Abstract
This research reveals that non-marital sexual escapade which is frowned at by most religions of the world such as Judaism and Christianity, is as now practised and advocated by youths including Christians among them. Sexual relationship is morally and legally accepted within the circle of holy matrimony. Any other attempt of such practice outside marriage is not only an immoral act but a sacrilege. It is not a new trend that boyfriend and girlfriend relationship is now advocated by young people including Christians. As a result of this moral decadence, the following become the order of the day: illicit sex, abortion, prostitution, spiritual backwardness and other related vices. The researcher posits that acceptance of exegetical lessons from Gen 2:21-25 by Christians including youths can be part of solution to these enumerated problems. In this text, emphasis is placed on the reservation and restriction of sexual intercourse for married couples only. It is recommended that if unmarried Christians would maintain this belief there would be restoration of moral and healthy society for unstoppable development. This work employs Narrative method of biblical exegesis in order to attempt a thorough analysis of the text for better understanding and right application.
Highlights
Keywords Morality, Christians, Young People, Sexual Intercourse, Marriage, Man, Woman. Illicit sexual intercourse such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, necrophilia, paedophilia, among contemporary single youths in this 21st century is higher than it was in the previous centuries
Sexual relation is originally meant to be exchanged between married couples; it was never meant for unmarried people at all
Highlighting on this issue, Eze contributes that illicit sex is associated with millions of youths who are unaware of the dangers of pre-marital sex
Summary
Illicit sexual intercourse such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, necrophilia, paedophilia, among contemporary single youths in this 21st century is higher than it was in the previous centuries. The text of investigation in this study, Gen 2:21-25 is an Old Testament narrative on the institution of marriage It is about creation of woman out of the rib of man and positive reaction of man for successful creation of a being like him. The Hebrew wordiššâ translated “woman” in v22 alters its original sense of “wife”, the female counterpart of man who is his helpmeet It is used in the original text to pinpoint her uniqueness in the whole life of man. The creatures that had passed already before him were not suitable to him, and it was said, For Adam there was not a help meet found, Genesis 2:20; but when the woman came, formed out of himself, he felt all that attraction which consanguinity could produce, and at the same time saw that she was in her person and in her mind every way suitable to be his companion.[13]
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