What is Sexual Immorality?
I was recently asked the following question about Sexual Immorality: "The Bible says sexual immorality is a legitimate reason for seeking divorce. My question for you is this, what constitutes as sexual immorality? Is kissing someone other than your wife/husband sexual immorality? is groping sexual immorality? is sexting them sexual immorality? What about flirting with them? What about a husband who's addicted to pornography? At what point does something become an act of sexual immorality that allows for divorce? " This is a great question and one that the Bible does address for us. In order to have a clear understanding of what sexual immorality is, it is crucial to understand what this word means, and how it applies to our lives. The Greek word for sexual immorality throughout the New Testament is porneia (cf. Mt 5:32; 1 Cor 5:1; 6:18; 7:2; 1 Thess 4:3), which is where the English word pornography is derived from. It’s important for us to know this, so that wh...