We should ask, is marriage for the getting or the giving? If it’s the former, then we always lose. It’s this selfishness, and not the selfless act of giving ourselves to one another, that forms a basis for Satan to do his work. And if this love fades away, many people believe divorce is permitted. To Screwtape’s delight, the idea of “falling in love” is now a quid pro quo to marriage. God demands “either complete abstinence or unmitigated monogamy,” Screwtape assesses in our August 8 reading. When we isolate sex outside of the marriage union, we are attempting pleasure only in part, and not as a whole blessing of God.
God designed a man and a woman to be a “single organism,” like a violin and bow are one instrument, or a lock and key are one mechanism, Lewis says.
Why is sexual intercourse outside of marriage sinful? Simple: it breaks the design of God.
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