[supercat]

Priceless! LOL! Some fornication gets a pass?

Biblically, fornication was acceptable if the people in question got married; the girl's father would have the authority to make sure that that they did so.

Of course, fornicating with anyone one didn't want to marry would be pretty stupid, but that doesn't make fornication sinful unless one is unwilling to accept the consequences.

[scottiewottie]

Sex before marriage is not a God sanctioned "try before you buy program". Fornication is a sin. Marriage after the sin is just one way to recompense the consequences of sin. In many situations marriage after fornication is just as foolish as the sin, since one or both partners do not reverence the magnitude of sacrifice and convenant associated with marriage.

But when it comes to Biblical concepts I am often reminded of the fine print disclaimer 'your mileage may vary'.