Constantlyreforming
Puritan Board Sophomore
Where would you first turn to defend the Biblical principle of no intercourse before marriage? Obviously, the ideal is to be the husband of one wife, and such. However, I have a hard time pinning down a few verses that would defend the principle that one should not engage in sexual relations prior to a marriage ceremony. Has this always been the case? Is this something that has changed with time? I remember back in my high school days at the Christian school, many of the high schoolers would try debating with the teachers that "David and Solomon had many wives", etc....and the teachers had a tough time coming back with solid answers to deter them from poor judgements.
I saw somewhere else here that the early American puritans....a supposed quarter of the marriages were done when the bride was 3 months pregnant. Do you believe that a ceremony is necessary before intercourse takes place, and if so, what are the scriptures to support that? Im not arguing for the opposite side, I am looking for a detailed reasoning for what we believe regarding this.
I saw somewhere else here that the early American puritans....a supposed quarter of the marriages were done when the bride was 3 months pregnant. Do you believe that a ceremony is necessary before intercourse takes place, and if so, what are the scriptures to support that? Im not arguing for the opposite side, I am looking for a detailed reasoning for what we believe regarding this.