Look at it like a "contractual agreement" between you and your wife.
Now, if you are married and have committed yourself to your wife only (assuming monogamous marriage), you have made a covenant with your wife and for you to do something like sleep with a non-married prostitute would be a sin, as you are breaking the marriage stipulation of being committed to your wife only. And there is no passiage in the Bible which states that you need a blood sacrifice or for blood to be shed when someone has sex before marriage (except where a daughter prostitutes herself in her father's house - see below). As a sin is something which requires blood sacrifice or for blood to be shed ( Hebrews 9:22 & Leviticus 17:11). However, what you will see below, is that it is against God's ideal for you to do, yet not a sin. Now, the common Christian viewpoint would classify sex with a non-married prostitute as a sin as well.
So, reading in English, you have no clue which type it is even refering to, when reading a passage, such as the one above. As, there are several different Hebrew and Greek words that are represented as "whore" or "harlot" in scripture. So, what is the single greatest error Christian's make when reading the scripture on this topic? They read it in English, without consulting the original definitions of the words. "There shall be no (female temple prostitute) of the daughters of Israel, nor a (male temple prostitute) of the sons of Israel." - Deuteronomy 23:17-18 So, a more accurate rendering of this passage would be: The term "whore" is literally "female temple prostitute" and the term "sodomite" is literally "male temple prostitute". You can see it for yourself below just by clicking on the Strong's numbers next to the words "whore" and "sodomite":Ģ3:17 There shall be no whore 6948 of the daughters 1323 of Israel 3478, nor a sodomite 6945 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.(whore: or, sodomitess) - Deuteronomy 23:17-18 Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with this rendering of this Bible verse. No woman can be a whore who is a daughter of Israel and no man can be a gay who is a son in Israel. Now, it should be obvious what it says in English. "There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel." - Deuteronomy 23:17-18 Please look at this Bible verse below and tell me what you think it says: This is probably the single most significant error I can think of, when studying this topic. No more will you think, "Gee that is an odd story or statement in the Old Testament." It is like someone solved the Rubic's Cube and then told you how he did it.įirst, let me point out the main error that many Christians make when reading scripture. Further, it fits all the pieces of the puzzle together, as you see them in the Old and New Testaments.
It really, honestly, makes complete sense of this topic, to where, you will have no more confusion. OK, bear with me here as I explain out this viewpoint. It displayed some small, but significant errors in how many Christians view the topic. And strangely, this man's argument was very level headed, unique and honestly appeared very scriptural. At first, I was completely shocked to see such an article, probably like your reaction to seeing mine here. Yet, one day, while browsing through a certain Christian website, I found a very long and very odd article on this very topic, regarding whores and harlots. Now, I was not actually seeking out the truth on this topic, as I thought I already had it. If you are truly seeking His truth, you sometimes need to study the scriptures in depth, in the original languages, to find God's mind on certain topics. However, there is one thing I have learned from studying the scriptures over the years. Regarding the topic of prostitution, we find generally one viewpoint among Christians as to what the scripture states, namely, that all prostitution is sinful and evil in God's sight. A Comprehensive Study on Prostitution in the Bible
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