Many times as Christians we like to fool ourselves and condone our sins. There is one particular area that I've noticed this behavior - sex outside of marriage.

For you Christians, the Bible is super clear on it - but I've seen countless times where Christians tell other Christians it's okay.

So I'll make it as simple as possible. When the Bible uses the terms "fornication" (King James Version) or "sexual immorality" (NIV Version) it is talking about sex outside of marriage. It talks about fornication as a sin.

1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

EPH 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Mark 7:21-23 [21] For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, [22] Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: [23] All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Galatians 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

Remember, you have to pay for the goods before you take it out of the store. Just cause you're engaged or think you're gonna get married doesn't count. You can't tell the cops, "Yeah, I took the car, but I'm gonna pay for it eventually. I promise."

So you Christians - taking without paying is stealing, sex without marriage is sin.