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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:5 not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will; |
Bible Question: I keep hearing that you shouldn't kiss with passion. Every time I kiss my boyfriend, whom I love deeply, I can't help but have a passionate kiss. We want to live by the bible, but it's something we can't help. I could kiss him like I would my grandma and still feel the passion. What should I do I'm confuised? |
Bible Answer: Dear Tator Bug, I say the following in love: Because you have brought this subject up, I see that you already know the answer and are looking for some justification. You say, “it’s something we can’t help.” Yes, you can! You say, “WE can’t help.” By your passionate kiss are you instigating the passion? And is your boyfriend thereby responding to your passion? Be aware in some men it does not take much to start an arousal. And the flesh loves to conform to its natural instincts. And God has warned us about this: Jam 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Jam 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. The lust, or natural forces, of the flesh is not a plaything. If both of you want to be reverent in the Face of God, STOP! This situation has been compared to a rollercoaster. Once the cars get over the FIRST hill the ride is not over until it reaches its destiny, the end, as the epistle by James states. For your future protection, I would make a pack, promise, with your boyfriend, that since you have this feeling and are in doubt, to refrain from this until you get married. It is better to be single than burn if he does not go along with you. For not all men can contain as Paul explains: (1Co 7:9 KJV) But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. You know the answer. Don’t make your boyfriend stumble. terrib |