Oral, Anal, Genital Sex Infections, STDs and Marriage COPYRIGHT JANUARY 14, 1998, Revised: 07/06/10; 2/3/13.

. By Tyler & Tyler Posts & Publications. San Diego, CA, USA This file, in its entirety, may be posted on or copied off of computer networks like Internet or WWW by anyone so inclined as long as it is not changed. All other rights reserved http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SexProbsAndRecoveryInJesus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiblicalSexVsPornSex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BiblicalSexVsSexSin Introduction: 1.> Oral sex and Human Papillomavirus (HPV), HIV, HCV and Cancer 2.> Oral sex and Chlamydial Infection 3.> Oral sex and Colon/Anal Diseases/Infections 4.> Oral sex and Vaginal Diseases/Infections 5.> Oral sex and Oral Diseases/Infections 6.> Oral sex and Oral HIV Testing 7.> Oral sex and Pseudomonas and Enterococcus Infections 8> Incest and birth defects

Introduction:
I post this in marriage groups because I became infected by normal marital relations with my wife. It can happen to any married couple. Since so many STDs are irreversible, it is best to know the facts about STDs before being exposed. It is extremely easy to acquire a serious STD. Many people, especially during their orgasm, lose rational control of themselves in their ecstasy. In those moments of orgasmic ecstasy the husband and/or the wife might do things they would not normally do, like oral or anal sex. The Bible describes and encourages these moments or orgasmic ecstasy. The NASB, ESV, NKJV, HCSB, YLT, AMP, CJB and Strongs all together give us the following for Prov 5:19 ***"Her breasts should satisfy and delight you at all times; Be infatuated, enraptured, exhilarated and intoxicated always with her affectionate loving." When one is experiencing extreme delight, infatuation, rapture, exhilaration and orgasmic intoxication, one might do things one would not normally do. By the grace of God and Holy Spirit enabling it is possible even in those times to avoid the sex sins listed in Leviticus 18 and 20. Oral and anal sex are not specifically listed there. Some Christians rely on 1 Tim 4:1-5 to justify their oral sex in their marriages. It is true that the dietary Laws given in Exodus through Deuteronomy would prevent the Law abiding Messianic Jews from doing mouth to genital sex, and mouth to anus sex which is found far too often in American pornography influencing far too many people. The diseases one contracts from such sexual contact is presented below. Before I present the data on the infections, STDs, bacteria and viruses involved in oral, anal and vaginal sex, I need to present the Bible's principles that deal with such controversial subjects.

***Rom 14:1 Accept and welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but don't argue about or pass judgment on doubtful and disputable issues, opinions and reasonings [like those about oral and/or anal sex]. . . . 19 We should therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food [or oral and/or anal sex]. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble; [and similarly marriage is holy, but it is wrong for one to do oral and/or anal sex in such a way that causes someone to stumble into sin] 21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or [do oral and/or anal sex] by which your brother stumbles [into sin]. 22 Your personal convictions [oral and/or anal sex]--exercise [them] as in God's presence, keeping them to yourself [privately and discretely with like minded people]. Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves [as to oral and/or anal sex]. 23 But the man who has doubts (misgivings, an uneasy conscience) about eating [or oral and/or anal sex], and then eats [or has oral and/or anal sex], stands condemned [before God], because he is not true to his convictions and he does not act from faith [based on the Word of God]. For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith [based on the Word of God] is sin. 15:1 Now we who are strong [in our liberty in Christ] have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength [in their faith], and not to please ourselves. 2 Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, in order to build him up. 3 For even the Messiah did not please Himself. . . . From the AmpBible & etc ***Another Word regulating the practice of oral and/or anal sex is 1 Cor 10, again paraphrased for application: '23 "All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful, but not all things build up. 24 No one should seek his own benefit, but the benefit of his neighbor. 25 [Practice any Biblical form of marriage you wish] without raising any question on the ground of conscience. . . . 27 If one of the unbelievers invites you to [a public and official meeting] and you are disposed to go, [partake in the event] without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, [Oral and/or anal sex is illegal here and sinful], then do not [discuss] it [or publicly debate or argue about or pass judgment on the doubtful and disputable issues, opinions and reasonings about your personal beliefs or practice re oral and/or anal sex], for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience 29 I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my [personal and private sexual] liberty be determined by someone elses conscience? 30 If I partake [of oral and/or anal sex in my marriage] with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? 31 So, whether you [practice oral and/or anal sex with your marital partner], or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.' Please take seriously the Romans 14:23 rule, which in common terms means "If in doubt, DON'T", if you have doubts about the spiritual rightness or correctness or the oral sex acts described in this post, then you shouldn't do them. If your marital partner has such doubts about any of the oral sex acts described in this post, you should not encourage him/her to do them, for that would be to cause them to sin. ***Rom 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food [or oral and/or anal sex]. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble; [and similarly marriage is holy, but it is wrong for one to do oral and/or anal sex in such a way that causes someone to stumble into sin] 21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or [do oral and/or anal sex] by which your brother stumbles [into sin]. . . . 23 But the man who has doubts (misgivings, an uneasy conscience) about eating [or oral and/or anal sex], and then eats [or has oral and/or anal sex], stands condemned [before God], because he is not true to his convictions and he does not act from faith [based on the Word of God]. For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith [based on the Word of God] is sin.

Now let's look at the diseases, infections, bacteria and viruses involved in oral and/or anal sex.

1.> Oral sex and Human Papillomavirus (HPV), HIV and HCV
STD --- - - - - -Incidence--Prevalence --Condom Effectiveness
**Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

-------- - - - - - 5.5 million --20 million ---No clinical proof of CONDOM effectiveness Cates W et al. Estimates of the Incidence and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States. Sex Trans Dis 1999;26(suppl):S2-S7. "Over 120 different types/versions of HPV have been identified, and different types are known to infect different parts of the body." [http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/hpv/] 2013: "A new report documents a disturbing rise in the number of cases of cancer related to HPV, . . . HPV also causes cancers of the vagina, vulva, penis and anus, as well as oral cancers involving the back of the throat, tonsils and base of the tongue. . . . HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world, . . . More than 10% of men and 3.6% of women have a current oral HPV infection, . . . " [http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/07/hpv-related-cancerssurge/1810491/. Large print is mine for emphasis.] In 2012 the HPVs that are "cancer associated" are "HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-31, and HPV45. . . . Two types of genital tract HPV in particular, HPV 16 and HPV 18, are known to cause the vast majority of cervical cancers, and new studies show that one of them, HPV16, is also linked to oral cancer as well. . . These oncogenic or cancer causing versions of HPV are also responsible for other squamous cell carcinomas, particularly of the anus and penis." [http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/hpv/. Large print is mine for emphasis. http://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/patients-guide/hpv-risks;] "The most dangerous HPV's, 16 and 18, which are transmitted through sexual contact are known to cause up to 95% of cervical cancers. Now these two HPV's are also being linked to oral cancer. . . . there is a strong link between HPV 16 and oral cancer. . . "[http://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/patients-guide/hpv-risks. Large print is mine for emphasis.] 2013: "Two decades ago, about 20 percent of all oral cancers were HPV-related, but today that number is more than 50 percent, . . ." [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ReproductiveHealth/hpv-related-cancers-rise-vaccinationrates-remain-low/story?id=18152233] From http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/242003e.asp and http://health.family.org/women_men/articles/a0000793.html we learn that as of Feb 2003, in the USA there were 70 million STD infections . . . roughly 15 million new infections occurring each year. A fourth . . . in teens; two-thirds . . . in persons younger than age 25. Genital herpes, . . .infects an estimated 20 percent of individuals age 12 or older . . . 50 percent of sexually active young women ages 18-22 were infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) . . . the virus responsible for 93 percent of cervical cancer cases in the U.S. which kills more USA women than HIV. There is no cure for more than 25 of the STDs that exist in the USA.That same site indicates that the National Institute of Health and the the Medical Institute for

Sexual Health (www/medinstitute.org) report that when condoms are used 100 percent of the time for ORAL and anal, as well as vaginal sexual intercourse: 1. STDs (including HIV) are still being transmitted 2. Condoms slip and/or break between 1.6 percent and 3.6 percent of the time, potentially exposing sexual partners to STDs. 3. Condoms do not prevent the skin-to-skin spread of STDs outside of the area covered by condoms. 4. The greater the number of sexual partners and sexual acts the greater the risk of STD infection 5. There is no epidemiological evidence to indicate that condom use reduces the risk of HPV infection. Condom MIGHT provide some protection against certain HPV-associated diseases, like mens genital warts and womens cervical neoplasia (a precancerous condition). 6. The evidence does not indicate condoms reduce Trichomonas vaginalis (the organism that causes trichomoniasis) infections. The same www site reports that even when condoms are every time one experiences ORAL and anal, as well as vaginal sexual intercourse there remains about a 15 percent relative risk of acquiring HIV from an infected partner; a 50 percent and 71 percent relative risk of acquiring syphilis from an infected partner; a 50 percent relative risk of acquiring gonorrhea from an infected partner; and a 50 percent relative risk of acquiring chlamydia from an infected partner. For further information see Saracco A, Musicco M, Nicolosi A, et al. Man-to-woman sexual transmission of HIV: longitudinal study of 343 steady partners of infected men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 1993. 6:497-502; AND Bunnell RE, Dahlberg L, Rolfs R, et al. High prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in urban adolescent females despite moderate risk behaviors. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1999. 180:1624-1631. THE TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C and HIV [ HIV/AIDS DOCUMENTATION: http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/hepc.html; http://webmd.lycos.com/content/dmk/dmk_articl; http://aepo-xdvwww.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevgu;http://www.hivpositive.com/f-OccExposure/OSHA; http://www.avert.org/howcan.htm;http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/hcwprev.htm; http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=kbhttp://www.obgyn.net/newsrx/womens_health-Tra]* 1. The Hepatitis C virus and HIV are NOT airborne. *2. As long as blood is not present, they are NOT spread by:a. sneezing and coughingb. holding handsc. kissingd. using the same bathroome. eating food prepared by someone with HCVf. holding a child in your armsg. swimming in the same safely chlorinated pool *3. The HCV or HIV virus IS in the blood of an infected person. *4. Hepatitis C and HIV can be spread by a crack, scratch or sore on your skin or mucous membrane (MOUTH, tongue, gums, genital, anus) being in contact with something with infected blood on it such as: a. razors, nail clippers or scissors b. water pics and tooth brushes [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020522/hl_nm/hepatitis_toothbrushes_1; Hepatitis C May Be Transmitted Via Toothbrushes; Wed May 22,10:30 AM ET; By Melissa Schorr; SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health); http://www.hepcprimer.com/what.html] - . . .

f. SALIVA, tears (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020522/hl_nm/hepatitis_toothbrushes_1) . . . h. a TONGUE, lipsi. a toilet seat and door handle/lockj. food prepared by someone with HCV who sneezed or coughed on it. . . l. nasal secretions (nose blowing)m. bloodshot eyesn. any secretion from or part of a genital or nipple *5. The virus must enter the body through a breack, scratch or sore on the skin or mucous membrane (mouth, tongue, gums, genital, anus).*7. Study finds that spermicide worsens HIV infection ratehttp://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/health/0,1009,1747,00.html

2.> Oral sex and Chlamydial Infection

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/chlamydiainfections.html; http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdclam.htm Chlamydial Infection ("kla-MID-ee-uhl") "infection is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI), which is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner."Serious problems are caused by it in men, women and newborn babies of infected mothers. "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 4 million people are infected each year." Chlamydial infection often has no symptoms or very mild symptoms. . . Up to one half of the 1 million USA women who develop PID may have a chlamydial infection. PID can block the fallopian tubes and prevent fertilization from taking place, or it may cause ectopic or tubal pregnancy which causes miscarriages and can cause the mother to die. An infection of the C. trachomatis bacteria can inflame the rectum, the lining of the eye (pink eye), or the throat (from ORAL sex)

3.> Oral

sex and Colon/Anal Diseases/Infections

It is hard to believe, but because of pornography and its influence, oral-anal sex is increasing in frequency. Pornography's models are paid to have oral-anal sex, or at lest look like they are doing so, so the naive and gullible who are influenced by porn go out an have oral-anal sex with their partners. If you don't believe that oral-anal sex is happening in our society today, just Google search "oral anal sex" and you will see for yourself. ANAL SEX: The COLON has enormous bacterial population. One third of feces is bacteria. There are up to 1012 organisms/gram per liter. There are over 300 different bacterial species in the colon. It is very important for good health to keep colon contents from entering the vagina, the urethra and the mouth. The colon contains very harmful pseudomonas and enterococci- infections that are antibiotic resistant and can cause death if not treated effectively. Source http://www.biomedcentral.com/1092-8472/3/249/abstract Source: http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/bonline/library/micro229/terry/229sp00/lectures/symbiosis.html Anal microbiota: Escherichia coli, Proteus spp., Chlamydia, Streptococci agalactiae, Staphylococci (aureus, epidermidis), Klebsiella, Pseudomonas (See 7.> Oral sex and Pseudomonas and Enterococcus Infections). [http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/bugl/Microbes.pdf page 18; http://www.hccfl.edu/media/574981/22-diseases%20of%20the%20urinary%20and%20reproductive %20systems.pdf]

4.> Oral sex and Genital Diseases/Infections

The VAGINA has complex microbiota. During a woman's period, glycogen is secreted, and lactic acid bacteria produce lactic acid, enabling her to maintain a vaginal pH ~ 4.5. When this pH is disrupted (e.g. "during antibiotic treatment, or if frequent intercourse leaves lots of semen which raise pH", c vaginal yeasts are allowed to grow and is often called the "honeymooner's disease". A douche of acidophilus milk can restore the normal pH quickly. In the vagina "the predominant bacterial species are Lactobacillus." That is why an acidophilus-bifidus douche once a week or before oral sex, and taking acidophilus-bifidus by mouth with meals, is very helpful to vaginal health. All of this protects the vagina from infection by anal and fecal matter. Source: http://bioteach.ubc.ca/Biomedicine/normalflora/ Urinary tract microbiota: Candida albicans, E. coli, Trichomoniasis, Chlamydia, Streptococci agalactiae, Proteus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas (See 7.> Oral sex and Pseudomonas and Enterococcus Infections). [http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/bugl/Microbes.pdf page 18; http://www.hccfl.edu/media/574981/22-diseases%20of%20the%20urinary%20and%20reproductive %20systems.pdf]

5.> Oral sex and Oral Diseases/Infections

Please recall "2.> Oral sex and Human Papillomavirus (HPV), HIV and HCV." THE MOUTH: " . . . 500-600 different kinds of bacteria thrive on mucus and food remnants in the mouth." One of my former wives got so many bladder, urethral and vaginal infections from the bacteria in my mouth I had to stop giving her oral sex. I have gingivitis and peridontitis. "Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infections are wide ranging and include: An intense urge to urinate all the time, . . . Pain, discomfort and a burning sensation on urination. Urine that looks cloudy, . or has an unusually strong an. . d offensive smell.. . . Fever, and a general feeling of being unwell. There may also be nausea and vomiting, . Pain in the side or lower back." Source: http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&con=407 G Urinary infections: " Sexually transmitted infections are usually caused by chlamydia or mycoplasma. If a person becomes infected with a sexually transmitted infection, all sexual partners should also be treated to prevent the spread of the infection."

6.> Fast Oral HIV Test Approved

http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/84/98234.htm Officials Hope It Will Make HIV Testing Easier, More Common By Todd Zwillich WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD on Friday, March 26, 2004 > March 26, 2004 --

"Federal regulators announced the approval of a rapid oral HIV test on Friday, saying that the move would help to widely expand AIDS screening. . . "Approximately 25% of the 900,000 Americans with HIV don't know they have the virus, according to Department of Health and Human Services data. Meanwhile, as many as 30% of people who get tested for HIV never return to hear their results. "The OraQuick test will almost certainly reduce that number," says Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. . . "HIV-1 is the strain that causes most infections in the U.S. Jesse Goodman, MD, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA, says that based on "limited" data the test can detect HIV antibodies in 99.3% of infected people. The test also avoids falsely identifying a negative person as infected 99.8% of the time. . . "Goodman says regulators must first evaluate the test to be sure that results that show false-negatives don't become a problem when thousands of persons use the test nationwide. "We have to collect enough information to be sure you don't hurt the public health doing this," Niedbala tells WebMD." ---------------------------------SOURCES: Tommy G. Thompson, secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. Jesse Goodman, MD, director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA. R. Sam Niedbala, chief science officer, OraSure Technologies Inc. ==============================

7.> Oral sex and Deadly Pseudomonas and Enterococcus Infections

I post this File in this marriage group only because I became infected by normal marital relations with my wife. It can happen to any married couple. Serious consequences of oral, anal and genital sexual intercourse. Please see: www.niv.ac.za/lessons/volume4/dec3.htm //:wordnet.com.au/Products/topics_in_infectious_diseases_Feb01.htm http://homepage.smc.edu/ishida_carolyn/Week10/strepenterococcus.htm Which ever of these your conscience allows in faith before Christ (Rom 14), there is real peril that must be recognized by those who are sexually active with their mates. I do not practice, subscribe to, endorse, recommend or agree with anal sexual intercourse, yet I have recently been seriously infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis/faecium, prinicipally in the form of a bladder infection. Mercifully both times Cipro was used to overcome the infection. Oral-genital sex can pass these infections to the lungs. Penile-vaginal sexual relations can pass both of these microbes, causing infections of the bladder and vagina. Those who practice penile-anal sexual intercourse encounter the greatest exposure to these microbes, causing bladder infections. Anyone practicing oral, anal and/or genital sexual intercourse can be exposed to these potentially lethal agents. Let me introduce them. Enterococcus faecalis/faecium is gram-positive, resistant to most beta-lactam antibiotics and multiple antibiotics, and causes infections of the urinary tract, intra-abdominal, gynecological, bones and joints, and skin & skin structures. Treatment is often difficult if not impossible and a serious infection of this organism can be lethal. It is part of the normal flora of the human gastrointestinal tract. It is an

opportunistic pathogen, one of the four most common nosocomial bacterial pathogens in the USA. People with weakened immune systems are in serious danger if seriously infected by this organism. When using an antibiotic for this microbe, lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis should be taken at the same time as the antibiotic and after finishing the antibiotic to restore the protective function of the normal indigenous bacterial flora. For me, of the two, this was the most painful and most disabling. I take a lot of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis now. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, of the family Pseudomonadaceae, may have a lethal effect. It is gramnegative aerobes. This rod shaped microbe with a tail causes infections of the urinary tract, intraabdominal, bones and joints, and skin & skin structures. It can cause chronic diarrhoea (several loose stools every day). It is found in moist environments, the skin, external ear, upper respiriatory tract and the large bowel. It colonizes in predisposed patients, particularly those with weakened immune systems. It rarely causes disease in a healthy host, except when normal cutaneous or mucosal barriers have been breached or bypassed (burn, cut, intubation, catheterization), immunologic defence mechanisms have been compromised (HIV, the aged, diabetics, malignancy etc), or the protective function of the normal indigenous bacterial flora (acidophilus, bifidus, lactobacillus) has been eliminated by broad spectrum antibiotic therapy. For this reason lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis should be taken at the same time as the antibiotic and after finishing the antibiotic. This organism's waste becomes toxic in large amounts. If it can't be stopped, it becomes lethal. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been found in humans in every part of the human gastrointestinal tract, especially in the case of infants and adults with haematologic malignancies and neutropenia. It may lead to or be aggravated by asymptomatic large bowel colonization, necrotiing enterocolitis (of the oropharynx, oesophagus, stomach, poximal small bowel), caecitis (typhlitis, with leukaemia, lesions of the caecum, perforation, bacterial peritonitis, death), rectal abscess in neutropenic patients (lifethreatening bacteraemic sepsis), and diarrhoeal disease (enteric/Shanghai fever, cholera-like illness). This organism caused a bladder infection in me and responded to Cipro. It is not a happy thought to know that these potential threats are alive and well in our bodies. If we are careful and wise, we can keep them out of parts of our bodies where they can do us great harm. Regular use of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis can help control them in the colon's faecalis/faecium. Wiping, cleaning and washing the anus and its Valley of Malodors can greatly reduce transmission between people during sexual intercourse. Washing hands after wiping, cleaning and washing the anus and its Valley of Malodors is essential. For females, one should wipe the anus AWAY FROM the vagina, starting the wipe at the vagina and then wiping back towards the tail bone. Women should use acidophilus douche once a week or at least before intercourse to reduce the amount of these microbes in the vagina and its fluids. Men should wash their genitals after sexual contact, to avoid passing the microbes by hand after urination. Those so foolish as to ape porno performers and contact the anus with lips or tongue are inviting serious infections from numerous organisms as well as those discussed in this post.

8> Incest and birth defects

It is hard to believe, but because of pornography and its influence, incest is increasing in frequency. Pornography's models are paid to have incestuous sex, or at lest look like they are doing so, and sex slaves are forced into incestuous sex, or at least they are forced to pretend they are doing so, so the

naive and gullible who are influenced by porn go out an have sex with their relatives. If you don't believe that incestuous sex is happening in our society today, just Google search "incest" and you will see for yourself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbreeding; http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php? id=1010; http://www.as.wvu.edu/~kgarbutt/QuantGen/Gen535_2_2004/Inbreeding_Humans.htm Death is the consequence of severe untreatable STDs. We who believe the Bible know that the result of sin is death, possibly both physical and spiritual, separation for ages from Him who is Life. From 1 Corinthians 11:30-33 we learn that a genuine believer's sex sin can result in divine chastisement in the form of unusual weakness, unusual sickness or an untimely death of the body, in order to save the sinning saint from his/her sin (1 Cor 5:1-5). We see the Spirit bring from the Old Testament (Torah) into the present New Testament age the DEFINITIONS of sexual immorality, using James and the Apostles to state this. It needs to be clearly stated and well understood that it was only the DEFINITIONS of sexual immorality that were brought into the Church age, and not the punishments and/or penalties. ***Acts 15:13 After they stopped speaking, James responded: Brothers, listen to me! 14 Simeon[c] has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name. . . . 19 Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God, 20 but instead we should write to them to abstain from . . . sexual immorality/fornication, . . . 29 that you abstain from . . . sexual immorality/fornication. You will do well if you keep yourselves from these things. . . 21:18 On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. . . . 20 And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, . . . 25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from . . . sexual immorality/fornication. We see incest listed in Leviticus 18 and 20 as sexual sin, sexual immorality, fornication. ***Levirticus 18:6 None of you is to approach anyone who is a close relative in order to have sexual relations<Lexicon 1540 & 6172>, for sexual intercourse, to uncover genitals, for genital contact. . . . 22 You shall not have genital contact <7901-03> with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination. 23 You are not to have genital contact <7901-03> with any kind of animal and thus become unclean with it; nor is any woman to present herself to an animal to have genital contact <7901-03> with it; it is perversion. 24 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things. 25 The land has become unclean, and this is why I am punishing it the land itself will vomit out its inhabitants. 26 But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you . . . 28 [Do none of these things] lest the land spew you out when you defile it as it spewed out the nation that was before you. 29-30 If any of you do these vulgar, disgusting things, you will be unclean and no longer belong to my people. I am the Lord your God, and I forbid you to follow their sickening way of life. http://biblicalmaturity.yuku.com/forums/66 http://groups.google.com/group/SexScriptureChristiansAndJesus http://biblicalsex.multiply.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/sexscripturechristiansandjesus/browse_thread/thread/af878622afffd096 #