The slogan “safe sex” is dangerous. Many teens think it means that condoms and other contraceptives will stop pregnancy, AIDS, and various sex-related diseases.

But many who think they are practicing “safe” sex will instead find they are about to become parents, or will develop horrible sex diseases. How will they face their parents and friends? How will they cope with all the health and medical bills?

People who promote “safe sex” usually mean that if you use contraceptives while having sex you can avoid producing a baby and avoid getting diseases such as AIDS. This is not true.


Slogan tries to gain customers for abortion

“Safe sex” is a slogan that abortionists use to get more customers, and that contraceptive makers use to get more sales. It is also a slogan used by people who do not realize the only way to prevent pregnancy and sexual diseases is to not have sex at all.

Condoms fail, the Pill can have side effects, other contraceptives have various degrees of failure and health risks, and having an abortion means killing your baby. One study found when teens used condoms the failure rate of condoms was more than one in every three.


What does the Bible say?

The Bible has harsh words against having sex with anyone other than your husband or wife. The Bible calls it “fornication” between two unmarried people, and “adultery” if a married person has sex with someone other than their wife or husband.

When God gave the Ten Commandments to the Israelites, He told them not to commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14.) The Apostle Paul wrote that neither fornicators nor adulterers would inherit the Kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9.) And the Book of Proverbs in the Bible says that whoever commits adultery destroys their own soul (Proverbs 6:32).


Sex outside marriage is wrong

The Bible is clear that sex outside marriage is both wrong and dangerous. This makes sense. Think about it. If the person you marry has never had sex with anyone else, and neither have you, then neither of you can give the other person AIDS or a sexually transmitted disease through sex.

There is no embarrassment in married people having a baby. In fact, only within marriage can sex become the wonderful experience that God intended. And if God blesses your marriage with a baby, that will be joyful as well.

One final comment. Even if you have done wrong by having sex with someone outside marriage, God can forgive you, cleanse you, and prepare you for a new start in life. But you have to ask His forgiveness, commit your life to Him, and stop having sex until marriage.