1 Corinthians 7:36
If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.
A gift of God to us humans is the passion that comes when we fall in love with someone. The world often misinterprets this passion as what love is all about. Love is defined sometimes by this passion. Passion is driven physically by hormones and emotionally by the good feelings we have when being with the other person. The problem with this type of love (the Greeks called it eros) is that sometimes the passions wane and the feelings leave. So just as people fall in love, they fall out of love.
This passion often is a key draw for couples. God has given us this gift as a way to draw a couple together as one. The result may be the birth of a new generation. Passions that go unchecked when a couple is dating can be a dangerous thing and can ruin a relationship later on or put a major wedge between the persons and God. God’s design is for us to abstain from sex until the commitment of marriage is sealed in covenant. Paul is directing the Corinthians to honor the significance of marriage by keeping our passions in check during, what we call today, the dating process. This is an important verse for every dating couple to consider carefully.
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