

Bad Explanations: Sex Before Marriage
TL;DR: If you want to just skip to the “Opinion Zone,” at the end of the episode to hear the guys give their personal stance on sex before marriage skip to 1:04:29Want to fact check us? Go a little more in-depth? Here are some sources!: Premarital Sex Trends: Increasing Worldwide (2018):http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/04/premarital-sex-increasing-worldwide/The "Fog Zone" Study = "Evangelicals Aren't Waiting To Have Sex" (2009)https://powertodecide.org/sites/default/files/resources/primary-download/fog-zone-full.pdfNT Verses on "Fornication:" Mark 7:20-23, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Cor 6:18-20, 1 Thess. 4:3-5Original Language: Strong’s Concordance: 4202, “porneia,” πορνεία ; from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry: — fornication.4203: πορνεύω porneuō; from 4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practice idolatry: — commit (fornication)
Bonus: A lot of the language we use, believe it or not (lol), came from people way smarter than us. There are some great resources out there to talk about Sex in proactive, wholistic ways, here are a few! The Meanjng of Marriage - Tim KellerCounterfeit Gods - Tim KellerSex/God by Rob Bell Love That Lasts - Jeff Bethke Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik