Marriage & family

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Marriage & familyAnswered with Scripture

What exactly counts as fornication in the Bible?

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Anyone who has ever studied the Bible or belongs to one of the many Christian denominations knows that the Bible strongly condemns fornication in both the Old and New Testament. Unfortunately, far too many Christians live in sexual immorality and…

Ephesians 5:5-7God’s contempt for fornication is particularly evident in Numbers 25: 1-9 of the Bible. Because there it is reported that 24,000 Israelites perished because they committed fornication.But also, in the New Testament of the Bible, the penalty for fornication is just as strict as in the Old Testament. For there, it is written that no one who practices fornication will enter the kingdom of God. …
Marriage & familyAnswered with Scripture

Is sex before marriage really a sin if we love each other?

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Many Christians are being told not to have sex before marriage. Which is obviously right. But many people don’t even know what that actually means. In fact, when it comes to sex before marriage, the Bible is much clearer and…

Genesis 2:24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Marriage & familyAnswered with Scripture

Am I allowed to remarry after a divorce?

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Many people are getting divorced. According to statistics, more than every third marriage breaks apart. Unfortunately, Christians are no exception. Many of them also divorce their partners after a few years for one reason or another. But what does the…

Matthew 5:31-32It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Marriage & familyAnswered with Scripture

Where does unfaithfulness begin? Is looking already adultery?

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Every person should be aware that adultery is a sin against God and His commandments, for it is written: Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14). However, nowadays adultery rather seems to be the norm than the exception. This circumstance…

Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.