How Far Is Too Far?

Now a question that people who are dating often ask is, "How far can I go with out getting in trouble?" It is like we a looking for a line in the sand to tell us how far we can go and where you can't cross.  But every person you ask you will get a different answer, based on religion or personal morals. But if you turn to the Bible, God tells us exactly what to do when we are dating. 1st Timothy 5: 1-2 says, "Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger man has brothers, older woman as mothers, and younger woman as sisters, with absolute purity." The part of the verse that sticks out to me is "threat younger man as brothers," and "younger woman as sister." What Paul is saying to Timothy is treat your peers and younger as brothers and sisters. And Paul means every one. He doesn't say treat everyone as a brother or a sister, except the one you are dating. No, he means everyone. Imagine kissing your brother or sister. That is just plain out disgusting. So if you won't do it with your brother or sister, then don't do it with your boyfriend or girlfriend. The last part of the verse is important to, "With absolute purity." This means that what you do is pure. If you are doing something with the one you are dating, and you think impure thoughts, then you shouldn't be doing it. So with treating the one you are dating as a brother or sister, and with absolute purity, then the line in the sand will disappear. God gave us very detail instructions to follow, and it will be hard some days, but on the day of your marriage it will be worth it.

Sources:

True Images Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. Print