Article By Dawn Adams
GRAMMY® award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell grew up in the church, but she certainly wasn’t perfect all her life.
The “I Luh God” singer admits that she “made some wrong decisions,” specifically having premarital sex, which she later regretted.
In a recent interview with CNikky.com, the 43-year-old wife and mother of three offered advice to singles, hoping to steer them away from fornication.
We’re creating soul ties by sleeping with everybody, anybody [and saying] ‘I do what I want girl. I do me. I’m living my life.’ But you’re not creating long-standing relationships,” Erica said.
“You’re not creating what God designed it to be. It’s like you have the act without the affection.”
Recently, the first lady of California Worship Center hosted her first “More Than Pretty” event in Los Angeles, which made sexuality and Christianity a topic of focus.
Among her guest panelists were married couple DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good, who successfully remained abstinent until marriage, though neither were virgins.
When it comes to sex, Erica said, “But when you do it God’s way, you get God’s results. I truly believe that. The reason I know is I’ve had a lot of heartbreak. I’ve made some wrong decisions. I wish that I could say I was a virgin when I got married, but I was not.”
Part of the problem today, said Erica, is our “super sexualized culture” that glamorizes rebellion against God’s standards.
“God created sex and He created sexuality and sensuality,” she said, making the point that the creator and originator should set the boundaries in our lives—not popular trends.
Statistics show 80 percent of evangelical Christians, 18-29, have had sex.
Recently, however, there is a rise in the number of Christian voices touting the benefits of abstinence, sharing both their triumphs and failures, and encouraging singles to follow the biblical prescription for sex.
Erica has joined those chorus of voices and is doing her part to strengthen and empower those who wish to choose God’s way.
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Someone need to talk to these Pastors and leaders Kids..PK's they are all the way live having unprotected sex sex outside of marriage and the PK girls are getting caught and getting pregnant and the Pastors are doing a great cover up for their children and now they are changing their text and title and tell them and the congregation its alright it's no longer a sexual sin. God still loves you and that's all that is important.Now Ain't That The Truth...Truth Speaks.
Posted by: Truth Speaks | 06/07/2015 at 04:19 PM
Somebody please pass this book to the preachers and deacons who fornicate with church members and the church sisters and brothers who allow it! Child predators are not only in the Catholic Churches either! Before the leaders can preach it they must learn it and live it. Those of us have to realize that the leaders are just people who are imperfect as we all are...don't put anybody on a pedestal except God and only do what our hearts tell us as we learn about God's love and how we should love and respect ourselves before sharing our hearts and bodies!
Posted by: Maria | 06/09/2015 at 04:27 AM
NO ONE wants to VISUALIZE their 12, 13 year old sons & daughters " DOIN the wild THANG" with ANYONE! That's the age group that needs to know that the push by society & some folks on these post to, " do what our hearts tell us to do" have their opinion! BUT GOD HAS HIS TOO! Follow His!!! ... & Save your hearts from being broken, save loss of peace of mind, & your bodies from disease, & early parenthood FOR THOSE FOLKS' KIDS! They don't seem to mind! ️Vw
Posted by: Valencia Wallace | 06/22/2015 at 09:22 PM