How far is too far, physically?

[SiyoNqoba]

chi_cchick, I forgot to tell you, what you're planning on doing is, like, my ultimate. I would have loved to have saved kissing for marriage. You're completely right that clear boundaries are important.

 

[latteda]

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)

I believe this is the verse he was referring to:

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

 

[JasperJackson]

Whereas the NIV translates this as:

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

with a footnote saying:
Or "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."

Interesting.

 

[latteda]

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.

 

[chi_cchick]

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.

Thats good and I agree with you. I personally think it would be kind of weird if you were engaged to someone and hadn't even held hands or had the guy kiss your hand or whatever. It just seems strange to me.