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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality; |
Bible Question: My boyfriend and I are christian teenagers. We read the bible, go to church, etc. We want to follow the word, but as teenagers in love we have desires for each other. We want to know how far we can go without going completely over the limit (fingering, etc.). |
Bible Answer: Greetings Tator Bug, My advice is to completely avoid any contact with your girlfriend before marriage. Before you are married, who is to say that you will be married to your girlfriend? Who is to say that your boyfriend will be your husband? Therefore, what "contact" that you engage in before marriage is to your detriment, and to the detriment of your future spouse, since all such contact should only be taken place in a marriage relationship (Hebrews 13:4). Any sexual contact with anyone else, even your boyfriend, outside of marriage, is fornication. Blessings to you, Makarios |