Sex Before Marriage

Want a simple explanation of what it means to fornicate?

Well this is as simple as we can make it...

God's will and instruction is that you not have sex before marriage. The term fornicate describes your disobedience to this instruction.

See, I told you it was simple. Were you expecting something a bit more complicated like a theoligical explanation of premarital sex?

Well beloved, there's nothing complicated about God's plan for your life.

It only feels complicated when you entertain thoughts of disobedience.

"But we're in love; and we're going to be married soon anyway", you say.

This is what God says, "If you love me, obey my commandments", John 14:15. It's just that simple.

We know you love each other, but God wants you to put your love for Him first.

When you disobey what God has told you to do, it's as if you're saying "God I don't love you".

Not only that, anytime you disobey God's directions there are always consequences to pay.

Can You Give Me Scriptures About Fornication?
What Does the Bible Say?

"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body." 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband." 1 Corinthians 7:2

"Neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand." 1 Corinthians 10:8

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness" Galatians 5:19

"But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;" Ephesians 5:3

"For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:" 1 Thessalonians 4:3

But We've Already Had Sex
What Do We Do Now?

Step One. Talk to your fiance' about your feelings of remorse.

Step Two. Pray and ask God to forgive the two of you. The Bible says that if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us.

Step Three. Jesus told the woman caught in the act of adultery to "go and sin no more" John 8:11. Going forward don't put yourself in situations that might cause the two of you to fall again. That means you'll have to set boundaries for touching, kissing, cuddling, etc. But whatever the two of you decide, be committed and stick to it.

Step Four. Consider signing a vow of purity as an outward sign of your commitment and a visible reminder of your promise to God.