Question: I am a Christian woman, living with a non-Christian man. Living together bothers me and I know it is a sin. I love him and want to marry him, but is it wrong when he is a non-Christian? If it is, how do you leave someone you’ve known for 12 years? I pray and […]
How far is too far to go (in premarital sex)
Question: You hear all the time about premarital sex. The question I get all the time is how far is too far to go. I don’t know how to answer that. It clearly says do not have sex before marriage. So is kissing wrong and ‘foreplay?’ Where do you draw the line?
I was once a prostitute (with follow up letter)
Question: I read your article, it was fantastic, and I wondered how you knew so much about the subject, but I bet you get email like that all the time! I was once a prostitute, I have been delivered by Jesus and he was my husband. Then I met my husband Eric, who just happened […]
Sleeping together, I did not get burnt completely, but I sort of did
Question: I was reading the entries on sleeping together but not having sex and I am sad because it is true. I did not get burnt completely, but I sort of did. We sort of did, and now I feel very bad. I don’t know how to go past this. I am truly ashamed, […]
Sleeping together with no sex
Question: What does the Bible say about “sleeping together.” I don’t mean sex. I mean 2 people snoozing in the same bed and waking up together. I have a few friends that don’t have sex but believe that it’s okay to sleep in the same bed. What scriptures can I use to prove to them […]
Not having sex, but living together before marriage
Question: What does the Bible say about not having sex, but living together before marriage? Answer: We have addressed this question in several different forms on this discussion page. God tells us that we are to abstain from all appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22). The Bible also tells us to not cause a person […]
Living with someone during the engagement
Question: Hello Gary and Marlene, I thank you for your response and prayers. I have some good news, but I did want to answer your question first. I did live with my husband during our engagement for about a year before we were married. We dated about 2 years, were engaged, and will be married […]
Oral sex and the Bible
Question: This is embarrassing, but I can’t get knowledge if this act of oral sex is considered immoral within the marriage. If two consenting adults, I was told, then it would be all right. What if one does not consent-namely the wife who is supposed to be submissive to her husband. Please help me!
Living with someone before marriage
Question: Is it ok for me to spend the night with my boyfriend on the weekends? It’s not about sex, it’s just about being near each other, since we don’t have a lot of time to give each other during the week, since we both work full time. I want to start living with my […]
Abstaining from sexual immorality
Question: I am a Christian teenager. I’ve believed that Jesus is my Savior with all my heart for my entire life. But there has been something bothering me for a while now. I go to a Christian school and I’ve found a girl I like very much, and I just went on my first […]