Where is the biggest condemnations of premarital sex in the bible, EXCLUDING adultery?

Question

And don't try and say 'by adultery, they meant any premarital sex''...don't even try to stretch it.

Where is all the blatant condemnation of it?

Jesus spoke of virgins.....
Song of Solomon seemed to be having a great time...I'm sure those he spoke of were at the ripe age of 16....

by: Yes I do require more, because it still doesn't sound like it's really condemning it as the most horrible sin there is, Adultery AND jealousy is in the ten Commandments, where is any other sexual sin listed?

--Also, there are far worse sexual sins than fornication, yet fornication is meantioned and molestation and rape is not, why is this?

Answer 1

First, age has nothing to do with virginity. In Biblical times, a good age for a woman to marry was between 12 and 14. They were fully able to bear children. Even Mary, mother of Jesus, is thought to have been around 13 years old (give or take a year).

As for why premarital sex is bad, according to the bible:
I Corinthians 6:9-11, "Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers..."
Notice both the terms "adulterers" (which you don't like) AND "fornicators," which means those who have sex before marriage.

I Corinthians 7:2, "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife and every woman have her own husband."
Apparently, fornication is something to be avoided.

and finally
I Corinthians 6:18: "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body"

Do you require more?

Answer 2

The Bible never says "Dont have sex before you're married" However, in the Law, it gives the conditions of marriage
Ex 22:16 "If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
Lev 21:13 'The woman he marries must be a virgin.
Lev 21:14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,

This means men were to only marry virgins, and if they slept with a virgin, they were to marry her. We arent supposed to have sex with people we wont marry.

Answer 3

You can't exclude adultery. It is always listed with the other sexual sins. why do you want to justifay adultery anyway?

Of course since my religion is Wicca all sex is holy and sacred as long ias it harms non and is between consenting legal adults.

Answer 4

You are asking this question, I assume to justify having sex before marriage. Ask God if its ok, not us. I bet I know the answer, if you are willing to ask. Look at the consequences of premarital, and extramarital sex in the Bible, I think then you may come to the right conclusion.

Answer 5

Just stand back and look at the big picture...intercourse,possible baby out of wedlock,fatherless,raising baby on your own. Does all this equal a moment of pleasure?

Answer 6

I did extensive resaerch into this this summer, and it comes done to translation of pornia, or porneia or something like that. Also, the defenition of sexual immorality.

http://www.new-life.net/premarital.htm

Not my views on but it's the best collection I found.

I have premarital sex (and I hope I get to again) the trick is to be safe, and make sure you respect yourself and your partner. And if your Christian you can just ask for forgiveness later anyway.

Answer 7

Catholic Church

--That's all I'm going to say. :-)

Revelation 21:8 does not specify premarital sex as bad. Sorry, but no.

Answer 8

Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”