Jesus said that Moses gave them Divorce, not God. Moses was Gods Instrument of Mercy and Grace to stand between Him and The People. God is Just AND Merciful. There is still only one Adultry in a Jewish "Covenant Marriage". No gentile has a "Covenant Marriage". When Paul Deals with Divorce between a Christian and a Nonbeliever, remember....he is not speaking to Gentiles because he references Levitical Law. Remember the First Generation Christians were Jews and Law was Culture. It was hard for all of them to give that up when we Gentiles came along. John settled the issue when Gentile Christians wanted (New) Commandments for Gentiles. That would mean a new set of Laws because the Laws were for Jews. John said "I cant give you any new Laws, there are none, only Grace." " So if you want some, Dont drink Blood and dont Fornicate". The Gentile Church is under a Covenant of Grace where the Law is concerned. Sometimes we Gentiles try to understand the Jews and their Laws(Culture), its hard.
A question about adultery
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All sexual impurity is sin. But taking the impurity to an actual affair has many terrible consequences that you and your loved ones will endure in this life. Likewise, a pornography addiction has ugly consequences in this life. But spiritually, I believe it is just as bad to harbor secret lusts even without an affair or an addiction to hardcore pornography. And in this day, there is a lot of “softcore” pornography imbedded in our culture. God allows us to have what we seek, so be careful in what we seek and constantly call on the Holy Spirit for help.
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sex is SELF PLEASURE.
what is SELF to a Holy God? Filthy Rags!
This all boils down to TWO things concerning You:
1. You are Rebellious against God!
2. You Seek SELF PLEASURE!
ALL SINS, not just Sexual, begin with SELF PLEASURE.
You are so backwards, I am shocked, you haven't ran head first into your own back side.
what is SELF to a Holy God? Filthy Rags!
This all boils down to TWO things concerning You:
1. You are Rebellious against God!
2. You Seek SELF PLEASURE!
ALL SINS, not just Sexual, begin with SELF PLEASURE.
You are so backwards, I am shocked, you haven't ran head first into your own back side.
Well yes, it is an uncleanness issue moreso, it is still a sexual sin as well because it pertains to the sexual anatomical parts as well as the fluids and an sexual act, though the sex acts don't neccessarily always have to be part of it (ie: wet dreams for males, for females the period) are all also sexual uncleanneses and more minor sexual sins that are regulated and have biblical prescriptions for maintaining cleanliness. Though yes, because the issue is more to do with cleanliness and really is on an individual level whereas most the more grave sexual sins involve multiple people, the prescription in this case for this sin is water and abstinence and repentance.. Compare to the more serious sexual sins like cheating or whoredom in which case the prescriptions is to put away the blood of the wicked from the land. Indeed the uncleanliness factor as well as the sexual factors are all linked and thus Adulteries; pollutions. This is the whole basis of the concept of the adulteries, and there are many forms of the adulteries and various ways to expiate them. If you've studied the Bible close to as much as I have then you would know easily what adulteries are, all their diferent forms and scenarios, and the links to cleanliness and uncleanliness. Large portions of Law are devoted to thoroughly outlining this. And we haven't really even touched the prophets and spiritual dimensions to this yet, which frankly are much more severe than the Law when you start weighing an eternity into the hellfire into consideration and are found the New Testament, not the Old.
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