I need the exact words, or maybe even the verse its in.
2007-12-31 15:40:57 · 12 answers · asked by Maris K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here are a few verses about that from the New Testament (The key word being fornication, that is sex without marriage):
2 Corinthians 12:21 - "...lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced."
Galatians 5:19 - "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness..."
Ephesians 5:3 - "But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints..."
Colossians 3:5 - "Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."
2007-12-31 15:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. All the above passages are just twisted and can be interpreted in many different ways. Church leaders and priests after the Bible 'apparently' condemn it. I'm not a religious person but I still believe in no sex before marriage.
2008-01-02 23:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by Big Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Webster's defines "fornication" as "two people, who are not married, having sexual intercourse."
The Bible speaks strongly against this sin:
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you...? therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
I Corinthians 6:9
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites...
2008-01-01 00:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by blacksheep5050 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several quotes I am sure, but here is one.
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Hey, I don't like it either, but I don't make the rules.
2007-12-31 23:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by seeker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the things in the bible are for protection like you shouldn't mix fabrics (like cotton and felt(whatever)) to make clothing because apparently if they didn't do something that we do now to make clothes it would cause some sickness so i think the no sex before marriage thing is to protect you from STDs but since we have things for that i wouldn't worry about going to hell but make sure its with the right person (lol i like how stupid that sounded)
2007-12-31 23:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Moses' time God used to kill fornicators, but he didn't kill chicken thieves.
He'd kill the fornicators and let everyone draw their own conclusion.
He didn't say if you fornicate I'll kill you, he simply killed anyone who fornicated. Word got around.
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2007-12-31 23:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can show you by example:
Genesis 34:5
When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been DEFILED, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he kept quiet about it until they came home.
DEFILED
Strong's Number: 02930
Verb
taw-may'
Definition
1. to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
1. (Qal) to be or become unclean
1. sexually
2. religiously
3. ceremonially
2. (Niphal)
1. to defile oneself, be defiled 1b
3. sexually 1b
4. by idolatry 1b
5. ceremonially
1. to be regarded as unclean
6. (Piel)
1. to defile 1c
7. sexually 1c
8. religiously 1c
9. ceremonially
1. to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)
2. to profane (God's name)
10. (Pual) to be defiled
11. (Hithpael) to be unclean
12. (Hothpael) to be defiled
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=02930&version=kjv
2007-12-31 23:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heb 13:4 Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
1 Tim 1:10 fornicators, men who lie with males, kidnappers, liars, false swearers, and whatever other thing is in opposition to the healthful teaching
2007-12-31 23:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It condemns "fornication", which is defined as sex between unmarried persons. It does not specifically say "No sex before marriage."
2007-12-31 23:44:44 · answer #9 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its one of the ten commandments "Thou shalt not commit adultry"
2007-12-31 23:43:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋