I’m a happily married Christian, but I didn’t wait until my wedding night. Your version of Christianity doesn’t represent all Christians. Just sayin’.
Also, the two people I know who had completely “pure” courtships because they had become evangelical Christians in college (now in their 50s), both say that their churches no longer advise that approach to marriage. And that’s not what they encourage their kids to do.
Versions? There's no way to justify pre-marital sex under Christianity irrespective of denomination. There's lots of false teachings & false prophets suggesting all kinds of things, they are probably the same preachers that are having it off with someone else's wife.
Yes, versions. There are more than 2 billion Christians worldwide. It is an incredibly diverse global religion. An Orthodox bishop in Greece, a villager in Togo, an Amish person in Argentina, an evangelical college student in Florida - the way they worship and what they believe is strikingly different. You don’t speak for all of Christianity. Calling everyone who practices Christianity differently than you a “false prophet” is small-minded and intolerant.
I'm well aware of the different denominations & some of their diversities, albeit it should not extend to the topic of whether a couple should wait or not. It's a pretty definitive boundary. Ignoring that is a choice.
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u/Okidokee321 12d ago edited 12d ago
That's a shame, but it's not always the case. Many happily married Christians also (that waited).