[gusopol3]

The earthly reward for adhering to God’s commandments is that it saves you a whole lot of trouble.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Good points. Sex outside marriage can cause major problems in your life. There is nothing wrong with avoiding potentially bad situations,even if you have sexual desires but don’t have a spouse to share them with.

[cloudmountain]

The earthly reward for adhering to God’s commandments is that it saves you a whole lot of trouble.

Yep.

I keep remembering that they are God's COMMANDMENTS, not "suggestions."

[the OlLine Rebel]

I agree with the other poster, you summed it up so simply.

Problem is, one cannot prove a negative. Thus, all the immorals who think nothing of any kind of sex (yes, showing your nipple counts) will not think much of your pronouncement. They’ll dismiss it with “I never had any trouble!” But how much less would there have been?

[The Antiyuppie]

“The earthly reward for adhering to God’s commandments is that it saves you a whole lot of trouble.”

I don’t see any of the four items mentioned in those commandments.