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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 5:22 abstain from every form of evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it]. |
Bible Question: Is it ok for a couple to live together if they are not sexually active? |
Bible Answer: Funny you should ask that, Doctor. The same thing happened to me 3 months ago. My fiancee was in a predicament and needed to get out of her apartment. we were to be married within 1.5 months, so we asked our very knowledgable pastor, during one of our pre-marital counseling sessions, what he thought of our idea. He said that it was not his place to judge, we should take it to the Lord in prayer, and he said he was confident that we would remain pure. So we went ahead, took turns sleeping on the couch, and was care ful not to let our families or church members find out, of course without actually lying about anything. During the co-habitation, we went out to dinner one night and she had a little too much to drink. That caused us to fall into the very act of immorality that we were trying so hard to avoid, and were yet so confident that we would not fail. Well, one night before dinner, I upset her and she had a hard time forgiving me. we went to the next session and our pastor said he saw some danger signals, and that he suggested we wait 6 more months for the marriage. We have since broke up. Before the fateful night, it was my belief that it was such a great testimony to how much respect we had for God's laws. To live together and still avoid sinning. After that night, however, even though we both repented with a contrite heart, it was my belief that our Lord squashed our marriage plans as His way of telling me to keep his whole law, and if I thought I could bend it without failing, well then, as the spiritual head of the household I better be certain that I do not fail, or cause anyone else (future wife) to fail. I now regret the decision, and am living with dire consequences in my life. May God shine His light of truth and love upon your relationship and help you both to make the right decision. Tim PS the KJV translation of the above verse is, "Abstain from all appearance of evil." |
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