Preparing for marriage. Pt 4
In today's talk we will consider sex before marriage (The Bible's stand)
There is no Hebrew or Greek word used in the Bible that precisely refers to sex before marriage. The Bible clearly condemns adultery and sexual immorality, but is sex before marriage considered sexually immoral? According to 1 Corinthians 7:2, "yes" (Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband). It's important to understand that marriage is not the cure to marital unfaithfulness.
References to sexual experiences in the Bible are sometimes defined as “he knew his wife.” To know, in this context, is to know intimately through sexual experience. Regrettably, for those who experience sex before marriage, it is impossible to un-know what is known. Sexual experiences cannot be undone. Each time we engage in premarital sex, we add additional emotional weight to our lives, and it’s difficult to run a marital marathon while carrying the extra weight of regret from past relationships.
The Bible does not endors sex before marriage. To be cont.....
In today's talk we will consider sex before marriage (The Bible's stand)
There is no Hebrew or Greek word used in the Bible that precisely refers to sex before marriage. The Bible clearly condemns adultery and sexual immorality, but is sex before marriage considered sexually immoral? According to 1 Corinthians 7:2, "yes" (Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband). It's important to understand that marriage is not the cure to marital unfaithfulness.
References to sexual experiences in the Bible are sometimes defined as “he knew his wife.” To know, in this context, is to know intimately through sexual experience. Regrettably, for those who experience sex before marriage, it is impossible to un-know what is known. Sexual experiences cannot be undone. Each time we engage in premarital sex, we add additional emotional weight to our lives, and it’s difficult to run a marital marathon while carrying the extra weight of regret from past relationships.
The Bible does not endors sex before marriage. To be cont.....
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