“Is it wrong to have a relationship with a close relative?”……The relationships that God forbade in the Old Testament Law are listed in Leviticus chapter 18, verses 6-18. In that passage, we are commanded not to marry a parent, a step-parent, a grandchild (and, understood, a grandparent), a sibling, a brother or sister of a […]
“Premarital sex – why are Christians so strongly against it?”……Premarital sex involves any kind of sexual contact prior to entering into a legal marriage relationship. There are a number of reasons why Scripture and traditional Christianity oppose this. God designed sex to be enjoyed within a committed marital relationship. To remove it from that context […]
“What is lasciviousness?”……Lasciviousness refers to the practice of debauchery, lewdness, or licentiousness. In a word, to be lascivious is to be lustful. Lasciviousness, used six times only in the New Testament, comes from the Greek word aselgeia. Lasciviousness was condemned not only by Jesus, but also by Jude and the apostles Peter and Paul. Interestingly, […]
“What does the Bible say about rape?”……The Bible does address the issue of rape. As expected, when the Bible mentions the crime of rape, it is depicted as a gross violation of God’s design for the treatment of the human body (Genesis 34). The Bible condemns rape whenever it is mentioned. For example, there is […]
“What is a Christian couple allowed to do in sex?”……The Bible says that “Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral” (Hebrews 13:4). Scripture never says what a husband and wife are or are not allowed to do sexually. Husbands […]
“Is a wet dream / nocturnal emission a sin?”……Answer: Wet dreams / nocturnal emissions are fairly common in the lives of men. The Bible mentions “emissions” in a few places (Leviticus 15:16,18,3222:4Deuteronomy 23:10). Deuteronomy 23:10 specifically refers to nocturnal emissions: “If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to […]
Please note that at times sentence structure may appear to vary from accepted English conventions. This is due primarily to the techniques involved in preaching and the obvious choices I had to make in placing the correct punctuation in the article.……It is my intent and prayer that the Holy Spirit will use this transcription, of […]