The bible teaches that sex before marriage is immoral in a couple of different passages. This q&a, will you go to hell if you have sex before you are married? discusses the consequences of premarital sex and what sin will cause eternal suffering. The bible does not forbid premarital sex There is no passage of the bible that references premarital sex as a sin against god The association between sin and premarital sex is a new christian idea The only possible reference to premarital sex being a sin in the bible is in the new testament
This premise although, is generally dismissed by theologians because the greek word pornei, or. Premarital sex, or sex without marriage means sexual intercourse between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman If either party is married, then it is adultery (see what does the bible say about adultery?). Premarital sex, falling under broader sexual immorality, violates this standard Paul’s epistles • 1 corinthians 6:18 Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.”
I think most people wondering whether sex before marriage is a sin or not have an innate hunch to the answer While this article references multiple bible verses on the topic, it barely skims the complete wisdom via bible verses about sex before marriage.
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