I am sure this has been discussed before.
Where in the bible does it say premarital sex is wrong?
Thanks.
Where in the bible does it say premarital sex is wrong?
Thanks.
Originally posted by Live4Jesus
It's in the 10 commandments, 'thou shalt not commit adultery'
the exception to the rule being that if a man know a woman ahead of marriage he should marry her.
Originally posted by vegan
Adultery and fornication are two different things. The 10 commandments say nothing about fornication. And, as far as I can tell, Jesus didnt either. Later writers did, but it seems that it is often tied to idol worship or placing something ahead of spiritual purity.
I am not looking for a "loop hole" to justify fornication. I am just beginning to wonder if it is clearly against Christ's teachings.
Originally posted by Stormy
So is it the actual marriage ceremony that makes sex not a sin?
What if two people live together. They love each other and are true to each other. They even have a son. This couple has been together for three years. They see no purpose in getting married by the law because anyone can get a divorce. The paper means nothing. They would rather their "marriage" be bound by love not legal papers.
This is a couple that I know personally. The girl is a Christian but the guy is an agnostic. That is another reason why she does not want to agree to marry him. He is not aware that this plays a part.
What do you think?
Originally posted by Stormy
So is it the actual marriage ceremony that makes sex not a sin?
What if two people live together. They love each other and are true to each other. They even have a son. This couple has been together for three years. They see no purpose in getting married by the law because anyone can get a divorce. The paper means nothing. They would rather their "marriage" be bound by love not legal papers.
This is a couple that I know personally. The girl is a Christian but the guy is an agnostic. That is another reason why she does not want to agree to marry him. He is not aware that this plays a part.
What do you think?
Originally posted by Live4Jesus
Galatians 5:19 - Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
I can find lots of examples, its mentioned plenty.
Originally posted by seebs
What part of that do you think means "premarital sex"? We're trying to discover what the word "fornication" should be understood as meaning - not necessarily how it's been changed by men in the centuries since the Bible was written.
I cannot find anything that says that, if two people have fallen in love, and have sex, that this is necessarily sinful. I don't see any grounds for drawing such a conclusion, except the purely circular one of saying that, if we consider it sinful, it is sinful sex, and therefore fornication.