This is from a different forum on the same discussion (opened by me on that forum as well). Read and comment.
Yes, this verse does imply that sex before marriage is wrong. Jesus also says that even looking upon a woman lustfully is sin, He raises the bar. But why the impliedness of this...
Enough of this moshy love this and that debate. It is pointless and easy, I'll solve it for you guys right now.
dGirl is correct in that nowhere in the Bible does it require us to be "married" in the modern Western sense of signing a legal document, have a ceremony by an ordained minister and...
This is from a different forum on the same discussion (opened by me on that forum as well). Read and comment.
Yes, this verse does imply that sex before marriage is wrong. Jesus also says that even looking upon a woman lustfully is sin, He raises the bar. But why the impliedness of this...
dgirl1986, the chapter you are thinking of is Leviticus 18. It lists all the actions considered sexually immoral. Pre-marital sex is not one of them. But look to my previous post for the conlusion. Also, God doesn't care about your post-modern notion of romantic love, it doesn't change the...
There were many good posts on page 1 and 2 that I missed at first. Thank you guys, you have answered well, surprisingly well. I expected the usual ignorant reply along these lines "I believe fornication means sex before marriage. Therefore the Bible clearly states it as sin". But what I found...
There were many good posts on page 1 and 2 that I missed at first. Thank you guys, you have answered well, surprisingly well. I expected the usual ignorant reply along these lines "I believe fornication means sex before marriage. Therefore the Bible clearly states it as sin". But what I found...
Thank you for your insightful posts, especially dayhiker, and also daydreamergurl15. Different conclusions and perspectives, but both have some validity to them.
Also, there is the point of Jesus telling us not to even look at a woman lustfully. However, I find these marital related laws not to...
1. Is the Bible silent on pre-marital sex? If not, show it.
2. If so, does God not condemn it?
Personally I believe that The Bible sort of infers it when it describes sexual promiscuity in a negative light. However, it never straight out says "Do not have sex before marriage". If God wants...
1. Is the Bible silent on pre-marital sex? If not, show it.
2. If so, does God not condemn it?
Personally I believe that The Bible sort of infers it when it describes sexual promiscuity in a negative light. However, it never straight out says "Do not have sex before marriage". If God wants...
So true. I always skim through the pile and find lots of L, XL, XXL, but few or none S, and never XS, not that I need XS though, but there are people that do. Probably several people on this thread.