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1 | Is it sexual impurity? | Matt 5:28 | Ocelot | 170978 | ||
Dear James, While Christ was here on earth He taught us that sin is not limited to actions but originates in our minds. In His sermon on the mount, Christ taught us that we don’t commit adultery, or fornication for that matter, only by our actions, but He said “anyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28. Fornication is only a specific type of adultery. Time and again, Paul called people to sexual purity, 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. 2 Timothy 2:22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. And here’s another angle. There’s no way to know if you will marry this woman. Say that when the time comes, you end up marrying someone else. Would you be proud to tell your wife of the things you’re doing? Let’s say the shoe was on the other foot. Imagine you’re married. Would you want your wife to have done these things with some other guy? Purity is very important to God. Now you have not committed any unpardonable sin or anything like that, but I would STRONGLY encourage you to take your relationship with this girl down quite a few notches. I pray that you will make the right choice. In Christian love, Ocelot |
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2 | Is it sexual impurity? | Matt 5:28 | james07ga | 171010 | ||
No offense taken. It told me to give specifics about the question, i guess i was a little too specific, sorry about that. I can't wait to read the chapters of the bible verses you've given me. I've emailed them to my girl also. The way I was thinking is that it wasn't lust because we both have deep feelings for each other. We never felt guilty about it but the thought just recently crossed my mind and i didn't want to be ignorant of the bible. We're willing to stop, but its not going to be easy. We spent a year getting to know each other on an emotional and somewhat spiritual level, then when we decided to acutally pursue a relationship I moved away for a job. So now instead of seeing each other regularly, we have to make plans. We see each other maybe two weekends out of the month. So when we do see each other its never straight to the bed, we spend the whole day together and sometimes we don't even indulge in those other activities. But taking it down a few notches will allow us to progress in other areas. I wasn't sure what kind of answer I would get when I posted here but you've given me alot of reference and we'll both read the chapters. Thanks. | ||||||