Baptist Pastor Argues Pre-Marital Sex is GOOD and is NOT A SIN in Sunday Sermon

Protestia ^ | May 13, 2025 | staff

[Morgana]

“a 9000-member megachurch” does this count for your megachurch ping?

[jjotto]

Yogi knows.

[PGR88]

And if you want to engage in some healthy and holy premarital sex, Pastor Delmon Coates will be happy to oblige!

[Morgana]

I wonder how much he’s had and when the sex abuse lawsuit will start?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I was really surprised at the number of pastors they show on true crime shows who kill a girl friend or a wife while engaging in a holy love triangle. They act like Algore sex poodles.

[Jane Long]

Sicko Heretic.

[Tell It Right]

1 Corinthians 7:1-9:

1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Seems pretty straight-forward to me. If you can abstain, great. If you can't keep your pants on, marry. Paul didn't say that pre-marital sex is great as long as no money changes hands.

Note that verse 1 indicates that the Christians in Corinth were already talking about sex in the manner this "pastor" says. Paul corrected them.

[Morgana]

Al Gore or Anthony Weiner?

[Perseverando]

And if you want to engage in some healthy and holy premarital sex, Pastor Delmon Coates will be happy to oblige!

And if you don't, your donations will still be gladly accepted. Cash is preferable.

[Morgana]

We here at Free Republic know the Bible, it’s a shame these so called pastors don’t

[RoosterRedux]

I once heard a preacher say that nearly all men are at risk of becoming sexual addicts—which is why God’s commandments about sex after marriage are so strict.

He also said many marriages end in divorce because they began with sex as the foundation—implying that men, driven by desire, often confuse lust for love and end up marrying for the wrong reasons.

[Tench_Coxe]

"Father/Adrian: How 'bout you, Mayor? Has the Lord ever done anything for you?
Mayor/Cassius: Well, you know, I... I wished I could think of something, but to be honest with you, I can't! I can't think of a damn thing he's ever done for me! Kinda makes you wonder if there even is a Lord. If there even is an ultimate punishment for our so-called sins! Why don't we all just have fun and do whatever the hell we want?! Hey, hey!
Father/Adrian: Let the sin... begin!"

Who knew an Adam Sandler movie would be prescient?

[Persevero]

“Baptist “

“Pastor”

[Fido969]

Check his emails and IMs.

[NorthMountain]

megachurch in Clinton,

Where else would it be?

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

"Baptist." "Pastor." And likley a Clinton-Obama-Biden Democrat....

[Damifino]

a 9000-member megachurch

Selling an alternate short-cut produces well it would seem. The straight and narrow path is a much harder sell.

[SaveFerris]

A lot of liberals took over seminaries

And somewhere in EVERY denomination there’s some part embracing LGBTQ+

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦

[gundog]

That’ll put asses in the pews!