Posts Tagged ‘fornication’
My boyfriend doesn’t believe in complete abstinence, so we have come close to having sex too many times. What do I do?
Question: Hey, I really needed to pour out my mind to someone else, and I saw people with similar problems emailing you on the Internet. I really need help. I’m at a point in my life where I long to serve God more. I want to truly be His daughter this new year. I’m 20…
Read MoreHow do I ask for forgiveness when I paid for my girlfriend’s abortion after we had sex?
Question: I committed fornication with a friend some weeks ago. We are just friends, but we are very close. At a point in time, I observed that we were getting too close. She was the one that brought up the issue first, but I told her we can’t be more than friends, and we both…
Read MoreDoes a person involved in fornication get spiritually connected with the one with whom he is having sex?
Question: Hello, I hope everything is okay wherever you are. First, I would like to thank you for everything you have done for us. You have helped us with so many answers regarding the Christian life. I have this issue, which I don’t understand. I want to know what happens when someone sleeps with a…
Read MoreIf I have had sex with the same gender and watch gay porn, does that mean I am a homosexual?
Question: I have had sex with both men and women I am 18 and thoroughly enjoyed both encounters. I am starting to find that I enjoy watching gay porn and am fantasizing about men more and more. Does this mean that I am homosexual? Answer: You are treating homosexuality as if it were a state…
Read MoreI don’t think we are sinning by having sex before we get married
Question: I’m a 20-year-old girl and my boyfriend is 23. We have truly loved each other ever since we came together and yearn to marry each other. Not only that, we have accepted each other as husband and wife. We are sexually active since we came together. We have lost our virginity to each other…
Read MoreI have a bad habit of visiting prostitutes
Question: Hi Jeff, I am a baptized Christian. I am always committed to being a righteous man and walking in the fellowship of God, our Lord, and our Holy Spirit. But I have committed sins against my own body, against our God in heaven. I have visited prostitutes repeatedly. Every time I have committed this…
Read MoreI’ve become pregnant by a man I’ve been dating for two years, but he won’t leave his other girlfriend
Question: I am a young lady, aged 24 years. I have been dating a man for two years now. When we first met he told me he had a girlfriend and a child, and that he wasn’t happy where he was. We continued with our friendship up until it turned into a relationship. When our…
Read MoreShould I wait for this man to marry me?
Question: Hello, I read at your site the many questions and the answers you gave were based on the Bible which was beautiful to see. I wanted to tell you something. Over fifteen years ago, I made a choice not to have sex with a man until I get married. I met a man who…
Read MoreI keep repeating my sexual sins
Question: I am 27 years old. I am unworthy to say I am a Christian, but I have the knowledge of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I was baptized and have been going to church for more than 20 years. I am working and received many of God’s blessings in my career. I…
Read MoreIs it wrong not to attend a family dinner hosted by a couple who are living together unmarried?
Question: Dear Jeff, Is it wrong for me to not attend a family dinner because the ones hosting it are living together unwed? They are not Christians, they are Baptist. I do not want to approve of sin be it through words or actions. Answer: “But now I have written to you not to keep…
Read MoreI try not to drink or fornicate, I still end up doing it, and I really need help
Question: Hello! I have a question about getting away from sin. I have been struggling for a few years in certain areas and I have come to the point where I am ready to change but at the same time as much as I try not to drink or fornicate, I still end up doing…
Read MoreAm I being selfish and covetous in marrying a woman who had a child by another man?
Question: Greetings, I met my fiancée last year and we became friends. We go to the same church. Later we decided to pray and ask God if we should get married and we did get confirmation. So we went to our pastor and told him of our decision. We are planning to get married next…
Read MoreAbstinence Is Reasonable
by David Diestelkamp via Think on These Things “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication” (I Thessalonians 4:3). Society is totally confused. It wants people to be reasonable (thinking, logically) about sex. It wants them to think about civil law, time and place (decency), disease, pregnancy, “protection,”…
Read MoreWhat do I do? The girl I got pregnant wants me to marry her
Question: I had a girl I loved so much. I visited her parents and relatives and visited mine too. We agreed to marry, but before the marriage, it was found out that I had impregnated her. I left her silently and married another girl. I did this because I am a church officer. I was…
Read MoreI’ve been involved in pornography and prostitution while attending church. Does that mean I need to be kicked out of the church?
Question: Hi, I’m writing because I don’t know what else to do. I grew up in a Christian household, always going to church. I would spend hours reading Bible and saying my prayers. I really felt God and all my skin on my face would grow tight. But when I reached my teens, I was…
Read MoreDid I cheat on my boyfriend when I had sex with two guys while drunk?
Question: I am currently engaged to the most wonderful man I have ever met. We do have a rough history, but I’m worried I may have ruined our future. We originally dated for a couple of months a few years ago but ended because I had confessed to him about seeing my ex whom I…
Read MoreI keep repeating the same sexual sins. How do I stop?
Question: Dear minister, I just want to thank those involved in this work at the La Vista congregation. I am a new Christian and am relieved to be able to find many answers through your website. I do, however, come to you with a heavy heart right now. I have some sexual immorality in my…
Read MoreShould I marry the girl I’ve been having sex with?
Question: God bless you, I am struggling with a decision. I have a girlfriend whom I have been with three years already. She is a very nice girl, her parents have raised her very well. She is respectful, not selfish, very polite, and not sloppy in terms of doing what a young 21 year old…
Read MoreShould we wait until after we finished school to get married?
Question: Hello, I am a 21-year-old college student, and currently about five months pregnant. I am not married to the father, but we are engaged and have been together a little under two years. My parents know (I still live with them) and although my mother is not a Christian, my father, my brothers and…
Read MoreI can’t bring myself to stop fornicating
Question: Hello, I have a difficult situation that I blame myself for. I have two children out of wedlock by two different men. I am very ashamed; however, I love my children. I got saved a year ago and just got baptized last week. Anyway, to make a long story short, I have stopped fornicating…
Read MoreIs it all right to stay living with someone until we get married?
Question: Okay so on the subject of living together before marriage: I chose this before I knew God. Now, I am stuck in this situation. I have repented for having premarital sex. My boyfriend and I will be getting married soon. Will I go to hell if I die? I have nowhere else to go…
Read MoreCan we be forgiven when we have had children out of wedlock with different people?
Question: Hi, I have been trying to get on the right path. I know I have sinned and was lost. I made mistakes. I am in a relationship, never married, but we love each other and would like to marry eventually. We have a child together. However, we both have children with other people. What…
Read MoreI’ve sinned with a girl, but our parents won’t let us marry
Question: I was deeply in love with a girl. She is a Hindu and I’m a Christian. We were deeply in love and lost control of our love. We had intercourse and oral sex. We learned that our parents are not willing to let us marry and live happy lives. In anger, I sexually harassed…
Read MoreI kept my boyfriend from penetrating me, but now he won’t talk to me
Question: Hi, I am 27 years old. I’ve kept myself a virgin all these years. I recently met my long-time chase. I told him I was already in a relationship three years ago (that relationship did not work out), so we started talking again and visiting each other. The first time I visited he tried…
Read MoreI don’t know what else to do. If my boyfriend doesn’t come back, I think I will kill myself
Question: I am 22 years and am a final year college student. I don’t know much about this site and when I googled I got this link. I am writing this email seeking help. First I am a Hindu, but I believe in Christ. I want something that convinces me and makes me believe that…
Read MoreI don’t know how I got myself into this situation
Question: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. I am 22 years old and he is 25. Before I meet him, I was on fire for God. I used to tell people about the goodness of God. I am even an armorbearer for my pastor — I carry his Bible and travel…
Read MoreDoes Matthew 19:9 only refer to fornication prior to marriage?
Question: Hi, I am confused about your definition of porneia in Mathew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9. In your answer to the question “My wife is leaving me after only seven months of marriage. Where does this leave me?” you said that: “One of the reasons for the divorce has to be because the other person…
Read MoreIs my boyfriend cheating on me or am I just being hormonal?
Question: Hi, I’m having trouble figuring out if I’m being paranoid, or if my soon-to-be husband is cheating on me. I’m 8 months pregnant. I had an episode of angina several days ago. My doctor said it was caused by excessive stress and it could happen again. Now my fiance is being careful with his…
Read MoreI’m not happy about my girlfriend’s past and I’m afraid it might happen again
Question: I have been with my girlfriend for about a year. We have known each other for about five years. I’m not happy about her past, and it scares me if she will ever do it again. She had a boyfriend for four years, but it wasn’t a really nice relationship. He treated her badly…
Read MoreWhen my fiance broke up with me, I slept with another woman. Now they are both mad at me. What do I do?
Question: Hi Jeffrey, I have a child, under the age of five. The child’s mother is my fiance. She’s currently pregnant and expecting my second child. I truly love her with all my heart but things have turned out the worst for me. We have been engaged since last year, and we’ve finalized our wedding…
Read MoreShould I turn myself in because I had sex with a minor?
Question: First of all let me start by saying, your site is amazing. Your answers remain as biblical as possible and I do appreciate that. I read another question that someone else had that was very similar to the situation I am going through now, and reading your response really helped shed light. Nonetheless, I…
Read MoreShould sex before marriage be encouraged in Christianity?
Question: Should sex before marriage be encouraged in Christianity? Answer: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God” (I…
Read MoreI broke my vow to God and gave into sexual immorality. What do I do to keep my vow?
Question: Good evening sir, I once made a vow to Jehovah that if He helped me keep my job, I will never give in to sexual immorality again. Well, I lost my job and I broke the vow. Is it that Jehovah did not hear me or He just wanted to punish me? I decided…
Read MoreI want to stop committing fornication, but I’ve lost control
Question: I want to stop fornicating. I have always prayed that I want to get married to the man I would be dating for the first time, and I thank God for giving me that. I have been with this guy for eight years, but my problem is that at first, he wanted sex and…
Read MoreMy ex-girlfriend visited me and we ended up having sex. How do I ask for forgiveness?
Question: I am a student and I was in a relationship with my girlfriend. We broke up because there was some cheating from her. Though we broke up, I decided to be friends with her. I knew that I still loved her, but I could not let go of the fact that she cheated, so…
Read MoreI love a Muslim man, but we won’t be seeing each other much. What do you think?
Question: Hi, I’m 20 years old and, though baptized as a Catholic and brought up as one. I have never really practiced it. Because of problems and issues while growing up, I lost faith and resented God. But that has changed and though not baptized as a Christian, I would like to consider myself as…
Read MoreWill God punish me for my fornication?
Question: I’ve recently committed an act of fornication. I disobeyed my morals severely. I’ve prayed to God, admitted my sins, in hope for His forgiveness and restoration of faith within me. I feel used and worthless and certainly unworthy of God’s love and of marriage in the future. I always hoped to save myself for…
Read MoreI need help. I keep returning to prostitutes
Question: Hello, I was a good, clever boy when l was growing up and l do remember that my life was very good. God gave me everything l wanted. But in the spring of last year l had sex with a prostitute. l felt very bad. Once home l asked my mother to pray for…
Read MoreI wanted a child with my boyfriend, but he got his ex-girlfriend pregnant instead. I need help
Question: My boyfriend and I have been trying to have a child. Every month I worry about being pregnant. A few days back he told me his ex-girlfriend came over and he slept with her out of pity. Now she’s pregnant. I am devastated right now because the one thing I wanted another got it,…
Read MoreMy boyfriend, whom I have been having sex with, became a Christian, but we aren’t able to stop having sex. What do I do?
Question: Hi, I started dating someone who was not a Christian. Within the first year of the relationship, we fell into habitual fornication. (We were both virgins before this.) There would be months where we would stop and then it would start up again. It was very difficult because he was not Christian and I…
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