Cohabitation Is Wrong

It seems to be the trend that many people are living together before they are married. Whether they are teens, young adults, or adults, many people are doing it. So since many people are living together before they are married, that must make it okay, right? Wrong! Living together before you are married is wrong. Not only is it wrong and a sin, but it clearly does not make sense. Cohabitation is a sin simply because the Bible says it is. The Bible has a lot to stay about cohabitation. 1 Corinthians 7:2 says, “But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.” Hebrews 13:4 is also helpful and it says, “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed …show more content…
I believe strongly that all these are false. Typically, young couples who cohabitate, do not end up getting married. Of course, some do, but that does not make it right.
Some people decide to live together before getting married as a ‘test run’ of sorts. They see if they would be compatible living together before actually signing the deal. That appears to be a good thing because if they realize that they are not compatible then breaking up is a lot easier than divorce. However, are there not different ways to see if you and someone else are compatible living together? What about marriage counselors? What about seeing if your personalities would go well together? But it is not possible that you could tell that while you are dating?
Another point to be made is that it is common that couples who live together have a child. Sometimes they keep the baby and sometimes the woman aborts the baby which is completely wrong and causes all kinds of problems. But let’s say they keep the baby, but they don’t get married. That part confuses me because it is pretty clear that they are going to stay together, at least for a little bit, then why wouldn’t they get married? Honestly, I do not get