How we quickly choose to follow rules over principles because they are convenient and easily measurable. The reason why Christians pose the question "how far is too far" is because there is a misunderstanding of the ultimate "prize" of singleness. Many singles struggle with purity because they think the ultimate goal of singleness is virginity. This cannot be further from God's intentions.
The old way to address this question was to give a good round about answer- if you have to ask you've gone too far. But it would be better if we taught our people, the ultimate "prize" of singleness is PURITY. If two young people loved each other and kept purity in view, there would never be a question of ever "going" too far because the purity preempts this. When your goal is to never encroach on what is not yours until the appropriate time, you walk on firm footing.
On the other hand, you hear of stories and statistics that students who committed to "True Love Waits" were almost as likely to have sex before marriage. Why? Because they made virginity the end goal instead of purity. And the question of virginity and all the technicals is just about rules. It is easily achievable for one to be a technical virgin but dishonor Christ.
1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Let's live by the principles found God's word instead of striving to accomplish a checklist of Christian "to do's". Find out what matters to God and live by it.
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Hilarious! I just got done meeting with someone and God led the conversation exactly as you write. I promise, I didn't read this post prior and we didn't have this discussion. How amazingly insync! All God :)
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