{"id":2395,"date":"2012-10-02T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2012-10-02T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:05:32","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-sex-outside-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/02\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-sex-outside-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the Bible say about sex outside of marriage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>PRESENTED 9\/30\/2012<\/h3>\n<p>In my last pastorate, I was often a guest speaker in a sociology class at the University of Pittsburgh.\u00a0The professor had me address specific ways our church worked to influence society. Naturally, I\u00a0jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n<p>One time, after class, a young woman came to me and said, \u201cI stopped going to church because of something my pastor said to us.\u201d\u00a0I asked what the pastor had said.\u00a0\u201cHe told my boyfriend and me that we should not be having sex &#8212; that the Bible said that it was sin to have sex outside of marriage. It doesn&#8217;t say that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hmm\u2026. Does it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This podcast presents a biblical perspective on sex inside and outside of marriage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1258\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2395-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2395-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20120930Ephesians19BeingPureSexually.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESENTED 9\/30\/2012 In my last pastorate, I was often a guest speaker in a sociology class at the University of Pittsburgh.\u00a0The professor had me address specific ways our church worked to influence society. Naturally, I\u00a0jumped at the chance. 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