Fornication
In the Scriptures, “fornication” originally comes
from the Greek PORNEIA. This term can refer to prostitution, unchastity
and every kind of illicit sexual intercourse. It also includes
“adultery.”
In a society that normalizes premarital sex, advertises the adulterous
relationships of celebrities and is aiming to legalize homosexual unions
we must understand and stand against fornication in its varied forms.
Thus, to understand what is “illicit” or “unlawful” sexual intercourse
we must turn to God’s Word to see what is lawful. Anything outside of
the sexual boundaries God has established in His Word is “fornication.”
Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed
undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Any
sexual relationship outside of a Scriptural marriage is a work of the
flesh and will banish us from God’s kingdom if we fail to repent.
August 2006