What is fornication and is it a sin?

To engage in premarital or extramarital sex, before or outside of marriage, is to sin in God’s sight. That is precisely the point of Hebrews 13:4, a verse often referred to in this kind of discussion. “Marriage” and the marriage bed go together and are to be kept pure.

What God says about fornication?

1 Corinthians 6:9–10 – Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”

What are examples of fornication?

Fornication is defined as sexual intercourse between unmarried partners. An example of fornication is sexual intercourse between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman.

Is it a sin to make out?

Making out or deep kissing is not a sin but it can quickly lead to sins of chastity. Think of what thoughts are going through your mind when you are kissing. Those are not thoughts that bring you closer to God.

What does the law say about fornication?

Today, fornication laws cannot be enforced due to the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003). The Court ruled that a person’s private sexual acts are protected by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. Thus, government actors cannot intrude into and criminalize these personal actions.

Is it a sin to kiss before marriage?

The Bible tells us a lot about lust and sexual immorality, and that we are to flee from sexual immorality and lustful desires. If kissing before marriage stimulates lust or leads to sexual immorality, it is a sin and should be avoided between couples that are not married.

What is the true meaning of fornication in the Bible?

The dictionary meaning of the word “fornication” means any unlawful sexual intercourse including adultery. In the Bible, the Greek definition of the word “fornication” means to commit illicit sexual intercourse.

What does the Bible say about fornication?

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the LORD Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

What does the Bible say about fornicators?

Bible verses related to Fornication from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance. Revelation 21:8 – But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

What does spiritual fornication mean?

Spiritual Fornication. Needless to say both Spiritual Adultery and Spiritual Fornication involve an illicit relationship with the Kingdom (body of Christ, the Church). It will be shown in this Bible topic study series that in the spiritual realm, the “ACT” of Fornication and the “ACT” of Adultery are also IDENTICAL.