What is the difference between adultery and fornication?
Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person (married or not) other than his or her spouse. Fornication is also voluntary sexual intercourse but it takes place between persons who are not married to each other and may not be married at all. Both involve a strong, lusting sexual desire. God considers such lust as sin whether its acted upon or not. It is degrading to those who are created in the image of God and to the right and honorable participation in sexual intercourse by those who are married. God created sex before sin became known to Adam and Eve, Genesis 1:27-28. See Matthew 5:27-28; I John 2:16; I Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Hebrews 13:1-4; Revelation 21:8, 22:15. The Bible says that one who commits sexual sins is actually sinning against his or her own body, (I Corinthians 6:18-20) because our bodies are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Check the index of your Bible or a Topical Concordance. You will find that there are many references t
