Thank you, Don, for your answer. In your answer you mentioned a couple of things that were not clear, as to what I was asking. I was not aiming at whether or not it was consistent with Christian beliefs, or even in fact if it was a 'sin' or not. What is of interest, and to more than just the two of us is, whether or not it mattered if your two 'acquaintances' did this, out of something powerful that came to them?...or something they reasoned with?..or out of an emotion?...or was it something they 'renounced', as a form of 'repenting'?
You did. in fact said they gave up having sex, altogether, which I think is pretty heavy-duty. Somewhere, as you noted, they seemed to think it was wrong, so they quit. If they offered any more to their explanation, I think it would be of interest. Joe seems to have something similar, in his acquaintances, however, in his situation, Joe said the man was married, now to a woman...and I believe, Joe's person was Catholic, not Pentecostal.
I know what my acquaintances claim, however, I was going to leave them out of it. I tried to get them to come on, but they didn't even want to discuss the matter, especially to people who were still into it....which I thought was a bummer. Nonetheless, it's how they wanted it, so I won't press them...for now. That being said, they did share some of their thoughts, in retrospect, and we've had some rather in depth conversations.
One way or another, let's hope this will be an enlightening experience, for not only yourself and me, but for anyone who is 'tuning in'!
Again, thank you for your answer. Please, if you will, clarify, what I inquired about, about your answer.
GfS