Assertion: adultery | /r/HasProperty | sin
Facets:
value: against this ideal
type: OTHER
value: against the body
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against a holy god
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: You are correct that the Bible says that "fornication" is a sin, but whether or not "fornication" includes sex between two unmarried people is a matter of interpretation, as the article correctly points out.
text: The christianization of Europe came to mean that, in theory, and unlike with the Romans, there was supposed to be a single sexual standard, where adultery was a sin and against the teachings of the church, regardless of the sex of those involved.
text: Adultery is considered a sin, and even referred to specifically in the Bible.
text: Adultery is not only a sin but is even considered illegal in some states in the US.
text: Adultery is considered by Christians immoral and a sin, based primarily on passages like Exodus 20:14 and 1 Corinthians
text: fornication is a sin against the body
text: fornication is a sin against the body
text: Also in 1987, the General Synod of the Church of England asserted "(1) that sexual intercourse is an act of total commitment which belongs properly within a permanent married relationship, (2) that fornication and adultery are sins against this ideal, and are to be met by a call to repentance and the exercise of compassion".
text: Still, adultery is a sin that causes incredible physical, emotional and even spiritual damage.
text: Also in 1987, the General Synod of the Church of England asserted "(1) that sexual intercourse is an act of total commitment which belongs properly within a permanent married relationship, (2) that fornication and adultery are sins against this ideal, and are to be met by a call to repentance and the exercise of compassion".
text: Adultery was considered a sin against a holy God amply illustrated by the words of Joseph Joseph: Joseph repulsed Potiphar's wifes attempt to seduce him with the words "How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"