What is purity?
Something that is pure
Free from foreign or inappropriate elements.
Clear; free from blemishes.
What does it mean to be pure in Gods eyes?
The world teaches through movies, tv shows and other propaganda that purity in a relationship is abnormal and that love is sex.
God teaches us that we should honor him with our bodies and our purity is of great value to him.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
3It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4that each of you should learn to control his own body[a] in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 6and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. 7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 8Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
So what is wrong with a kiss or embracing...etc? Your not having sex right? Or is there anything wrong with kissing or doing anything else with your partner that does not involve intercourse?
If we are to honor God with our bodies and maintain a pure dating relationship we have to sacrifice earthly pleasure so that we do not allow Satan to tempt us into going further.
Look at how Jesus views even having one lustful thought towards a woman in the book of Matthew...
Matthew 5:28
28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
And see what standard God has for us when there is even a hint of immorality in Ephesians...
Ephesians 5:3
3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
What is "even a hint of immorality"?
We have to be careful not to put our selves into situations that will allow Satan to get a foothold and he will do just that with kissing or any other type of foreplay.
What may start out as something completely innocent as a kiss and simply a sign of affection can quickly turn into an impure relationship.
So what model is there in the bible for a dating relationship? The point of a dating relationship is ultimately marriage, so lets look at what God thinks about a Man and Woman's role should be in a relationship.
Ephesians 5:25-27
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
God expects Men to love their wives as Jesus loved the church. Making her holy and clean.
As Men in a daiting relationship it is our responsibility to protect our purity and our partners.
1 Corinthians 6:18
18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
The bible commands us to flee from sexual immorality. What does it mean to flee? Do you take your time? Do you test it and see how far you can go without actually committing immorality?
The ultimate goal is to honor God with our bodies. Gods plan for a dating relationship is a pure one and he wants to sanctify the marriage covenant by having absenance in the dating relationship.
Thanks Adam. God bless you! Have a great day!
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