She losted Her Virginity before She Knew Christ! Is she still a virgin?
This question has posed many controversies especially with the answers given today.
Now in answering this question, it is important you know the perspective from which the person is asking or asked this question. Does this person really want to know, does these set of persons want to really know? Or they're just asking or he's just asking to see your opinion in the matter, he's just asking to see how brilliant you are, like the way the Pharisees will often ask Jesus questions to see his level of intelligence, and this Our Lord Jesus Christ always showed that he was more intelligent than they are, by answering their question with a question.
Bible reference: Mark 10:2-3, Matthew 15:1-3, Mark 12:14-17, Luke 6:1-3, Luke 10:25-26, though there are more Bible references.
Knowing this person's perspective becomes very important and significant, because it makes you understand that it is not all questions that need answers, and it is not all question you must give an answer to.
Jesus Christ did so when he was brought before Pilate before his crucifixion.
Matthew 27:11-14
[11]Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
[12]But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.
[13]“Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded.
[14]But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise. (New Living Translation).
Now if the perspective is of gaining knowledge and insight, then feel free to lecture this person, teach this person. But if not, it is best you reserve your knowledge, because nothing you say will be put into practice by this person, nothing you say will be correct to this person because he's asking not for the purpose of knowledge, but for the purpose of just asking, purpose of show-off.
The Books of Proverbs 23:9 makes it clear, Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it (Good News Bible).
Now let's discuss briefly on this topic; "losing her virginity before she knew Christ! Is she still a virgin?
Let's break it down, it has been mentioned that she lost her virginity when she didn't know Christ from the above topic. This was probably a time of ignorance and careless living, fulfilling the desires of the flesh. But in the same first line, it says "before she knew christ".
That means in this statement, "there is a pagan lifestyle" before "there is a knowing of Christ".
Now since she already knows Christ and her lifestyle has changed genuinely from her former behaviour to a new behaviour which is in Christ Jesus, then she is as clean as a slate. She is renewed because the blood of the Holy Lamb Jesus Christ has watched her clean.
2 Corinthinas 5:17 says "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (New Living Translation).
Amplified Bible puts it in this way "Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual conditio] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come.
See also what Romans 8:1 says "There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus" (Good News Bible).
It's that simple, the problem is "looking at this lady from the carnal perspective (from most men's angle).
Here is a question for the men, and guys because I'm also a man too.
How did you encounter Christ?
Believe it when we tell you, most often its from our past bad habits, bad chronic habits like (stealing, smoking, pornography, masturbation, having sexual proximity with prostitutes and many more), and for some it almost led to their death, and suddenly along the way they had an encounter with Christ. He forgave you and I and accepted us into his bosom once again.
So what's the big deal with forgiving her? Oh! because she has messed up before, and now she has realized her mistake and now she is willing to change by accepting the Lord Jesus Christ and it is obvious in her actions she really wants to change or she has changed or she is a genuinely changed person, and yet you're still seeing her in her old self, well that's myopic, and the highest level of immaturity on your path. You're being ungrateful to God, for redeeming you from your sins through his only precious Son Jesus Christ.
The Bible says in Luke 15:7 "In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!" (New Living Translation).
And every day you say "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us . . . . . . " Luke 11:4 (New Living Translation).
You shouldn't be speaking such words if you lack the discernment to know the significance of God's word.
The fact you still see her in her old self means, you are not meant for her at all or you're both not meant for each other, because that relationship can't cope, that union can't work, because if you try to force your way through it you'll regret it, and why because whenever you see her, you'll most definitely end up feeling irritated and annoyed around her, because you're seeing her through her past life and her mistakes, and not what she is presently.
To be very honest we are all sinners in this world. Whatever we are is as a result of our Heavenly Father's grace and mercy upon our lives. It is a privilege we don't deserve, so be grateful and learn to accept others who are genuinely willing to change from bad to good, into Christ family.
Lastly, just as Christ gave you a second chance by redeeming you from that bad habit of yours, that secret sins of yours, give others the same opportunity too. Don't be too harsh and irrational to cast a quick judgement.




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