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Old 08-02-2005, 10:39 AM   #1
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Default sexual immoraltiy, fornication, porneia?

Which of these most accurately portrays what the bible is getting at?

If it really is sexual immorality, that is pretty vague and leaves it pretty much open to cultural or personal opinion and interpretation.

And i have heard porneia and fornication more refer to cultic prostitution and thus the act as a form of idol worship and not neccasarrily the sex itself as bad.

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Old 08-02-2005, 01:55 PM   #2
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Which of these most accurately portrays what the bible is getting at?

If it really is sexual immorality, that is pretty vague and leaves it pretty much open to cultural or personal opinion and interpretation.

And i have heard porneia and fornication more refer to cultic prostitution and thus the act as a form of idol worship and not neccasarrily the sex itself as bad.

Thoughts?
Thats probably true, worship of money can be a fetish.
It doesn't mean money is evil.
Intent is the obvious denominator.
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Old 08-02-2005, 07:09 PM   #3
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that is pretty vague
That's the beauty of the Bible, isn't it? It's just vague enough on some things that each generation can redefine it to fit their culture. Why do you think they call it "the living word"?

Pretty brilliant for a bunch of ignorant bronze age goatherders (tm) !
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