How far is too far, physically?

SiyoNqoba said:

I couldn't remember ever reading those words in the Bible, so I searched them on BibleGateway.com in several translations. It didn't come up with anything, so I searched simply "man touch woman" and got only this:

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner."
Luke 7:39

(It's the story of the woman who washes Jesus' feet with her tears and dries them with her hair)

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1 Corinthians 7:1
"Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is (A)good for a man not to touch a woman."

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Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.

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latteda said:

As a side note, I don't agree with his (gospeldad's) interpretation of the verse. Just wanted to put it out there.

If you read the verse in context, Paul is actually referring to touch within marriage. He's not saying that a man should not touch a woman within marriage or without marriage, but that men should remain celibate.

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