Christians kissing while dating
11-Apr-2020 20:35
This is where it crosses the line and has the potential to lead to other self-serving sexual acts.And to be honest, if you feel like you’re not mature enough or strong enough to keep a kiss as a sign of love, than yes, it’s probably better for you and for your loved one to keep away from kissing all together until you can learn to practice healthy boundaries (More details on setting and maintaining healthy physical boundaries in dating in There are so many ways to show affection in a relationship, and a kiss is certainly one of them.I’ll start by putting my position right on the line: kissing is OK.We need to address the whole spectrum (“just kissing” included). First, the fact that “romantically oriented” is in italics above is important.In 1 Corinthians 7:3 and following, Paul says once we are married, our bodies literally belong to our spouse; he also instructs spouses to meet one another’s sexual needs and to be together regularly so as to protect ourselves from falling into ungodly lust and extramarital sexual activity.
Looking back, the first time I ever heard of this concept was actually during one of my classes in Christian college.While my answer to this question will likely surprise you, let me first start off by saying that I’m thankful to see a question like this pop up in my submission box for this Q&A series, because it’s yet another reminder that there are some really good people out there, wanting nothing less than to honor God with their lives and relationships. So to you who wrote in with this question – I just have to take a minute and say: way to go.