Posted on 08/25/2016 5:24:13 PM PDT by Gamecock
Documented source(s)?
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Who hired her?
Then, can I assume that, if our soldiers have a nocturnal emission, they should immediately separate from the camp until they can be made clean again so they can join their comrades that evening?
Exactly what changed vs. what did not change - you see to be putting yourself out there as one in the know and I would like to be educated in case you're right.
I guess it’s a good thing that Jesus dies for all our sins - past/present’future else Heaven would be an empty place.
No kidding.
Course all OUR sins were future to Jesus when He died.
You posted the example of food. God clearly overturned that one.
The NT is full of condemnation of sexual immorality.
Don’t like it? Take it up with God.
The “temptation” is that of sin. The original point I made was that particular behavior was not a sin because I get my definition of sin from violating a commandment which does not include fornication, only adultery.
There are more laws than the big 10.
Proudly whipped since late 70s admittedly
But the ones we committed before we were saved can be considered 'past> That doesn't remove the fact that He also died for the sinful acts we would commit after being saved.
I have taken it up with Him - often on a daily basis for any number of transgressions - I than k Him for his loving forgiveness .
suit yourself. Chose the religion you believe and I’ll do the same. Thanx anyway.
Me too - I have no doubts that without it I would be doomed.
He is Good!
Since nobody really attempted to answer the question you actually asked, i'll make an attempt to do so.
ANSWER: Can't say, don't know. HOWEVER, i do know of at least one congregation because they kept extensive records of marriage and births.
The verdict of THAT PARTICULAR CONGREGATION was that approximately 1/3 of the first children of that couple were conceived before marriage. You see many births six or seven months after the couple married.
This does not really answer your question because it is not a record of how many PEOPLE had sex before marriage. It is a record of babies conceived out of wedlock. i would imagine that the number of people having sex outside of marriage in that congregation over it's >100 year existence was higher. Not all sex results in offspring.
So the answer to your question is that "these days" doesn't really have a thing to do with it. This has been going on since Man appeared on Earth.
Speaking of that: Who said that Adam and Eve didn't have sex before the fall? i've heard some Natural Law arguments to the contrary but nobody who can appeal to scripture.
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