According to the bible, is it wrong to kiss people on the lips?

There are a TON of things in the bible that are considered “sinful” and we have all committed many of them in our lives. I’ll post a link below. I think you should just live life the way you want to live it without fear that you’re doing something wrong… I agree with filletofspam.

TBH as a Christian myself I see the bible as more guidelines than strict rules. The Bible itself is very outdated not to mention there are many, many discrepancies within it. To answer, as a christian, no I do not see anything wrong with kissing.

It was common is Biblical times for the woman to not even see/know her husband til she was married so most were not allowed the opportunity to kiss before marriage…though i don’t believe it’s wrong, I also know that kissing can stir up hormones and lead to more than u intend sometimes…and most ppl would consider it to b disrespectful to make out in a church but then again it’s disrespectful to make out in a resturant or public in general…we all know that ppl make out and stuff but it’s better when noone has to see it. lol

As I understand it, in Biblical times the groom’s family would choose the bride and work out the details with the bride’s family. When the familes agreed on dowry, gifts, payments, etc. the couple was considered to be betrothed. Betrothal was the official recognition of the coupling and was far more binding than modern engagement. After betrothal the penalty for adultery was death and to split up would require a divorce. The couple would be considered married after their marriage was blessed and consummated. According to the Bible Mary was already betrothed to Joseph when she was with child. Since the marriage wasn’t consummated an angel came to announce Marry was chosen to divine selection to be mother of Jesus. The reason this sounds so businesslike is because it was. It was more than 1,000 years before the modern idea of romantic love started forming in medieval Europe.

Very informative add in…although sometimes I wonder if their ‘businesslike’ way wasn’t better…seems like once ppl had the right to choose on their own who they loved or married that divorce was way more common.

Very informative add in…although sometimes I wonder if their ‘businesslike’ way wasn’t better…seems like once ppl had the right to choose on their own who they loved or married that divorce was way more common.

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I do think the way we idealize romantic love causes a great deal of pain. In real life nobody’s relationship can live up to the ideal. I know reasonably happy couples that feel like something is missing because it was never like romance is in the movies. Since society tells them that marriage is this awsome incredible thing every second of every day they think something is wrong when they should be happy to find someone they get along with who will put up with them. I know other couples where the spark is gone and their marriage has become businesslike but they feel compelled to pretend they are still head over heels in love to keep up appearances.

yea love n marriage is def not a bed of roses all the time…it’s best not to go into any relationship blind thinking you will never have bad times. And most ppl don’t realize that love is a choice…you have the right to choose whether to make it work or not

The thing that tripped me up is the idea that love conquers all. If something is wrong with your marriage it is your fault for not loving enough. Couples need to be compatible. In my case I fell in love at 20 then instead of growing together we grew apart. The problem wasn’t lack of love but that neither of us were the person the other fell in love with. I definitely still believe in marriage and love but I am also a realist. Not all marriages can or should be saved. Sometimes it is best to cut your losses and move on. When I got my divorce most of my family and friends were not supportive and said that by getting a divorce I was “throwing away” the 18 years we were together. I told them that the 18 years were already gone. What I was trying to save was the years I have remaining. Now that I’m with someone I’m someone who suits me better life is good.

i know that some things just can’t b worked out and i’m not saying that love conquers all I agree that sometimes relationships can’t b fixed some ppl are better off not being together sometimes though ppl do go into the relationship blind and really don’t know who they are marrying they never take the time to see if they are compatible that’s all i’m sayin