Fornication -what is it?

[logician]

Be careful of rationalization. We all know behavior as defined by the two terms "adultery" and "fornication" are both clearly wrong according to the Bible..

So? Only man's laws seem pertinent here.

 

[Starfish]

So? Only man's laws seem pertinent here.

Read the OP.

 

[crystalonyx]

Be careful of rationalization. We all know behavior as defined by the two terms "adultery" and "fornication" are both clearly wrong according to the Bible. So whether one or both is mentioned in every instance, is unimportant.

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This is not clearly evident in the bible, which is open to wide interpretation.

 

[Starfish]

This is not clearly evident in the bible, which is open to wide interpretation.

Much in the Bible is open to interpretation. But on this issue it's quite clear, unless one chooses not to see it. This is where the rationalization comes in.

 

[logician]

Much in the Bible is open to interpretation. But on this issue it's quite clear, unless one chooses not to see it. This is where the rationalization comes in.

It certainly is not "clear" that "fornication" is wrong, certainly not in all parts of the bible.

 

[Big_TJ]

If you're not sure what it means, just ask him. Pray about it.

This sounds very much as if you don't really know either. The problem is that when I pray and ask, I get absolutely no response; it's just like talking to the wind.

 

[Starfish]

This sounds very much as if you don't really know either. The problem is that when I pray and ask, I get absolutely no response; it's just like talking to the wind.

For God to answer you, you must really be seeking him and willing to go by whatever he tells you. So until you're ready to really hear and obey what he has for you, it will be like talking to the wind. Sometimes it takes a real effort to get an answer from God. Days of praying, sometimes fasting, and searching in his scriptures. You should do all you can to be humbly obedient to whatever you know to be true. Then above all, listen, and believe.
I know it works.

Perhaps he already has answered you. Try listening to your conscience.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

... Try listening to your conscience.

Excellent advice. The preceding paragraph might work for some, but for those of us that rely on rational thought, you could have just cut to the chase.

 

[crystalonyx]

For God to answer you, you must really be seeking him and willing to go by whatever he tells you. So until you're ready to really hear and obey what he has for you, it will be like talking to the wind. Sometimes it takes a real effort to get an answer from God. Days of praying, sometimes fasting, and searching in his scriptures. You should do all you can to be humbly obedient to whatever you know to be true. Then above all, listen, and believe.
I know it works.

Perhaps he already has answered you. Try listening to your conscience.

Somehow I think talking to the wind may get better results, as I know it is real and substantive.

 

[Storm]

Fornication is whatever sexual expression the person accusing you of fornication disapproves of.

 

[Big_TJ]

For God to answer you, you must really be seeking him and willing to go by whatever he tells you. So until you're ready to really hear and obey what he has for you, it will be like talking to the wind. Sometimes it takes a real effort to get an answer from God. Days of praying, sometimes fasting, and searching in his scriptures. You should do all you can to be humbly obedient to whatever you know to be true. Then above all, listen, and believe.
I know it works.

Perhaps he already has answered you. Try listening to your conscience.

Sounds good! So, since you seem to have a hang on this "talk to GOD" thing, can you ask him for this clarification and let us know? Pleaaasseee??:help:

 

[emiliano]

Fornication is giving in to lust, and if repeated over and over again it will lead to vices and addiction, it is a sin in the sense that it weaken your self control (it does harm), it can also have serious consequences, teenage pregnancies, unwanted pregnancies, venereal diseases, murdering of the unborn, lost of reputation, single parenthood etc no a good thing.