Biblical Gender Identity: Prostitution (Jayden12 Mobile)

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Disclaimers:

1. This is a mature topic only intended for people who've at least begun puberty. If you are less than 13 years old then I pray you don't have any reason to concern yourself with this yet, and you should ask a trustworthy adult before reading this. (My Family in the Bible page (here) is meant for all ages.)

2. This summary is not intended for general counseling, it is for those who want to know what the Bible says on this topic, and for those who claim the Bible is silent or says the opposite, plus a little commentary to get us started on what it means and how all this fits in a Biblical worldview.

Prostitution

While it's found in most cultures, prostitution isn't mistakenly debated or confused as acceptable in most of them, so there's little commentary I need to give. Though there is a growing movement fueled by the United Nations that "sex work" is a respectable job like any other. Well, here are the scriptures:

Direct

Leviticus 19:29 hub
Leviticus 21:9 hub
Deuteronomy 23:17-18 hub
Numbers 15:39 hub
1 Kings 14:24 hub
Jeremiah 3:1 hub
Jeremiah 5:7-9 hub
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 hub

There are two more important verses to read:

Matthew 21:31-32 hub
Hebrews 11:31 hub

Worldview

Like many sins, this is not unforgivable. God loved/loves us when we were sinners and took the punishment for us (Romans 5:8) if we accept Him. One evidence of our decision to accept Him is repentance (Jeremiah 31:19, Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19, Acts 26:20, 2 Corinthians 7:10). But if we don't repent, then that's a different story (Matthew 11:20-24, Romans 2:5).

By the way, when God says don't covet in the 10th commandment (Exodus 20:17), don't think it's ok to force covetous thoughts on someone else, or taunt others with things that would make them be covetous. This is why women are instructed to be modest (1 Timothy 2:9-10). Because even though Peter has a point when he calls wives the weaker partner (1 Peter 3:7) one way women are (generally) stronger than men is coveting, or concupiscence. Ladies, please don't contribute to male failures by flaunting or otherwise revealing your body. This goes for every area of life, whether you're at church, at school, at work, on TV, on a jog, or traveling in between these places.¹ This is not a command from men imposed on women, it's a very sincere request. Related, if you use sexual attraction (lust) to sell anything (in the form of a monetary purchase or a swayed decision), whether you're selling your own body or picking out stock photography to use for a marketing campaign, then either you're sinning or in serious danger of sinning (Luke 17:1-2) because you'll probably end up making countless other people sin.

Here's a wonderful anonymous quote from a 20-year-old Christian guy who read Alex and Brett Harris's book, Do Hard Things:

Let's be honest. We're men, and we're responsible for ourselves. We're responsible for our thoughts, for our lusts, for our character. We won't be able to blame the girls when we're called to give account for it in the judgment day. We won't be able to say like Adam, "The woman you made..." In fact, the Bible warns us that if our eyes are causing us to offend, it would be better to pluck it out than to allow it to lead us astray. Now you girls don't want that to happen... Please? We are responsible for bringing these senses into subordination to the will of God. We're trying. And we get tested every day. That's our job wherever we are, whether in the world or in church. But quite honestly, we'd rather do our battles with the world than with our sisters in Christ.

This topic is a wonderful example of how God, even though He's very clear about how He designed (and expects) us to live, shows how much greater His forgiveness is than ours. In Matthew 1:3 we are informed Tamar was in the lineage of Jesus. One of the ways she is famous is how she acted sexually immoral in Genesis 38. But it was why she did it that made her immortalized, showing not that God was indecisive about these topics, but that He cares about people and our heart more than about the rules (Matthew 12:9-14, Mark 2:23-28). Similarly, in Joshua 2 and later in Joshua 6:24-25, Rahab the gentile (non-Jew) prostitute alone, by her faith, saves herself and her family from the destructive fate of everyone in Jericho. But just because He cares more about people than about rules, doesn't mean the rules may be dismissed (Matthew 5:17, John 5:14, John 8:11).

Prostitution Footnotes

In America we have two unwritten cultural rules that may or may not be embraced by every citizen but permeate our culture non-the-less. They are that we should always be happy and always be sexy. Neither are Biblically based. The former is based on an improper connection between wealth and success. The later we have inherited in large part from the sexual revolution, and wasn't always this way. The sexual revolution, not the Bible, is what tells us that anyone responsible may have sex with anyone else who's both responsible and consenting (the hell with marriage). When that's your philosophy, of course you want to look sexy at all times, because you never know where your next score will come from. But now that we realize the origin of this paradigm, we must decide for ourselves if it deserves to continue to influence our life. Biblical advice includes Proverbs 11:22, 31:30, 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Peter 3:3-4, and there's 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and 1 John 2:16. As with so many other Bible verses, there's no reason the original intent of these exclusively referred to one gender while letting the other off the hook. It's just categorically a bigger issue for one gender, but certainly applies to both.(return)

Last Modified: Friday, December 08, 2023


	Biblical Gender Identity Site: Jayden12.com › Rock › Gender Identity › Prostitution (Mobile) - Full Site Section: Intro ⋅ Single ⋅ Marriage ⋅ Adultery ⋅ Living Together Not Married ⋅ Prostitution ⋅ Cross Dressing ⋅ Homosexuality ⋅ Animals ⋅ Incest ⋅ Self ⋅ Cycle ⋅ Polygamy ⋅ Divorce ⋅ Abortion ⋅ Adoption ⋅ Style ⋅ General ⋅ Conclusions Disclaimers: 1. This is a mature topic only intended for people who've at least begun puberty. If you are less than 13 years old then I pray you don't have any reason to concern yourself with this yet, and you should ask a trustworthy adult before reading this. (My Family in the Bible page (here) is meant for all ages.) 2. This summary is not intended for general counseling, it is for those who want to know what the Bible says on this topic, and for those who claim the Bible is silent or says the opposite, plus a little commentary to get us started on what it means and how all this fits in a Biblical worldview.

	Prostitution

	While it's found in most cultures, prostitution isn't mistakenly debated or confused as acceptable in most of them, so there's little commentary I need to give. Though there is a growing movement fueled by the United Nations that "sex work" is a respectable job like any other. Well, here are the scriptures: Direct Leviticus 19:29 hub Leviticus 21:9 hub Deuteronomy 23:17-18 hub Numbers 15:39 hub 1 Kings 14:24 hub Jeremiah 3:1 hub Jeremiah 5:7-9 hub 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 hub There are two more important verses to read: Matthew 21:31-32 hub Hebrews 11:31 hub Worldview Like many sins, this is not unforgivable. God loved/loves us when we were sinners and took the punishment for us (Romans 5:8) if we accept Him. One evidence of our decision to accept Him is repentance (Jeremiah 31:19, Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19, Acts 26:20, 2 Corinthians 7:10). But if we don't repent, then that's a different story (Matthew 11:20-24, Romans 2:5). By the way, when God says don't covet in the 10th commandment (Exodus 20:17), don't think it's ok to force covetous thoughts on someone else, or taunt others with things that would make them be covetous. This is why women are instructed to be modest (1 Timothy 2:9-10). Because even though Peter has a point when he calls wives the weaker partner (1 Peter 3:7) one way women are (generally) stronger than men is coveting, or concupiscence. Ladies, please don't contribute to male failures by flaunting or otherwise revealing your body. This goes for every area of life, whether you're at church, at school, at work, on TV, on a jog, or traveling in between these places.¹ This is not a command from men imposed on women, it's a very sincere request. Related, if you use sexual attraction (lust) to sell anything (in the form of a monetary purchase or a swayed decision), whether you're selling your own body or picking out stock photography to use for a marketing campaign, then either you're sinning or in serious danger of sinning (Luke 17:1-2) because you'll probably end up making countless other people sin. Here's a wonderful anonymous quote from a 20-year-old Christian guy who read Alex and Brett Harris's book, Do Hard Things: Let's be honest. We're men, and we're responsible for ourselves. We're responsible for our thoughts, for our lusts, for our character. We won't be able to blame the girls when we're called to give account for it in the judgment day. We won't be able to say like Adam, "The woman you made..." In fact, the Bible warns us that if our eyes are causing us to offend, it would be better to pluck it out than to allow it to lead us astray. Now you girls don't want that to happen... Please? We are responsible for bringing these senses into subordination to the will of God. We're trying. And we get tested every day. That's our job wherever we are, whether in the world or in church. But quite honestly, we'd rather do our battles with the world than with our sisters in Christ. This topic is a wonderful example of how God, even though He's very clear about how He designed (and expects) us to live, shows how much greater His forgiveness is than ours. In Matthew 1:3 we are informed Tamar was in the lineage of Jesus. One of the ways she is famous is how she acted sexually immoral in Genesis 38. But it was why she did it that made her immortalized, showing not that God was indecisive about these topics, but that He cares about people and our heart more than about the rules (Matthew 12:9-14, Mark 2:23-28). Similarly, in Joshua 2 and later in Joshua 6:24-25, Rahab the gentile (non-Jew) prostitute alone, by her faith, saves herself and her family from the destructive fate of everyone in Jericho. But just because He cares more about people than about rules, doesn't mean the rules may be dismissed (Matthew 5:17, John 5:14, John 8:11). Prostitution Footnotes In America we have two unwritten cultural rules that may or may not be embraced by every citizen but permeate our culture non-the-less. They are that we should always be happy and always be sexy. Neither are Biblically based. The former is based on an improper connection between wealth and success. The later we have inherited in large part from the sexual revolution, and wasn't always this way. The sexual revolution, not the Bible, is what tells us that anyone responsible may have sex with anyone else who's both responsible and consenting (the hell with marriage). When that's your philosophy, of course you want to look sexy at all times, because you never know where your next score will come from. But now that we realize the origin of this paradigm, we must decide for ourselves if it deserves to continue to influence our life. Biblical advice includes Proverbs 11:22, 31:30, 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Peter 3:3-4, and there's 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and 1 John 2:16. As with so many other Bible verses, there's no reason the original intent of these exclusively referred to one gender while letting the other off the hook. It's just categorically a bigger issue for one gender, but certainly applies to both.(return) Last Modified: Friday, December 08, 2023