No sex outside marriage
Some people claim that the Bible allows
sexual intercourse only within a male-female
marriage.
Reasons why the view of “no sex outside
male-female marriage” is wrong:
- The Bible presents male-female
marriage as the usual pattern and
implies that this is the best place for
sex. But the Bible does not prohibit or
criticize all sex outside male-female
marriage. The Bible simply says that
certain kinds of sexual intercourse
(incest, adultery, bestiality, prostitution
and male-male sex) are wrong.
- The Creation story explains why men
and women get married and have sex
(Genesis 1:28 and 2:24). The story
does not state or imply that all sex must
be between males and females, or that
all sex outside male-female marriage is
wrong.
- In Jesus’ comments on divorce in
Matthew 19:4-6, he quoted the Creation
story simply to show that male-female
marriage should be permanent. He did
not state or imply that sexual intercourse
should be restricted to male-female
marriage only.
- Note that the Bible does not prohibit sex
between an unmarried man and an
unmarried woman except where incest is
involved.
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Author: Colin Smith