Cohabitation before Marriage | Good or Bad

[Father Heathen]

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Pre-martial sex is wrong according to Scripture. -1st Corinthians 6 vs 9,10

The bible says a lot of silly things. The words of ancient, primitive goat herders are irrelevant, especially in the light of logic.

 

[Songbird]

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Pre-martial sex is wrong according to Scripture. -1st Corinthians 6 vs 9,10

I know of one person that told me her marriage would work because they lived together first. She is now on her second marriage.
Living together first is No guarantee of success.

Of course it's not a guarantee - but no one is discussing guarantees.

And the scriptures you quoted say nothing about premarital sex, just adultery - which specifically is sex with another's spouse.

 

[dawny0826]

We all know living together after marriage is No guarantee.
We are also living in the 'last days of badness on earth' where the words of 2nd Timothy 3 vs 1-5, 13 describes the selfish distorted form of love fake Christians have.

Genuine Christians are guided by the godly love defined at 1st Cor. 13 vs 4-6.

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 your ex was wrong to fornicate with anyone.
[That would include whether living together or not ]

And this is why I don't label myself a Christian. I don't live up to your expectation of Christianity. I strive to live to God's expectation, per my personal walk with the Holy Spirit. And the decisions that I've had to make...alone...during my divorce, I've made with God.

I don't feel that I'm in the position to judge another as I know how badly it hurts to be judged by other "Christians", when they claim you don't know your own God. I know who my Christ is. And I wouldn't be where I am without His love and guidance.

I've been face to face with my shortcomings in an excruciating way this past year. And I've been forgiven. No one can take my peace away. And people are free to judge me at will.

My God doesn't dwell in a box.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I'm sorry.... cohabitating being? (exactly)

Here's the definition (for tax purposes, anyhow) where I live:

Common-law partner
This applies to a person who is not your spouse (see above), with whom you are living in a conjugal relationship, and to whom at least one of the following situations applies. He or she:

a) has been living with you in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 continuous months;

b) is the parent of your child by birth or adoption; or

c) has custody and control of your child (or had custody and control immediately before the child turned 19 years of age) and your child is wholly dependent on that person for support.

Marital status

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Of course it's not a guarantee - but no one is discussing guarantees.

And the scriptures you quoted say nothing about premarital sex, just adultery - which specifically is sex with another's spouse.

IIRC, I've heard the opinion that (especially in the Old Testament), sex was considered "the marital act", and that there was no such thing as pre-marital sex, because by the mere act of sex, you were deemed married.

 

[MoonWater]

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Pre-martial sex is wrong according to Scripture. -1st Corinthians 6 vs 9,10

I know of one person that told me her marriage would work because they lived together first. She is now on her second marriage.
Living together first is No guarantee of success.

you do realize that a couple can live together without having sex right? Just because you cohabitate doesn't mean you're also sleeping together regardless of what other people may assume otherwise.

And of course it's no guarantee, you can never have a full guarantee.

 

[Falvlun]

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Pre-martial sex is wrong according to Scripture. -1st Corinthians 6 vs 9,10

I know of one person that told me her marriage would work because they lived together first. She is now on her second marriage.
Living together first is No guarantee of success.

If Jesus can forgive murderers, then I think pre-marital sex would be a piece of cake for him.

 

[nnmartin]

there is nowhere in the Bible that Jesus forbids pre-marital sex anyway.

or is there?

 

[Me Myself]

there is nowhere in the Bible that Jesus forbids pre-marital sex anyway.

or is there?

Nowhere at all.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

According to Hebrews 13 v 4 God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Pre-martial sex is wrong according to Scripture. -1st Corinthians 6 vs 9,10

Do you have any reasons against it that don't depend on accepting the tenets of your religion?

I know of one person that told me her marriage would work because they lived together first. She is now on her second marriage.
Living together first is No guarantee of success.

Neither is not living together first. The question is whether living together increases or decreases the chances of success of the marriage.