TEACH a child the right way to follow according to the scripture, and when he grows, he will not depart from it. What then can we say of this generation of youths, that they did not listen to their parents or that their parents did not fulfill their obligations according to the scripture? Sexual immoralities have become the order of the day. Girls no longer cherish chaste and dignity of womanhood is long gone. Men have lost control over their emotions. It is obvious that the youths today do not see pre-marital sex as an immoral act.
Advanced learner’s dictionary defined sexual immorality as sexual acts not following accepted standard of sexual behaviour. From the above definition, one can infer that there are accepted standard of sexual behaviour which I believe should be with in the confines of marriages. Marriage as a legal union between man and woman to become husband and wife confers on couples the right to have sexual relationships, thus making this relationship an immoral act for unmarried couples. Sexual immorality can be discussed under two broad headings, namely pre-marital and extra-marital sexual activities. Pre-marital sex is defined as sexual intercourse between unmarried people and the scripture calls it fornication, while on the other hand, extra-marital sex is the sexual activities between men and women other than their married partners. This is called adultery according to the scripture. Predominant among the youths, is pre-marital sexual activities. It is an evil that is ravaging our society. This is immoral and should be condemned by all and sundry. There is indeed an urgent need to find a panacea to this menace of sexual immoralities among the youths but before then it is equally necessary that we look at the factors promoting this act.
CAUSES OF SEXUAL IMMORALITY: Sexual promiscuity is a world-wide phenomenon and one of the crucial steps towards mitigating this societal ill is to understand the reasons behind it. Sexual immorality among the youths that is, the urge to have sex is more on the youths as compared to other ages. Most at times, the urge for sex becomes uncontrollable predominantly among the males. When there is self-indiscipline, this can lead to rape. According to Cliff Abony in his book. “The creed of marriage”, research has shown that men women have equal sex hormones, however, men have ten to twenty times more testosterone (the hormone that has a big influence on how much sex men and women want and whether or not you can successfully act on those desire. This could sometimes double in the early part of the morning and that explains why men have sharp erection in the mornings. This desire makes the youths feel like having sex all day. It takes only self-discipline and fear of God to control the natural urge. Again, pre-mature sex exposure is another reason for this menace. The books our youths read, the films they watch, pornographic films and pictures they view both on the TV and internet as well as peer group pressure lead them to experiment sex early in their life. Our moral value has been depreciated so badly due to the erosion of our cultural values in our society, to the extent that parents do not care what their children and wards read or view. What is the essence of having a child when you cannot shield the child from the societal evils in his/her development stages in life? On the part of the authority, censorship has declined to a level where anything can be air on the Tv, internet or bought from the market at the detriment of our youths and their minds. Besides, the living condition in the developing nations due to poverty does not help matters. A situation where a couple live in a room with army of grown-up children and the couple have sexual intercourse in the view of their children. It sounds unbelievable but this is the true nature of our society. How do the youths manage their urge with this terrible situation?
In addition, materialism is another factor that promotes sexual immorality. This is sadly predominant among the ladies. Young girls in a bid to buy costly attires and conform to modern appearance expected of ladies become prostitutes early in life.
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL IMMORALITY
Sexual immoralities have grave consequence. In the book, “sin’s explosion”. Dr. Jack van lampe lamented. “Every day in united states of America, 1282 illegitimate babies are born, 68493 teenagers’ contract venereal diseases, 2900 teenagers become pregnant, and 3231 women have abortions. Dear God we need revival”. If these figures can be so high in a highly literate society like USA, what then can the figure be in Africa and less developed world? Should they be sincere with their statistic, figures from these nations will be staggering and incredible.
It can lead to early marriage and poverty. When a young boy or girl is forced into marriage as a result of pre-marital sex when there is no source of lively hood, the end is always miserable. It leads to frustration and loss of dreams.
REMEDIES TO SEXUAL IMMORALITIES AMONG YOUTHS
What then do we do to save this generation? All hope is not lost but there is a lot of work to be done if sexual promiscuity among the youth could be curbed, in the first place, parents should give their children adequate sex education. Should they fail in their duty, young people will be misinformed by their peers who believe that virginity is no longer the dignity of a young woman.
Girls should avoid keeping private company with boy(s) to keep temptation at bay. They should strive for chaste and keep their virginity. This is the dignity of womanhood.
Finally, young people should give their lives to JESUS CHRIST. They should endeavour to attend their religious programmes and hear the word of God regularly.

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