The church I attend right now practices a Holy Kiss on the lips, but a previous church I attended goes on the cheek. My thoughts are that the cheek would be better, simply because these same churches are teaching against homosexuality. I would think Holy Kisses on the lips might promote that feeling in some members. I know for myself, I plan to reserve the lips only for my husband. If I do not even greet my mom, dad or other family with a kiss on the lips, but rather one on the cheek, why would I allow my Church family to greet me on the lips?
I have been told by some that the lips is the only place for a true kiss and that is why the Holy Kiss should be on the lips, but I don't know that I agree with that.
If anyone has any thoughts or comments on this subject I would be interested in hearing them as this concept is a fairly new one to me.
Blessings in Christ,
Chelsea, in our family, we do kiss the little ones on the lips, but those are the only ones that we practice this with, other than our spouse.
ReplyDeleteI was just reading Insight on Romans by Chuck Swindoll, and he was talking about this, and he says that the Holy Kiss is given on the cheek. Specifically, on the cheek or the forehead or in the case of the men, on the beard. It was a sign of the intense family relationship in the early church.
To me, it is not an emotional kiss. It is greeting eachother in a Christian way. To me there is nothing romantic about it. If you look the others are barely even touching lips when doing it. Not kissing the way the world portrays that as. I don't think we should worry about what others think in the ways that we do things as a church (i.e. homosexuality). I know that people will be confused at first (I know I was!) but when you read into it and realize it isn't an emotional thing then I don't see anything wrong with it, whether it be on the lips or cheek. Have you ever let a little child hold your hand? Anyone see your hair? These are all things I am "saving for my husband" yet the holding a hand or seeing hair isn't a sin if it's pure. I think kissing your church sisters isn't either if it's Biblical. I don't know if this made any sense but I just wanted to tell you a little about how I feel. Sorry if it doesn't make sense! :-)
ReplyDeleteI understand it is intended to be an un-emotional kiss. But one cannot make everything feel nothing. I also see how awkward looking most of the youth's faces are when they are expected to kiss another female on the lips. I do realize it's only a brush, but they still have a look of "I don't want to do this" on their face.
ReplyDeleteI think there are things that are acceptable when there is such an age difference ie. holding a child's hand. But I personally do not think there are some things that should not be exchanged between people of the same sexes such as a kiss on the lips. I don't know, guess I'm stuck in my thinking. I know quite a few conservative Mennonites who also believe a Holy Kiss should be on the cheek and not the lips for the reason of possibily promoting homosexuality in the chance that a sister or a brother did feel something during the exchange.
I feel queasy about that.Only people that are dating or married kiss on the lips, therefore the holy kiss should be kept to the cheeks.
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