IS ONLINE FLIRTING SINFUL?
Prologue: The Glow of the Screen It begins softly. A screen lights up in the dark. A message appears—playful, suggestive, “harmless.” No doors are broken. No vows spoken aloud. No bodies touch. And yet—something sacred is crossed. The soul leans forward before the body ever moves. The heart wanders before the feet do. What once belonged wholly to God—or to a spouse—is quietly lent away in words and glances made of light. The screen becomes a window. The window becomes a door. And the door opens inward. Sin does not need a bed to be real. It needs only a will that consents. The platform is new. The temptation is old. The battle remains the same. He who guards his heart will guard his house. THE QUESTION: IS ONLINE FLIRTING SINFUL? Yes; always, when it involves lust or romantic/sexual pursuit outside rightful bounds. Online flirting is not morally neutral because it is an act of the will, not merely typed words. It ordinarily involves: Voluntary stimulation of lust Disordered emoti...
