People often ask how far is too far when interacting with
someone of the opposite sex they are not married to. Many like to think that everything is
permissible except actually having intercourse. Many men and women like to think they remain pure and
virtuous just keeping their panties on.
They would all be wrong. The
Bible is actually very clear when it comes to purity’s limits.
We are told in Ephesians not to have any hint
of it among us. This means virginity and
purity begin with the heart, not just the hymen.
Men are exhorted to treat older women as mother and younger women as
sisters with absolute purity. You would
not get fresh with you mother or your sister would you? If you’re a healthy person, you would not. The very term purity itself should be a hint
to you. To say something is pure implies
that you are free of it completely. This
means that limits of purity extend to the very core of one’s heart. A pure
heart is free of any and all impure thoughts toward someone we are not married
with. This is God’s standard of purity
in a nutshell. To a God who searches the
heart, a man who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with
her. Purity of Heart is God’s be-attitude. A man may not go all the way
with a woman and still get their feelings entangled with each other. Their separation feels just as painful and
difficult as any couple that divorces. They
can walk away feeling just as dirty. They
are also just as capable of carrying along baggage to the next
relationship. This occurs because real
purity had not been maintained. At Jesus
Birth, Mary and Joseph only had a simple verbal covenant with each other and
the Bible recognized them as married; lack of consummation never implied they
lacked a relationship and that separation would not require a divorce of some
kind. Purity involves not pulling any heart strings of any kind. Sinful people may struggle to meet
this higher standard. But never lower
the standard to meet your level, rather rise to the occasion. How can I be made a better if the standard
were no higher than me? A pure heart
holds many benefits for a person. A
pure heart does not struggle with temptation.
A pure hot does not rot out from envy.
And only a pure heart can show true fidelity to one’s partner and make a
relationship flourish. Everyone must do
all of their living ultimately within the spirit of one’s own head. If the inner room of one’s thoughts is clean
and good, life becomes good and accommodating.
If the place is dirty and dingy, life can be very grim and dark. External circumstances play a much less
significant role to these factors. The
ability to enjoy any real relationship first requires ceasing the pursuit for
greener pastures and a commitment to cultivate right where you are at. Saving oneself for only one's spouse will save you and your relationship a lot of heart ache. God is interested in helping you accomplish
the task. Call on him to help you with
it and He will.Related Links
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