Sexual Fantasy and Masturbation
In the Bible, "adultery" is sexual activity between parties when at least one party is married. Fornication is sexual activity between unmarried people. However, sexual desire and fantasy are not…
Making Out
The short answer is no, the Bible does not say that it is wrong to kiss before you are married. Of course, there are lots of different kinds of kisses mentioned in the Bible - mostly kisses used as…
Is Oral Sex a Sin?
Actually, the Bible doesn't specifically address the issue of oral sex. It does differentiate between marriage, heterosexuality, male and female homosexuality, bestiality, and incest, but it really…
Same-Sex Love?
In answering this question it is necessary to define some biblical terms from God's holy perspective and to understand God's definition of "love" in regards to couples (families). Biblical romantic…
Smoking
Smoking is one of those things that the Bible doesn't address directly, so we have to figure out what God would have us do based on principles we draw from other teachings. In my opinion, the…
Blasphemy or Superstition?
From your description, it does not sound to me like what you have done qualifies as blasphemy. To be honest, it sounds more like you have a superstitious view of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, and…
Emotional Adultery
I take it that "emotional adultery" is falling in love with someone who isn't your wife, or perhaps lusting after someone else? Clearly there is a connection between this and physical infidelity. For…
Can I Divorce and Remarry?
Your question is so painful and difficult that I receive it with a heavy heart. I feel terribly for you and for your husband, and especially for your children. I advise you also to solicit the…
Images of Christ
Many Reformed theologians have been and are of the opinion that the second commandment forbids any visual depictions of Christ, including those found in paintings, sculptures, movies, etc. A great…
What does 1 Corinthians 6:12?
For a bit of detail on 1 Corinthians 6:12, please take a look at: https://thirdmill.org/newfiles/ric_pratt/NT.Pratt.1Corinthians.6.12-20.html In general, the idea of "mastery" in 1 Corinthians 6:12…
Contraception
It does appear that many, many Protestants wrote or spoke against the practice of birth control on the basis of the Onan incident (in Gen. 38:8-10 Onan "spilled his seed on the ground" every time he…
Self Abuse?
In fact, the Bible never directly addresses the issue of masturbation. Throughout history, most Christians have condemned masturbation on one of several bases, including but not limited to: 1) the…
Suicide Mortal Sin?
Actually, the Bible does not teach that people who commit suicide necessarily go to hell. At various times, some people have argued that suicide sends you to hell because you don't have the…
Divorce and Remarriage
Whether or not a divorced Christian can remarry depends upon the circumstances of the divorce, and to some degree upon the conduct of both ex-spouses after the divorce. In general, Christians are not…
Tattoos
Leviticus 19:28 condemned tattoos in ancient Israel. This prohibition was part of the "holiness code," a large section of Leviticus dedicated to laws that were given to Israel in order to distinguish…
Fornication
The Bible commonly uses terms such as "knowing," "lying with," "uncovering nakedness," "immorality," and "adultery" to refer to a variety of sexual sins (e.g. Matt. 15:19; Acts 15:20,29; Rom. 13:13…
Unequally Yoked
The Bible teaches in various ways that believers are not to marry unbelievers. In the Old Testament, Israelites were prohibited from marrying non-Israelites who did not convert to the religion of…
Kissing Cousins
Actually, the Bible doesn't say anything about marriage between cousins (defined in the United States as the children of uncles/aunts). The primary chapters that deal with these issues are Leviticus…
Non-Violent Resistance to Evil
Generally, the idea of non-resistance to evil is based on passages such as Matthew 5:39: "do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also"; and…
God Hates...
It's true, we often tend to be hypocritical. Many of us are self-righteous, many of us are angry, many of us are hurt, and all of us are downright sinful. That's why the grace of God and the work of…
Can I Rest on the Sabbath?
What is your view of WCF 21.8? By my reading, Westminster Confession of Faith 21.8 (cf. WLC 115-120) teaches that the Sabbath (Sunday) is a day on which we cease from our normal labors (jobs…
Drinking Alcohol
No, drinking alcohol is not a sin in and of itself. For example, wine is a covenant blessing (e.g. Gen. 27:28; Deut. 7:13; 11:14; 33:28), and was a blessed and acceptable offering to God (e.g. Num.…
Suicide and the Sovereignty of God
I must admit I'm kind of shocked by the question. If we love others then of course we will do our very best to help them from moments of crisis like this. While there are some suicides that are…
Voyeurism
Scripture limits healthy, godly sexual relationships to those between a husband and wife. Any sexual relationship or activity that involves anyone other than a married couple is forbidden (Lev. 20).…