Does the Bible prohibit sex before marriage?
By 
Dr Ian Paul2021-07-07T12:02:00
Last week the Methodist Church affirmed the status of cohabitation. Many Christians have assumed the Bible forbids sex outside of marriage. But what do the texts actually say?
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