. A boy who waits is a wimp. Shame on us.

Answer 2

Premarital sex is a sin.

Here are some Scriptures that teach against premarital sex:

Exodus 22:16-17: An man had to marry the woman with whom he had premarital sex, if the father approved of the marriage, or pay a high price.

Deuteronomy 22:13-21: Premarital sex is viewed as evil and a disgraceful thing.

Proverbs 5:15-21: A man is to be a virgin when he takes his wife.

In addition to these Scriptures, there are over 30 other verses in the Old Testament speaking about a "virgin" or "virgins." Virginity was highly cherished as the standard for God's people.

In the New Testament we don't have verses describing the act of premarital sex and its consequences like we do in Exodus or Deuteronomy. It is clear, however, that virginity is still the standard for unmarried Christians and that sex outside the context of marriage is still considered sin.

1 Corinthians 7:7:28,34,36-38: Virginity is assumed for unmarried women just as in the Old Testament. Virginity is still the standard for God's people in the New Covenant.

1 Corinthians 6:16-18: Sexual intimacy "unites" you with your spouse. Outside of marriage this is called "sexual immorality."

1 Corinthians 7:1-2: Marriage is recommended avoid sexual immorality.

1 Corinthians 7:8-9: Premarital sex isn't an option for dealing with lust. Marriage is once again recommended avoid sexual immorality.

Ephesians 5:31: Paul is affirming the Old Testament standard of uniting in flesh only with your spouse. One fleshness is to happen when a man is "united to his wife."

1 Thessalonians 4:2-8: "Acquire a wife in a way that is holy and honorable" or you are in sexual immorality. Sexual sin harms others besides those who engage in it. Premarital sex "cheats" the future spouse by robbing him or her of the virginity that ought to be brought to marriage.

Hebrews 13:4: It is a pure marriage bed or you are an "adulterer" or "sexually immoral."

1 Timothy 5:2: As a Christian man, if you are not married to her, then she is your sister whom you must treat "with absolute purity."

2 Corinthians 11:2: Although this passage is talking about Christ and His people, it uses the analogy of a Christian man receiving his bride "as a pure virgin." Virginity was the ideal. Premarital sex was viewed as sexual immorality - just as in the Old Testament.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

This all depends on your personal belief system. I was raised Catholic and didn't feel like it was a sin the first time I had sex, even though I wasn't (and still am not) married. However, I know several women (including a cousin of mine who is beautiful, btw) who are virgins and want to wait until they're married to have sex. So, they are out there!

Answer 4

Yes it is a sin, according to the bible, and to jesus. What does it profit you if you gain a few minutes of pleasure, but loose your soul? Those girls that left you, let them leave you, it is better for you to be left, than to submit to human desire and fall to sin.

here are some verses:

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:16-18

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to acquire a wife in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this manner no one should cheat his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
1 Thessalonians 4:2-8


Ephesians 5:31
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."


.....Please wait till' marriage, that way you won't have to worry about sinning, and you will be happy, and god will be happy. Stay true and pure.

Answer 5

If you are a devoted Catholic, than it would be considered a sin by your religion's standards. Don't give up on your beliefs just because of the women you have dated. The right woman will come along who feels the same way!Try dating someone from your church or who is also religious! The Bible also says not to be unequally yoked, and your previous girlfriends obviously weren't religious. Hang in there, you'll be fine!

Answer 6

Yes it is a sin to have sex before marriage....don't conform yourself to the world.
It doesn't make any difference if you are Catholic or Baptist....we all serve the same God.
God says sex is between a husband and wife (male and female) and that also means marriage.
If your friends leave you ....remember what they did to our Lord and Savior.
You won't be popular with mankind...but with God you will be .
Read your Holy Bible and your answer is there...not my words or anyone elses..only the Lord Jesus Christ.
May the good Lord bless and keep you and your viginity.....and may your jealous friends turn away from sin and serve the Lord.
God bless

Answer 7

Yes, it's a sin to have sex before marriage. It's called "fornication." ANY sexual activity outside of marriage is fornication.

I'm sorry you've been dumped because of this. I was, too, and then I finally met the guy who became my husband. Who also was committed to the concept of no sex before marriage. Turned out to be the best wedding present we ever had, because we were able to PROVE to each other that we can resist incredible temptation for the sake of not having marriage outside our vows -- even the intense temptation we felt for each other just before our marriage.

Stand by your convictions and may God bless you.

Answer 8

It all depends on your beliefs.
If people are not happy to stay with you because you just wont go losing your virginity away to anyone,then they didn`t deserve sex with you in the first place.

Congratulations on being a virgin,you should be proud,and hope you choose wisely when the time comes.

Answer 9

Don't your Catholic priests still sell "indulgences"?

The Catholic church used to sell "indulgences". These were a pre-paid pardon for sins; i.e. if you intended to commit a venal sin, you could buy an indulgence in advance. Then, when you sinned, you could confess and be forgiven without having to perform a penance.

Catholicism is still a business abusing the bewildered.

Answer 10

Hay luv, unfortunately it is a sin to practise sex before marriage...but this should not affect any of ur relationships because if the person really likes that much to wait then that should deter them in any way...Hang in there...........