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NASB | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? |
Subject: Any advice to stop sexual immorality? |
Bible Note: Hi: I admire your willingness to listen to what the Lord says, and 1 Corinthians 7 is a good place to start. I think it applies to your situation in many ways. But you are thinking and praying. Think about this. Does the passage mean that a thief should continue stealing? (See Ephesians 4:28). Likewise, the fornication must stop. Yet the Lord wants your friend to be saved. And he may have a future for your relationship. Please pray about that. You have had a lot of advice. Please consider this. Think about your salvation. Thank God for it. It is the most important thing that could have happened in your life. Think about your boyfriend. It is the most important thing for him, that he gets saved. Please think about him. Please witness to him. Please urge him to repent and trust in Christ. Show him what repentance means by stopping the sin you commit with him. Show him what it means to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ by trusting the Lord yourself with your friendships and your future. To do that last part it will be necessary for you to stop seeing him in situations where sex can occur. Do that, regardless of how he might respond. But care about his salvation above all, and tell him that, and show him that. Do not give him any promise that your relationship will continue as is after he gets saved. Your sexual relationship cannot continue unless you get married (1 Thessalonians 4:3). And now comes something that I have heard about, called “Missionary Dating”. If I understand what it means, that you use a romantic relationship to try to win someone to Christ, I would suggest that you not try to do that. Focus for now on his needs, not your own (1 Corinthians 13). And his need is for salvation. Be willing to make a sacrifice. Jesus did (Titus 2:14) and this case may benefit from your sacrifice as well (as in Colossians 1:24). Many of us will be suspicious about any profession of faith your friend may make under these conditions. But I would suggest to you that this time is a golden opportunity. Tell him that you care about his salvation more than anything (as in Romans 10). Urge him to turn to the Lord. If he is not willing to do that, you will naturally grow apart. Even if it hurts, you will understand why you have to let it happen. If he is willing, you should help him to understand the faith and the need to refrain from sin. I would just like to encourage you that there have been cases like yours that have led to marriage and a happy life and service for the Lord in partnership with your friend. Though you have not mentioned the possibility of a marriage coming out of this, it is one possible outcome that the Lord may have for you. See 1 Corinthians 7. So, while I agree with what others have said to you here, and what you have said, there is also that possibility you might consider. Consider what I say, and may the Lord direct you. |