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NASB | Mark 9:43 "If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 9:43 "If your hand causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It is better for you to enter life crippled, than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire, |
Bible Question: If one engages in pre-marital realations(short of intercourse)with a woman; can that couple stay together and be given a "second chance" at a Godly relationship if they condemn their sins and repent with a sincere heart? Can God drive out the pornographic images that they have of each other, and allow them to have some sense of spiritual virginity? Or are they condemned to have to leave each other because they are always brought back to those places through uncomfortable physical and emotional feelings when they are around each other? Is that the weight we must carry for our sins? Is it possible for God to free us of that? |
Bible Answer: yosemitepaul, Greetings and welcome to the forum. When you say premarital relationship do you mean the two of you are living together, sleeping together??? There is no easy answer to your question without you making some very critical decisions regarding God and His Word. Look at Mark 9:42-50. What is your heart when it comes to dealing with sin. Is this your heart? 2 Corinthians 7:8-11. Repentance will be key for the both of you. Have you been open about this with your Pastor or any of the brothers. Have you sought out advice and Godly council? Don't be signing a contract for failure. We serve and walk with a God of second chances and He's given me more than my fair share. What are you gonna do? It's up to you. In Him, lionheart |