I've never dated anybody. It's good to get experience under your belt but you should never get wild or go crazy. If I can't see myself with this person for life...I can't be bothered. I can't waste my time. I have some really good men friends but I believe in no sex before marriage. No fornicating. Stuff like that. I really believe in that. I mean, I'm not perfect. It's hard to live by the Bible standards but I'm really comfortable with me.-Serena Williams quotes
From the Author: Natacha
If purity is your goal, make a commitment to never cause another person to want to go all the way. At all times consider whether your actions might cause your boyfriend to want to become more physically involved. That includes what you see on dates (movies, videos, TV shows), what you do when you’re together, how you relate to each other, how you touch … everything you do!
Don’t ignite a fire of passion in your partner with the way that you behave. It might seem easier if God drew a hard line in the sand and said, “Do not go past this point while you’re dating,” but I am not convinced that would keep us in check. If God drew an exact line dividing acceptable physical contact from the unacceptable, we would race right to that line and then push it “just a little bit” further. It is our human nature to sin and to push back against authority. If the Bible gave us a bunch of rules, we would find a way around those rules. In His wisdom, God didn’t just list a bunch of rules for physical behavior before marriage in His Word. He did something better by giving us principles in His Word that we can apply to our relationships.
I know that this is easier said, then done. Believe me, I wish I saved myself for my husband. I do not regret my kids but, I wish I would ahve waited. But, the sin was in the "SEX" not the babies.
I can’t tell you exactly how far is too far, but I can encourage you to start asking different questions. Start with these three:
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corithians 6:18-20
From the Author: Natacha
If purity is your goal, make a commitment to never cause another person to want to go all the way. At all times consider whether your actions might cause your boyfriend to want to become more physically involved. That includes what you see on dates (movies, videos, TV shows), what you do when you’re together, how you relate to each other, how you touch … everything you do!
Don’t ignite a fire of passion in your partner with the way that you behave. It might seem easier if God drew a hard line in the sand and said, “Do not go past this point while you’re dating,” but I am not convinced that would keep us in check. If God drew an exact line dividing acceptable physical contact from the unacceptable, we would race right to that line and then push it “just a little bit” further. It is our human nature to sin and to push back against authority. If the Bible gave us a bunch of rules, we would find a way around those rules. In His wisdom, God didn’t just list a bunch of rules for physical behavior before marriage in His Word. He did something better by giving us principles in His Word that we can apply to our relationships.
I know that this is easier said, then done. Believe me, I wish I saved myself for my husband. I do not regret my kids but, I wish I would ahve waited. But, the sin was in the "SEX" not the babies.
I can’t tell you exactly how far is too far, but I can encourage you to start asking different questions. Start with these three:
- Are my thoughts pure when I have physical contact with my boyfriend?
- Does the level of our physical contact hint at sex?
- How much can I save for my future spouse?
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corithians 6:18-20