{"id":67427,"date":"2024-04-11T20:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T01:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=67427"},"modified":"2024-04-12T09:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:11:01","slug":"can-a-person-who-committed-fornication-marry-someone-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-person-who-committed-fornication-marry-someone-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a person who committed fornication marry someone else?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Good day.<\/p>\n<p>I have a question concerning your answer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-i-have-to-marry-the-man-i-committed-fornication-with\/\">Do I have to marry the man I committed fornication with?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My question for you is: Can the lady who asked the question get married to another person? If yes, won&#8217;t that count as adultery for her and the man she marries?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>One reason fornication is a sin is that sex doesn&#8217;t create a commitment. (See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-premarital-sex-make-you-married-or-cursed\/\">Does premarital sex make you married or cursed?<\/a>) Since there is no covenant, there is no reason a person can&#8217;t get married.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h2>Response:<\/h2>\n<p>Thank you for the response.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Good day. I have a question concerning your answer: Do I have to marry the man I committed fornication with? My question for you is: Can the lady who asked the question get married to another person? If yes, won&#8217;t that count as adultery for her and the man she marries? Thank you. 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