Evidence for God from Science

The Bible is not 100 percent clear about this yes but that still doesn't change the fact that sex even with one partner is not for everyone. Jesus made this clear. Oh, I agree totally! :D I am aware that polygamy is not for every one; I just think that the high divorce rate is the result of a misun...

To become one flesh is a romanticized way of saying to sleep with someone. To say that three people couldn't have sex at the same time (though I've seen videos that say otherwise :shock: ) is missing the point. It's simply refers in a pretty way to sleeping with someone, and it isn't a summation of ...

First, by your own definition, once you "cleave" with a woman, she is your mate for life. Permanently. By your own definition, YOU ARE BOUND TO THE FIRST PERSON YOU HAVE SEX WITH. I have no idea where you get that from me. I said that I thought that it was a proper choice of words to say ...

Pre-marital sex and monogamy are some of the stronger beliefs in Christian culture. For a while on the thread entitled "Sex" the subject of monogamy was brought up. Several passages and topics were discussed, but one passage from Genesis kept being brought up: (KJV) Genesis 2:24 Therefore ...

Based on what I've read about 1st century sexual customs, women could not sleep with anyone other than their one husband. The man, however, could go to prostitutes before, or while he was married. He could have several wives(if he could afford it), and he could have concubines. You have to put the w...

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Mastermind, you should read the works of Emmanuel Kant. I think he would have agreed with you to a great degree.

Wait a second, greek? I thought the oldest version that we have is hebrew. "Thessalonians" was written by Paul, who wrote it in Greek. All of the NT was written in Greek. The Apostles wanted to spread the word to the gentiles. The OT was written in Hebrew and sometimes Aramaic. From what ...

I think that it's time for Biblical storytelling! :P It starts in Numbers 31, where Moses and the Israelites settle in a land area near the Midianites. The Midianites hate the Israelites and their monotheism. In fact they hate them so much that the Midianites take the time, the money, and the effort...

Mastermind, I suppose you've got me dead to rights on that one. I don't speak Greek and I'm not going to pretend that I do. But there's something about the word "unchastity" that might interest you... I had never seen that word before in the Bible, so I checked the passage you gave from 1...

Deborah , I believe firmly that men and women need to be treated equally. If I marry a woman, and somewhere down the road she feels like she would like another husband, I must respect her wishes, and regect my own vanity, and selfishness. Mastermind , there are many words mentioned in all those pas...

First let me say, Deborah , I have no idea what point you're trying to make. Mastermind , I guess in a numerical sense have the same amount of wives and husbands would be equal. But I think equality resides in simply whether he/she is comfortable with the arrangement; respecting your spouse's opinio...

Yes, the Bible does always refer to men with many wives. Wives were considered property back then, and the concept of "adultery" was based almost exclusively around the idea of a woman being a man's property that he bought and sold. We now live in a world that is more equal. I'm glad that ...

Luke 16:18 (NIV) Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. (NKJV) Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery. Thou...

Man! It makes me ill knowing how close I came to being a non-believer. I get so upset knowing that there are people out in the world who are turning away from God, not because they're bad, not because they don't want to see the light, but simply because they're decent, moral human beings.