gomman: Bible says in 1st Tessalonians 5:22 That we should flee from all apparance of evil, i believe d op need no further conviction to tell him dt kissing & hugging dt can lead to next level is a sin.Why starting what you don't wants to lead you to another level.I believe when u are not married u should not tempt urself by engaging in what is meant for married people.

Afam4eva: Most Christians are dummies. That something sounds or looks sinful doesn't make it sinful. Read your bible and see if you'll find where it says that it's a sin or not.

rezzy: Im not a matured christian, im still growing. I think kissing is a sin because it can lead to bed stuff but hugging is not. My fiance and i have hugged like 5 times. I will ask him when we see on his on view on kissing.

ZUBY77:

Lol, so because you and your fiance have hugged, it is no longer a sin. The ones that are sins are the ones you have not done.

When i say Humans are Gods, people dont understand. We decide what is sin and not

Find Out: What is worse than commiting a sin is proudly defending it or looking for a way to justify it or present it as d right thing.

TimijoBut the real bedroom kissing and hugging that can lead to the next scene. I want mature christians to shed more light on this. [/quote:



yes it can lead to the next scene, as a bible believing christian, u should try to avoid some emotional acts, Time of courtship is a time to know the person you are about to marry and see if he/she will be compatible with you.


[quote author=TimijoIf it is sinful, give biblical support to convince me and if it is not, give your reasons and support it with bible verses.
Thanks.

Sleek05:
But once there is a HINT of lust, d hug z lastin hours, sensitive body parts r touchin each other, d kiss z taking u 2 heaven and back, God is against it n u better flee!

senbonzakura_kageyoshi: i personally don't think it is a sin.....there is nothing wrong in kissing or hugging in themselves. It's what you have in mind while kissing or hugging that could be the sin. It all depends on your level of self control. there are couples that kiss and cuddle for long periods and it doesnmt end in sex. abeg, if your mind is clear of the nasty nasty while kissing or hugging, it's not a sin jere.

as for those quoting lust in the heart and all that, you don't have to kiss or hug a woman to lust after her. Infact, she might not even be around and you will still lust after her.

kissing and hugging are not sinful, they are ways of displaying affection. it's what you have in mind while doing such that could be sinful.

Timijo: I strongly believe that premarital sex is sinful and I know that other bible believers know this.
It is clear that many xtian believers abstain from sex during courtship, but some cannot do away with hugging and kissing. Many believe that it is not sinful while others believe that it is sinful. Look, am not talking of pecking here. But the real bedroom kissing and hugging that can lead to the next scene.
I want mature christians to shed more light on this. If it is sinful, give biblical support to convince me and if it is not, give your reasons and support it with bible verses.
Thanks.

Timijo: I strongly believe that premarital sex is sinful and I know that other bible believers know this.
It is clear that many xtian believers abstain from sex during courtship, but some cannot do away with hugging and kissing. Many believe that it is not sinful while others believe that it is sinful. Look, am not talking of pecking here. But the real bedroom kissing and hugging that can lead to the next scene.
I want mature christians to shed more light on this. If it is sinful, give biblical support to convince me and if it is not, give your reasons and support it with bible verses.
Thanks.

nevderek: We need to know the concept of sin first.
What really is sin?

Did u know that commiting adultery is not the sin, rather disobeying God who asked u not commit adultery IS the sin?

Why was the King Saul rejected by God?
God actually said "thou shall not shed blood" and somewhere else you find the same God telling a man to annilhiliate totally a nation, sparing not even a beast. And in that context, sin would be NOT totally killing them people.
That was why King Saul failed. He didnt kill all.

If you conduct a dilligent study of the chronicles of men and women God walked with back in the bible days, you'll discover things that will amaze you.
Lot and his family were instructed by an angel to run from Sodom and not look back, Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, but that same day Abraham was on the mountian looking directly into Soddom and Gomorrah as the angels rained fire on them.
To Lot and his family, looking back would be a sin which attracted immediate repecrcussions, to Abraham it wasnt.

what about the ark of covenant, a man tried to touch it and stop it from falling, he died at the spot yet Obodebom took it home and prospered.
To the man it was sinful, to Obedebom it was a commendable act with multiple blessings.

Samson sleeps with a LovePeddler yet God's spirit comes upon him the next moment when he's ready to fight.

Human beings with out societal norms and values try to define God and explain His ways. Jesus chided the Phasrisees and Sadducees for "making the word of God of ineffect by the reason of their traditions". He called them tombs, looking neat outside but full of dead, rotten particles inside.

To the one who's born again; Sin is not a set or list of actions that seems wrong, its an act of disobedience to a direct specific instruction from God at a particular time or given situation.
Sin to the christian is personal, Paul ate everything, even the meats the Jews called unclean, sacrificed to gods, but Peter wouldnt dare.

To the one who's not born again, sin has got nothing with what they do, it's their nature.. No matter how nice they may seem, no matter how right they behave, they are simply sinners, everything they do is sin. No wonder God says "their righteousness is a sinful rag to me".

NB: there are habits u dont exhibit, not cos they are sinful but cos they may put u in trouble, or put someone else in trouble.

Now is kissing and hugging sinful or not?
God didnt specify anywhere in the bible (infact Solomon did a lot of kissing with a girl he was in love with, songs of solomon and it's scripture!!!) so that leaves it to a personal level.
And personally to me, it aint.
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