if one is raped, do they go to hell for having sex before they are married?
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Dear Snakestersnake,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nThe answer is no. A person who is raped will not go to hell for having had sex before they are married.\n\nA person's salvation depends on whether they have truly committed their life to Jesus Christ or not.\n\nA person who rejects Jesus Christ (and the gospel) will end up spending eternity away from God. That has nothing to do with whether they were raped or not.\n\nCordially,\nJohn\nhttp://www.GodSci.org
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this is a deep question and needs details i dont have. so it will be better to ask a scholar.\ni just wanna comment on the rape issue. first of all the 4 witnesses is for the adultery case not rape.\n\nrape victims are victims and their statement is automatically accepted unless there were clear signs of Lying. \nthe rape victim gets no punishment al all, why should her? the rapist get the same punishment as adultery. the punishment differs if he was married or not married. if the Rapist is married i believe he gets the death penalty but if he's not he gets lashed I'm not sure how many times.\n\n5-sex with a young girl within marriage who is mature enough to get married religiously speaking is not forbidden in any religion. it's not accepted in our society now adays but back in the days that was normal as long as it's marriage.\n\nbut if the child was raped then again punishment will be as for rape.\n\nnot at all, why would i insult you thanks for asking this good question. \nShariah laws are a lot and complicated and need STUDY. the average Muslim doesn't have all the answers when it comes to shariah laws that's why Muslims consult scholars on those matters.\n\nyou can ask a scholar on any Islamic website and i hope you get the answers you are looking for.\n\ntry this website\nhttp://www.islamtomorrow.com/'\n\npeace.
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Yes.  I wasn't raped, but I was abused sexually.  Luckily, my husband has helped me move on and my sex life is just fine!  Talking about the past and getting through it is what helped me.
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If a couple want to wait untill they are married before having that sort of contact, it is their choice.\n\nReligion is about control (note I said religion and not faith), so religion's will attempt to interfere with society to gain power.\nSocieties tend to go through phases where they are more and then less permissive with regards to sex. Maybe we are becoming less permissive overall at the moment.\n\nUlimately I believe it should be the choice of the people what they do, not some kind of coercion or guilt trip from a religion.
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Personally I think you should have sex before marriage and live with the person. Marriage is forever you need to know if you can stand that person and their ways, all their ways. Now my religion says another but I listen to my instinct first.
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God wouldn't have told you to have sex before you were married. God doesn't want people to have sex before your married. That is committing adultery because your cheating on your future wife because you are having sex with a person other that her. God says not to commit adultery. Abortion shouldn't be an option. That is like murder and god also says not to murder. It is taking the life of someone god created. God creates people to live and to grow up to serve him. He makes people to effect the world. He has a plan for this baby and you wouldn't want to stop gods plan. You could always consider adoption.
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No but goes back to the bible. It is written that only a husband should know his wife in that manner. Meaning that you should Waite for marriage to sleep with someone. If it is against the Lord, if you follow his teachings then it should something that you are against.
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sex before marriage means to know ur self and what u are going to affront before u take an important step in ur life. sex is not the only thing to do before u get married. and there are things much more important to "try" and taste before u take a final decision, it's just that the world is built on weightless things in a way that we are getting lost in the needs of society instead of caring for our real needs.
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No offence taken :) \n\nThere are a lot of rumours about things like this.  The truth is, people from all religions can be abusive, but it's certainly not supported in any way by the Mormon church.  There is a pamphlet published by the church that you might be interested in peering at, called 'The Family' which actually touches on this.  It says that it's a terrible thing to do to beat your partner, and that God looks down on it.  It also says that anyone who does this will lose their blessings from God, and may have their membership in the church suspended.  There is even a brief suggestion that you will not get to continue your marriage after death (there is an idea in the Mormon church that if you get married in the temple, the marriage continues after you die, for all eternity) if you abuse your spouse.  \n\nHope this helps! \n\nAmaya \nxXx
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In the bible it says that sex before marriage is wrong if there is no commitment between two people. "Marriage" as referred to in the bible is symbolic for a relationship/connection/love/commitment.\n\nThus you don't need to be married (literally) to have sex but you need to be committed.\n\nI feel that it is all about morals and there is no right or wrong. it's your own decision. Personally I believe that sex before commitment/love is wrong
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Do you have moral or religious reservations about premarital sex? If you think it's wrong or dirty or sinful, that can cause a big problem. If this is it, you need to either get counseling or get married.
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well, In India sex before marriage is definitelty offensive, and well, there are exceptions of course.. like in some other countries where people who wait till marriage are an exception..
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No.  The verses you mentioned are not talking about abortion.\n\nThey are talking about adultery and what would be done to a woman if her husband was jealous and thought she had cheated on him.\n\nThe husband and wife would go before the priest.  He would have water and dust from the tabernacle floor mixed together.  If she was innocent and had not done a crime...and the husband was just jealous.  ...  Nothing would happen to her..she would be proved innocent....and the potion would not harm her reproductive system.\n\nIf she was guilty of this crime ...her belly would swell...her leg would rot and she would not be able to bear children.  \n\nThis proceedure was not done on a pregnant woman.\n\nThe inability to bear children was a devastating situation to a woman.  Unfortunately, women today don't look upon children in the same manner, as a blessing from the LORD.  Unfortunately, a lot of women view their children as curses.\n\nThese verses shows that God does indeed care about our sexual relations.  We are to stay faithful to our spouse.  God definitely frowns on adulterous relationships along with many other sexually wrong relationships.
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Most cultures have taboos regarding premarital sex.  Some have evolved from religious beliefs while others are merely a traditional more.  I think it is important for an individual to decide what role sex will play in their whole being.  If sex is just a rhythmic release of raging hormones and something to experience for pleasure then pre or post marital doesn't matter.  If however, a person views sex as the ultimate culmination of an evolving relationship between two people, then it takes on a more mysterious, almost religious aura...that special sex that binds a covenant between lovers should be reserved for marriage. Regardless of the level that sex plays in your life, it is imperative that you practice safe sex...not just to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, but rather to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases like HIV-AIDS, hepatitis, chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea , and herpes.
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It depends on how much later.\n\nThe couple should be married in the Church before enjoying conjugal bliss (having sex).\n\nWith love in Christ.
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sex before marriage with anyone is considered to be a sin & possibly you don't want to be a sinner.if you are getting married than don't why you wait for sometime.the wait is really going to be worth it....\nGOOD LUCK!!!
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Sex before marriage is sex without commitment.\n\nExodus 20:14, 1 Corinthians 6:18, Psalm 66:18, 1 Corinthians 13,\n John 8:11, 2 Timothy 2:22 and Genesis 39:7-12.\n\n If you do not like your partners, you can change and find somebody else. Such casual relationships destroy the integrity of the person by reducing it to an object to be used for personal gratification.\n\nSome, who feel hurt and used after sexual encounters, may withdraw altogether from sexual activity for fear of being used again or may decide to use their bodies selfishly, without regard to the feeling of others.\n\nSex? God created it and therefore it is reasonable to expect that it is good. But when man distorts it by ignoring God's specific standards, it becomes harmful and destructive. \n\nAn adulterer was a man who had sexual intercourse with a woman he was not married to, either a married woman or one who was engaged to be married.\n\nSex is a good thing and the only way to keep it a “good thing” is to follow God's guidelines.