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 together in parents house not being married
Question: Our friends are allowing their son and his girlfriend to live together in their house without being married. How are we to approach the subject and show them that it’s inappropriate for the kids to live together? Answer: I do have to apologize for taking so long to answer this question for you. I […]
Prostitution
Question: A prostitute sent this letter to us some time ago, but I feel it could be used now to help others, who are caught in the same trap as this individual. The name and location of this woman will not be given so as to protect her identity. Let me assure you, though, that […]
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 […]