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NASB | Ephesians 5:31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED [and be faithfully devoted] TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. [Gen 2:24] |
Bible Question:
If two person agreed to marry is it sin if they have sexual relations before marriage? after having a serious relationship for a longer period of time,did they sin if they had sexual contact?In the bible i only found scriptures abot inmorality, is this sexual contact to be seen as inmorality? |
Bible Answer: fle: Welcome to the Forum! The question you ask is one which a lot of people really don't know. I admire you honesty and sincerity. How else can you know if you don't ask? I read your note to be that you both have agreed you want to get married. What happens if either of you changes your mind? Does that not make you both immoral? In such a case you both walk away being used, and useing each other. You both have given your verginity away. Should not verginity be saved for the one you will marry? There are no guarantees of a marriage until the wedding has taken place. More than one wedding has ended with only one standing waiting for their beloved to come, only to be left betrayed. That is why after the vows or covenant between to husband and wife, are truly bound only after consumation, that is not only legal but moral. The old testament required sever punishment for sex outside of marriage, death! The New Testament in 1 Corinthians 6:13 to 20, 1 Corinthains 7:2 that its better to marry than bury with lust. Ehesians 5:3, and 1 Thessalonians 4:13. are just a few of many verses that say sex before marriage is immorality. Marriage partners who have sex before marriage have a much greater percentage of divorce than those that do not. This has a deep emotional impact on the woman in years to come. That fact is not just for christians. So you may say we all ready have had sex, what do we do? Stop now. Confess you sin 1 John 1:9 and agree to wait untill you are married. That friend will be a real ture test of love. As a father of three daughters I would ask where is the ring, when is the wedding date. That is after he asked my wife and my permission to marry our daughter. Old fashion? Not at all. You can never go wrong with respect and honesty. Remember these are her parents, you future inlaws, and you will need all the emotional support you can get, to make a marriage work! I pray you will take serious the actions you make from this point on. You can not plead ignorance now. God show you the way. justme |