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here is the deal on that passage people, from deacon ganon (not!!) Back in the day of the old israelite nation, it was expected that the husband and wife would have a child to carry on the name and to give the inheritance to. When that did not happen, it lead to legal problems. The way that God decided to deal with it was to appoint a "kinsman redeemer". This would be the brother of the deceased husband, and if not the first brother, than the second brother, and so on. The reason God was displeased with this guy was because he defrauded the woman and did not fulfill his responsibility to God and his brother to be the kinsman redeemer. It had less to do with sex and more to do with fulfilling the law that allowed for the woman to own her dead husbands property. God has a special place in his heart for widows and orphans. As for masturbation, it is by grace we are saved, and not thru works, so that no man can boast. So you aren't going to hell for jerking off. Sin is sin, regardless of the variety of sin. We sin, we ask forgiveness. We try to repent and not sin again. If we fall, we ask forgiveness. You don't have to go to a priest to get forgiven by the way. The cool thing about christianity is that you get to talk directly to God. As for fornication, it isn't a good idea because the bible says that the sex act makes you one flesh. Not being married makes it easier to not be together anymore, so pretty soon you might get dumped or be dumped, and the person you are one flesh with is being torn away from you. There really is no such thing as casual sex, it always leaves its mark on you.
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