Married life requires self-control in many areas. TheyĪnything of value is worth waiting for, and marriage is certainly a thing of value. He ought to marry, he should do as he wants. Virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."ġ Corinthians 7:36: "If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the Hebrews 13:4: "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for Marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion." But if they cannot control themselves, they should Relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband."ġ Corinthians 7:8-9: "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay Other passages also address sexual intimacy as an exclusive right of the married:ġ Corinthians 7:2: "Since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual If you have any doubts that Genesis 2:24-25 is talking about marriage, Jesus quotes it in Matthew 19:5: "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." The man and his wife, and were not ashamed." Unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24-25: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave God makes it explicitly clear from the beginning that sexual intimacy is reserved for the marriage of a man and woman: Nor are pedophile acts and group sex specifically mentioned in Scripture. Kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God'sĬlaiming something is approved simply because it's not specifically mentioned in Scripture is a poor argument.įor example, many forms of murder, theft, and deception are not specifically mentioned in Scripture. Outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their ownĮphesians 5:3: "Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any Trying to find a loop-hole would think premarital sex isn't included inġ Corinthians 6:9-10: "Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?ĭo not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters norĪdulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy norĭrunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."ġ Corinthians 6:18: "Flee from sexual immorality. Immorality” is an accurate translation because only those who are The passages below use the Greek words porneuó and porneia which mean “fornication.” Fornication describes ANY sex outside of marriage, but it's most often used for premarital sex. Some modern Christians claim premarital sex is not prohibited in Scripture, but this is usually based on their misunderstanding of the word translated “sexual immorality” in Scripture.
Is Premarital Sex Forbidden in Scripture?
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