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ashishkebob
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:40 am Post subject: Sex before marriage? |
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Being brought up as a Christian, I have been taught that sex is a sin outside of marriage...Lately I have been struggling with what God is really saying in the Bible.
Putting aside religion, what are your thoughts and opinions about the Pros and Cons of sex outside of marriage, including Pre-marital and Extra-marital sex?
Does God really care what we do? |
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Smurfette
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:44 am Post subject: Re: Sex before marriage? |
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| ashishkebob wrote: |
Does God really care what we do? |
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happeningthang
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Leaving the bible aside, there is no god. |
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seoulunitarian
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:47 am Post subject: Re: Sex before marriage? |
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| ashishkebob wrote: |
Being brought up as a Christian, I have been taught that sex is a sin outside of marriage...Lately I have been struggling with what God is really saying in the Bible.
Putting aside religion, what are your thoughts and opinions about the Pros and Cons of sex outside of marriage, including Pre-marital and Extra-marital sex?
Does God really care what we do? |
I think sexuality is very diverse in the Bible. There are a few passages many Christians interpret to mean that sex outside of marriage is a sin, but the Bible taken as a whole certainly doesn't prohibit it.
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otis
Joined: 02 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: Re: Sex before marriage? |
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| ashishkebob wrote: |
Being brought up as a Christian, I have been taught that sex is a sin outside of marriage...Lately I have been struggling with what God is really saying in the Bible.
Putting aside religion, what are your thoughts and opinions about the Pros and Cons of sex outside of marriage, including Pre-marital and Extra-marital sex?
Does God really care what we do? |
Look, man. Eventually you have to get your ashes hauled.
Will God be displeased? Of course. But he's displeased with everything we do.
I say do it and apologize for it later. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: |
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The devil made you do it, sound rational... 
""....That's me in the spotlight, loosing my religion...."
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Sex before marriage? |
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| I say do it and apologize for it later. |
How very Korean of you. No wait, Koreans would do it and later blame the Japanese for making them do. Victims to the end.
Back to the OP, it's not the premarital sex, it's the wanton shacking up that's the abomination to His Eye. And mine.
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:54 am Post subject: |
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Really? A sin? I find it hard to believe you are being sincere, but what the hell.
According to some Christians, lust is a sin. So pretty much everybody in the world is a sinner. If you don't feel sexual desire at least occasionally, you are one strange human, or have some medical problem. I really dislike the idea of sin. It claims some of our natural human feelings and desires are wrong. Why should we neglect or castrate our desires? We are allowed all the range of imagination, but feel so inhibited in action because of these ideas like sin and morality and guilt.
Have sex, enjoy. I've also heard it's good with a partner. What's being married got to do with anything? Some of us may never get married. Does that mean we should never have sex? |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:59 am Post subject: |
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The question presupposes that it's a sin to not marry, which is clearly rubbish.
I'm sure it's the desire of the big, bearded one in the sky that people - whom he has endowed with the capcity for independent thought and choice - to choose whether they wish to marry at all and certainly when they can start sh@gging.
To be brutally honest, I cannot believe an educated person from the top 5% of humanity in terms of affluence could believe such drivel. So sorry to hear that you are so appallingly clue-bereft.
[SIZE=OFF THE CHARTS]OBEY YOUR DESIRE! [/SIZE]
EDIT: Jajdude beat me to half the points I made. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:10 am Post subject: |
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What can I say..
Sex before marriage
IS GOOD. HAVE LOTS OF IT YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. |
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ashishkebob
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Really? A sin? I find it hard to believe you are being sincere, but what the hell.
According to some Christians, lust is a sin. So pretty much everybody in the world is a sinner. If you don't feel sexual desire at least occasionally, you are one strange human, or have some medical problem. I really dislike the idea of sin. It claims some of our natural human feelings and desires are wrong. Why should we neglect or castrate our desires? We are allowed all the range of imagination, but feel so inhibited in action because of these ideas like sin and morality and guilt.
Have sex, enjoy. I've also heard it's good with a partner. What's being married got to do with anything? Some of us may never get married. Does that mean we should never have sex? |
I'm not saying that we should castrate or inhibit our desire, because of course it is unnatural. But what about this idea of abstinence or waiting until you find the one you Love, before being sexually intimate? I'm not condoning one side or the other, I just want to hear people's opinions. I want to hear from married and singles alike about their experience. |
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:14 am Post subject: Re: Sex before marriage? |
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| ashishkebob wrote: |
Being brought up as a Christian, I have been taught that sex is a sin outside of marriage...Lately I have been struggling with what God is really saying in the Bible.
Putting aside religion, what are your thoughts and opinions about the Pros and Cons of sex outside of marriage, including Pre-marital and Extra-marital sex?
Does God really care what we do? |
How do you know God didn't die a few weeks ago? I have a similar problem--do you think the Easter Bunny colors the eggs himself, really? |
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ashishkebob
Joined: 26 Mar 2006
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
The question presupposes that it's a sin to not marry, which is clearly rubbish.
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Sorry for the question presupposition confusion, spinoza! I agree that its okay to not marry...but then why this whole concept of "marriage"? I like your philosophical long words  What are your views about Marriage vs. Cohabitation? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
Really? A sin? I find it hard to believe you are being sincere, but what the hell.
According to some Christians, lust is a sin. So pretty much everybody in the world is a sinner. If you don't feel sexual desire at least occasionally, you are one strange human, or have some medical problem. I really dislike the idea of sin. It claims some of our natural human feelings and desires are wrong. Why should we neglect or castrate our desires? We are allowed all the range of imagination, but feel so inhibited in action because of these ideas like sin and morality and guilt.
Have sex, enjoy. I've also heard it's good with a partner. What's being married got to do with anything? Some of us may never get married. Does that mean we should never have sex? |
I'm not saying that we should castrate or inhibit our desire, because of course it is unnatural. But what about this idea of abstinence or waiting until you find the one you Love, before being sexually intimate? I'm not condoning one side or the other, I just want to hear people's opinions. I want to hear from married and singles alike about their experience. |
You're making it into too big a deal. The Bible is vague about fornication, and what is said really cannot be translated into English. Therefore, you can find a million and one interpretations.
Simply put, the idea that fornication is wrong can be largely blamed on tradition. However, Paul did compare it to adultery, in that when you do marry, you will have slept with someone outside of your marriage partner.
Now, let's skip forward a couple thousand years. The Bible was written in ancient ANE. We are living in the modern world. Totally different. Premarital sex is not going to hurt society, or you. The only thing I will say is this: be careful and use protection.
A lot of people who are reserving their virginity end up losing control when things get heavy, and they are not prepared with condoms. Don't be stupid like that. Just buy them and keep them in your apartment just in case.
Also, sex isn't a big deal. Like I said, you're making too much of it. Sure, it's fun, but it's probably not what you are expecting. |
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ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| God will always forgive you for your sin. But only twice. Or is it three time? |
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