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Is It OK for Christians to Live Together Before Marriage? (Video)

Is It OK for Christians to Live Together Before Marriage?

by Bibi Babatunde-Ikotun



Hi everyone in this video, I shared my thoughts on the question; Is It OK for Christians to Live Together Before Marriage? Cohabitation is very popular in the world and as believers, we must take a stand based on scriptures. Living together before marriage may provide reasonable benefits but do they align with godly and biblical values?

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Scriptures to meditate on for sexual purity:

1. “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:22)
2. “Flee from sexual immorality.” (1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
3. "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" (1 Corinthians 10:12)
4. “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)
5. "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship" (Romans 12:1)
6. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9
7. "Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness." (Romans 6:13)
8."For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:20
9. "Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (Romans 6:16)

With love,
Bibi

Comments

  1. Sticking to what God's word says especially in this area is very very key.
    Apart from that some studies have shown that cohabiting before marriage doesn't have the supposedly longterm benefits that couples anticipate .

    At the end as Christians we have to choose - God's way or the world's way.
    I believe God's way is always the best.

    God bless

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