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What Does the Bible Say About Premarital Kissing or Kissing Before Marriage?

Kissing Before Marriage With a Lustful Intent Should Be Avoided The Bible tells us a lot about lust and sexual immorality, and that we are to flee from sexual immorality and lustful desires.

“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” – Colossians 3:5 ESV

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;” – 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ESV

If kissing before marriage stimulates lust or leads to sexual immorality, it is a sin and should be avoided between couples that are not married.

Guard Your Thoughts Even if a couple starts thinking lustful thoughts toward each other, kissing should be avoided.

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” – Matthew 5:27-28 NKJV

When dating someone, it is so important to guard your thoughts and not let your mind stray towards lustful thoughts.

Even if you are engaged and are planning on marrying the person, God still calls us to flee from sexual immorality and to think pure thoughts.

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” – Philippians 4:8 ESV

If kissing makes you start going places in your head that you know you shouldn’t be going, it’s best to stop.