From 2645115706a9df506cb98b06fd6ae89c65fd6268 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 1LoisC Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 18:24:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'articles/prostitute.md' --- articles/prostitute.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/articles/prostitute.md b/articles/prostitute.md index e9737ee..b808310 100644 --- a/articles/prostitute.md +++ b/articles/prostitute.md @@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ The words “prostitute” and “harlot” are both used to talk about a person In the Bible, the word “prostitute” is also used to talk about a person who worships false gods or who does evil things. The prophets told the kingdoms Israel and Judah that they acted like a prostitute when they did not honor their covenant with Yahweh. Israel and Judah also acted like a prostitute when they worshiped false gods (see: Ezekiel 16; Hosea 3:1-5; 4:10-13). -See: Ritual; Metaphor; Sexual Immorality; False god; Idolatry (Idol); Ritual; Israel (Northern Kingdom); Judah (Southern Kingdom); Covenant; Yahweh +See: [Ritual](../articles/ritual.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Sexual Immorality)](../articles/sexualimmorality.md); [False gods](../articles/falsegods.md); [Idolatry (Idol)](../articles/idolatryidol.md); [Ritual](../articles/ritual.md);[Israel (Northern Kingdom)](../articles/israelnkingdom.md) ; [Ritual](../articles/ritual.md);[Covenant](../articles/covenant.md); Yahweh #### More Information About This Topic Paul warned Christians against having sex with a prostitute (see: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20). A Christian’s physical body belongs to Jesus. It should not be used for sexual immorality. The book of Revelation talks about “the great prostitute” (see: Revelation 17; 19:2). She is also called “Babylon the great.” The great prostitute is a symbol of a sinful person, a sinful city, or a sinful nation. The words “mother of prostitutes” are used to talk about this sinful person, city, or nation causing other people to sin (see: Revelation 17:5) - -See: Babylon; Symbol; Sin +c;[Symbol](../articles/symbol.md); [Sin](../articles/sin.md)