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Ok, this question has probably come up at one time or another, but should a Christian bride, be able to wear white regardless of if she is a virgin or not? In the Church white has always stood for two things. Joy and Purity. Purity is truly not gained on our own but by the grace of God, and the grace of God causes joy as we take part in all things willed by God including Christian marriage.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 It says "Behold whoever is in Christ is a new creation the old has gone the new has come!" So, it is obvious regardless of any sin committed that purity can be restored. In my boyfriend's Pentecostal church it is rumored anyone who is found not to be a virgin is not allowed to wear white in her wedding ceremony. She must wear a pale pink or some other color.
Is it really fair to make one person's sin public though and another's not, if that person has repented and has been made pure by Christ again? Jesus Christ tells us he makes all things new, and if something is made new again through Christ it is once again pure.
Now, my boyfriend has got me heavily involved in his Pentecostal church and we honestly feel that regardless of him being younger (which has also been an issue) God has sent us to one another and we will one day be married and missionaries together. I made a mistake though in my past that I regret. That has caused me to almost kill myself but I knew I couldn't as a Christian woman.
I had sex outside of marriage before I was with him but I repented and didn't continue. It doesn't bother him though he's a virgin and he sees me as pure again. Still, I have trouble forgiving myself. What is your take? Also, we are not even kissing until we are married, which will be years from now, but we are waiting for even kissing until marriage. Our first kiss will of course be on our wedding day.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 It says "Behold whoever is in Christ is a new creation the old has gone the new has come!" So, it is obvious regardless of any sin committed that purity can be restored. In my boyfriend's Pentecostal church it is rumored anyone who is found not to be a virgin is not allowed to wear white in her wedding ceremony. She must wear a pale pink or some other color.
Is it really fair to make one person's sin public though and another's not, if that person has repented and has been made pure by Christ again? Jesus Christ tells us he makes all things new, and if something is made new again through Christ it is once again pure.
Now, my boyfriend has got me heavily involved in his Pentecostal church and we honestly feel that regardless of him being younger (which has also been an issue) God has sent us to one another and we will one day be married and missionaries together. I made a mistake though in my past that I regret. That has caused me to almost kill myself but I knew I couldn't as a Christian woman.
I had sex outside of marriage before I was with him but I repented and didn't continue. It doesn't bother him though he's a virgin and he sees me as pure again. Still, I have trouble forgiving myself. What is your take? Also, we are not even kissing until we are married, which will be years from now, but we are waiting for even kissing until marriage. Our first kiss will of course be on our wedding day.