Divorce and remarriage

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In a message dated 9/15/98 5:48:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time, cpcj@sprynet.com
writes:

<< *Saving for the cause of fornication*.  Fornication- Consensual sexual
 > intercourse between two people not married to each other.
 >
 > This means heterosexual or homosexual.  In my opinion, it also includes
 > child molestation since a child cannot consent. >>
 >
 >Fornication, simply put means any moral sin.  And in this dispensation it
 >also includes sexual fantasies and all of the above.
 
 
 Bro. Fitzgerel, usually I agree with you, but I question the above
 conclusion.
 
 "fornication" as it is used in the NT is translated from the Greek "porneia"
 (look familiar?).  It's meaning is obviously related to sexual sins (or
 figuratively, idolatry -- spiritual adultery against God).  There is nothing
 to indicate this is a general word used for just any "moral" sin.  A few
 "moral" sins come to mind...murder, euthanasia (same thing), embezzlement,
 to name a few that have nothing to do with "porneia."
  Anneliese
  >>

Pastor Fitzgerel
	When I said moral sins, I meant moral in the sense of sexual sins, as for as
the word fornication goes.  Although you are correct the same rule applies in
the other areas of hating your brother, and lusting after other peoples
property.
	But on the sexual side, fornication covers the multitude of sexual sins that
we have talked about.  For instance, and I hope I don't confuse you more here,
but fornication is adultery, but adultery is just one type of fornication. I
could give you some more examples, but they all come rather redundant and can
be summed up in the above example.  I hope this helps clarify my statement.

Pastor Fitzgerel