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 […]
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 […]
Muslim marring Christian
Question: I really do not want to upset my Lord, but I tell you, that a Muslim man is the FIRST male that I have EVER gotten along so well with. He is unlike any male that I have EVER dated. I have been married before and my husband was “Christian” and put me through more […]
Forgiveness 1 John 1:9
Question: Have you done any research on 1 John 1:9? My Question is why do many Evangelicals pray for “forgiveness” when we are already forgiven past, present, and future from 2000 years ago? Thanks Answer: I would agree with you that we are forgiven for our sins, past, present and future. I have written a […]