Unfortunately, I only heard one message on a James Dobson radio program about petting. This 26 year old minister gave a message about forsaking all sexual things including petting. The first time he ever kissed his wife was on their wedding day.
That was the first time I ever heard of not doing anything. Majority of the sermons I heard was not having sex but they never addressed petting.
Stay Strong!
BJ
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Originally posted by Jamal5000
Unfortunately, they did not fulfill what the scripture said because in scripture the phrase "sexual immorality" refers to anything sexual (intercourse, oral, anal, petting, masturbating, etc.) because all of these activities intail personally involving the stimulation of the genitals as the primary, direct or indirect goal.
Sexual intercourse generally refers to any coming together of two people for coitus (penis into vagina) or copulation (a shared experience of a sexual nature).
The phrase "sexual immorality" or the word "fornication" translates a greek word called porneia that literally means "doing what a whore does". In other words, whatever a prosititute practices (intercourse, oral, anal, petting, masturbating, etc.) is forbidden for unmarried folks. (By the way, in the bible virgin only refers to women that are unmarried. It does not mean a man or a woman who has not had sexual intercourse. That part is somewhat implied)
That's pretty much what I hear, too because doing any of those things focuses the couple on having sex or getting themselves ready to have sex. Short kissing (not Frenching) and hand holding are probably the safest bet.
Have you heard any other opinions? I would love to hear about them. 
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