Is it a sin to live together if you aren't having sex? What if the man is impotent?
Maybe. Maybe not. Sin is a heart issue even more that it is a behavior issue. If you are living together like a brother and sister and it never ever goes anywhere beyond that........not sin. If you are living together, and though you never have sex, you dream about it constantly and you might as well be having sex......sin. Jesus did say "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 5:28 NKJV). No doubt it is a high standard but it wasn't me who said it. :)
As to impotence, I don't think it is a player in the sin vs not sin here.
One more thing, if you are living with a person of the opposite sex, there are going to be those who assume you are having sex with them. If you are also dating that person, most won't believe you even if you say you are not. If that bothers you, don't do it.
As an aside, anyone else remember when Jimmy Carter referanced the above scripture. I bet that is something he wished he had never said.
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