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Is Sex in a Committed Dating Relationship OK?

January 25, 2022

Dating and Singleness

Is Sex in a Committed Dating Relationship OK?

25 min

Dating and Singleness

Is Sex in a Committed Dating Relationship OK?

25 min

Episode 888 Show Notes

From the Show

Are we just trying to find loopholes in order to engage sexually? You don’t want to be someone who prioritizes their pleasure above your sanctification and well-being.

–Adriel Sanchez

Is Sex in a Committed Dating Relationship OK?

Questions in this Episode

I know that fornication is a sin. But I am wondering if Christians have to be married by the government or if we can just come to God and be married in his eyes?
What does 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 mean? Does it mean that there will be second class citizens in heaven?
My friend is a Unitarian who doesn’t believe that Jesus is also God, one with the Father. How do I minister to him and what Scriptures can I point to?
My mother is in the ICU with COVID and pneumonia. Can you pray for her?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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