Do I have to make a public confession for sins that I mentioned to friends before I repented?<\/a><\/p>\nYou acknowledged that the behavior was wrong when you called it “inappropriate<\/em>.” Paul stated, “Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman<\/em>” (I Corinthians 7:1). Unmarried couples have no business touching each other sexually. It can also be classified as lewdness or sensuality. “Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts<\/em>” (Romans 13:13-14).<\/p>\nThe idea that sexual sins start with intercourse is false. “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart<\/em>” (Matthew 5:28). The man is failing his marriage and his Lord. They both need to be spoken to and rescued from their sins.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: This is a situation involving a Christian man and a woman. I have several questions. The man is married and his wife is still living. The woman’s husband has passed away. and she is now single. As friends, they became close. At times they have embraced each other. 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