Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not his or her mate is adultery. (Ex. 20:14) Fornication is sex between two unmarried people. The apostle Paul said this is a sin against the body. He commands Christians to flee fornication as a sin against self and God, for the believer's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (I Cor.6:18, 19), Paul says that if a believer takes his body and joins it to a harlot (or someone who is immoral), he is joining Jesus Christ to that person (I Cor. 6:15, 16). It is very important to understand that neither fornicators nor adulterers will enter the kingdom of heaven (I Cor. 6:9, 10). In today's world, the term fornication is rarely used and immorality between unmarried people is commonly accepted as a life-style. But immorality, however commonplace, is a sin that will keep millions of people out of heaven, unless they repent. Insofar as abortion is concerned it is definitely wrong. It is the taking of a human life, for the Bible shows that life begins at conception. God fashions us while we are in our mother's womb (Ps. 139:13). The prophet Jeremiah and the apostle Paul were called by God before they were born (Jer. 1:5; Gal. 1:15). John the Baptist leaped in his mother's womb when the voice of Mary, the mother of the Lord, was heard (Luke 1:44). Obviously children in the womb have spiritual identity. >From the moment of conception there is a progression of development that continues >through adulthood. God condemned the Israelites who were offering their children as sacrifices to the heathen god Molech. Such children were burned up in the fires of sacrifice (Lev. 20:2), offered to a god of sensuality and convenience. The same is occurring today, and by acting in this way we are saying that human beings are not worth anything. This is a terrible blot on our society. The Bible is not more specific on the matter of abortion because such a practice would have been unthinkable to the people of God. For instance, when Israel was in Egypt, a cruel Pharaoh forced the Israelites to kill their newborn babies. In the Bible this was looked upon as the height of cruel oppression (Ex. 1:15-22). The idea of killing their own children would have been anathema to the Hebrews. All through the Old Testament, women yearned for children. Children were considered a gift from God. Women prayed not to be barren. How could a righteous woman turn against her own children to destroy them? Abortion is not only unthinkable, it is also the height of pagan barbarity. Blessings of Abundance and Health in all things Good. ho tolmoon ti paralassein toon gegrammenoon ap' argees, ouk en hodoo aleetheias histatai. He who attempts to alter any part of the Scriptures, from indolence or incapacity, stands not in the path of Truth. Epiphanius Against Heresies, Book I. Bard Troy Heagy wrote: > > >Had you truly "hoped to marry" her you would have not inpregnated her > >outside the bonds of marriage. The very first time you violated a > >female or were seduced by the desires of a female you lost your God-given > >nobility. ... > > Bullshit. > > If God had not meant men and women to have sex, why did he give us the > equipment? Why did he give us the attraction for one another? > > Troy > > P.S. Before someone claims I have no right to post to these various lists... > well... I didn't ask to be sent this message either. > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
