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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:
so if both are bornagain believers and they started walking with the Lord, and then they had sex, so according to what you said, they are one and they have not sined. what is the next step to take? |
Bible Answer: This question is often considered among those that are having a struggle with lust for the one they are planning on marrying. The devil whispers.. "go ahead and do it now, you are getting married, and in God's eyes you can do this act now and be married , then get the license later." This is not from God this carnal reasoning and a sin. The first step is to repent of entertaining the thought or if you have fallen already, do not justify it but repent then you can will be able to start thinking clearly again and see it the way God really sees it which is fornication. 1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. The fact that God ordained and blessed The CEREMONY of marraige is very clear in the Bible. To begin with just consider all the times Jesus Christ used the Jewish Wedding Ceremony to teach about the wonderful mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. See the parable of the ten virgins, marriage supper invitation, and others, also do a keyword search on Bridegroom, wedding, etc. You will see that not only did God ordain such a ceremony to be part of the reality of the covenant and not just the comsumation of the sex act only, but you will see that all the parts of the wedding ceremony were indeed orchestrated by God to prophecy of things eternal. So I guess the question would really be should we have a Jewish Wedding or one that has been handed down from the catholic/protestant history. I don't think it is critical which but wouldn't it be beautiful to have one like the parable Jesus spoke about. God bless you as you study His Word with an honest heart to please God. |