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Minor edits appear in this version. For those of you not on my discussion list, let me bring you up to speed- we've been having an ongoing discussion on the nature of marriage, what constitutes it and such. Keep this in mind- in scripture, all covenants with God are initiated with the act of the shedding of blood. Paul makes a good argument for NO premarital sex in 1 Cor. I relate by comparison - in the OT, Abraham's covenant with God was based on his mental assent and emotional assent and commitment to God and to follow God.