We all know that adultery is commited when you are IN a relationship (you are violating the relationship)---but the Bible mentions specifically adultery and forication, in different ways, so they must have different connotations. Opinions please?
2007-06-24 20:55:27 · 20 answers · asked by FaeryWatcher 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Fornication = sex without either person being married
Adultry = sex with a married person who is not your spouse
2007-06-24 20:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by Scott 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As you said, adultery is a sexual relationship with someone other than the legal spouse. Fornication is intercourse without the "benefit" of marriage. Basically, one is only supposed to have sex if in a committed, monogamous relationship. Hope this helps.
2007-06-24 21:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by VirgoMoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fornication is having sex before marriage. Adultery is when one or both parties are married and engaging in sexual relations with someone who is not their spouse.
2007-06-24 21:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the dictionary:
Main Entry: for·ni·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "for-n&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other -- compare ADULTERY
Main Entry: adul·tery
Pronunciation: &-'d&l-t(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ter·ies
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare
: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband; also : an act of adultery
2007-06-24 21:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adultary ... we alll know that one but Fornication is like teenagers just going crazy I guess is the best way to put it. Overboard activity without being in a grown up committed relationship. I think of it in the Bible as keeping yourself pure and clean. Not just fooling around for the heck of it. Responsibility. Just my opinion!
2007-06-24 21:00:28 · answer #5 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fornication is voluntary sexual intercourse between a man and woman who are not married to each other.
Adultery is one type of fornication
2007-06-24 21:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by search 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aldutery is having sex with someone outside your marriage. It's a sin commited by married people. Fornication is the commision of a sexual act while you aren't married.
2007-06-24 20:58:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adultery is married persons fornication outside of their marriage and with another who is not their mariage partner...icky isn't it yet sooo common as we all know.
2007-06-24 21:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fornication is straight up *******. And you already know that adultry is cheating on your spouse. So when the bible mentions them in different ways it is because they are different. The bible is saying sex is wrong unless it is sex with your spouse.
2007-06-24 21:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fornication is sex outside of marriage...Adultery is being married and having sex with someone who you are not married to or someone who is married to someone else
2007-06-24 21:00:04 · answer #10 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fornication is defined as sexual intercourse or activity involving the manipulation of the sexual organs between two people who are not married. Fornication comes from the greek word Pornea which encompasses a wide range of sexual perversions including bestiality, homosexual activity, Adultery refers to sexual intercouse by a married person to someone other that his or her mate.
2007-06-24 21:00:53 · answer #11 · answered by Paul&Zandra C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋