Don't Try to Push Past Her Boundaries

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Don't Try To Push Past Her Boundaries
by New Life Ministries


Don't Try To Push Past Her Boundaries

In the days of the prophet Ezekiel, God's people-Isreal-had strayed again, committing "adultery" against Him by chasing other gods. The Lord sought a metaphor that He could use through Ezekiel that could help us understand the depth of their sin and would express to His people how deeply they had hurt Him. He wanted to find something that was clearly despicable and clearly wrong to which to compare this sin. He chose premarital petting, or groping, as the comparison, clearly revealing His thoughts and attitudes about the topic: petting is just as bad as choosing other gods over Him!

In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.
Ezekiel 23:3, NIV

When you push past your girlfriend's sexual boundaries and standards, you break Christian unity with her. You also break unity with God.


If your [girlfriend] is distressed because of what you [ask her to do sexually], you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your [sexual requests] destroy your [girlfriend] for whom Christ died.... For the kingdom of God is not a matter of [parking or groping or pushing past your girlfriend's boundaries], but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification [unity in Christ]. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of [parking or groping or pushing past your girlfriend's boundaries].
Romans 14:15,17-20, NIV

Treat...younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2, NIV