1 Corinthians 6:16

Or know ye not that he that is joined to. harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

'is one body' -'the fornicative act makes one single body of the two' (Lenski p. 263)

And the proof of this?

'for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh'. Genesis 2:24

Points to Note:

1. Some may have tried to argue that sex was. temple prostitute was simply. business arrangement. After all, that was her job, and it wasn't like you were having sex with an "ordinary woman". 'In lying with. harlot they weren't taking another man's wife; this was her job and (as they now knew) it was an empty act.' (McGuiggan p. 76)

2. Sex outside of marriage "unites" something more than "just" two bodies.

Now. don't believe that Paul is saying that one who lies with. harlot is married to her. 'What if the man who joins himself to the harlot is already married? And how many people (men) would the harlot be married to?' (McGuiggan p. 78) Rather. believe that Paul is showing the Corinthians that fornication with. harlot, just isn't. business arrangement either. 'that sexual act expresses unity between two persons..and so Paul reminds the Corinthians of how intimate an act they are carrying out when they sexually combine with. harlot. It isn't like eating. piece of meat. It is such an intimate act it is "as if" you were one flesh in marriage.' (McGuiggan p. 79)

3. There is. great lesson here for those that might to tempted to shallow the lie of "no strings attached sexual relationships."

'Fornication unites the personalities of the participants.. there is not such thing as living together without commitment...Psychologists are recognizing that attachments are formed regardless of whether one intends to form them or not.' (Willis p. 199)

McGuiggan has some good comments for the meaning of "one flesh" in marriage.. Genesis 2:24 is saying: "For this cause shall. man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife and the two will no longer regard themselves as independent of one another but that together they are one entity. And because they are not independent one of another, they have power over one another sexually. And this sexual act is specifically ordained by God to express, as nothing else does, the closeness of their relationship.' (p. 79)