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 7/13/13 5:48 PM |
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“ Great Sermon! ”
The world focuses primarily on the "eros" aspect of love: physical, sensual, sexual, romantic, self-serving, etc. Biblical love, defined in I Corinthians 13, is nothing like that. It is primarily occupied with glorifying God by obeying Him and serving others for His sake. Moreover, those early feelings of "eros" love are quickly overtaken by adjusting within marriage to living with someone who has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (just like all of us). That is definitely not always easy. I very much dislike the expression "falling in love." It sounds like an accident in process, and indeed, as noted in this message, if you can fall in love, you can fall out of it. Eros love is fleeting and fickle, often based on lust; agape love is constant and always remains. |
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| 7/13/13 5:35 PM |
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“ Excellent, Timely, and Necessary! ”
Thank you for this message. I particularly appreciated you pointing out the necessity of husbands and wives to be careful not to spend too much time apart. The mention of singleness being normalized by the mainstream media is also spot on. Since many professing Christians absorb so much media, churches too buy into this unbiblical mindset. Lastly, thank you for not including the depressingly obligatory claim about God intending for some to be single. Singleness is not Biblically normative; marriage is. I know that offends some singles, but that offense is for our good and our correction. God bless. |
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 7/10/13 5:07 PM |
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Therwel wrote:
In the article it sounds like these young parents are being put off by financial concerns rather than parenthood per se. Todays young women are more geared in modern society towards careers than motherhood. Children have become a financial burden rather than a desired family. Looking back a few decades we see people when they were less well off still aspired to marriage, parenthood and family. But sadly the god of mammon puts financial predictions in a more influential position in todays young minds. Quite true. I pray that God would open the eyes of these youngsters and that they'd trust Him, marry, and be fruitful and multiply before they are too old and it is too late. I cringe when I think of middle aged and older women especially who look back over lives wasted on careerism, coveteousness, and the love of mammon. How sad to waste life being selfish instead of serving God and others. |
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| 7/6/13 10:37 AM |
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“ Great Sermon! ”
I find it notable that, per Biblical accounts, and to the best of my knowledge, no women in the Bible were called to permanent singleness, even for the Lord's sake. A woman simply does not function well in the career arena, because she needs the headship, protection, provision, and love of a husband and to be a keeper of the home. That is the Biblical norm and calling for women. The rare occasions of singleness chronicled in the Bible seem to be applicable to only a few men (Jeremiah, Jesus, and possibly also the apostle Paul). Most so-called "career women" are unanchored, adrift, vulnerable, alone, depressed, and lonely, because they are living apart from God's calling and His will. Education and career are not adequate substitutes. |
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| 7/1/13 10:17 PM |
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“ Great Sermon! ”
Thank you for your commentary on this article. It's just another excuse to justify sodomy, fornication, promiscuity, divorce, adultery, and basically all types of sexual sin. God takes these matters very seriously (I Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21). Thankfully, there is forgiveness if one repents (I Cor. 6:11). Without the Bible as one's foundation, there is no absolute truth or unchanging standard; people do what is right in their own eyes, as stated in Judges. How insulting for people, who are created in the image of God, to base a moral standard on the behavior of animals! |
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| 6/20/13 9:07 AM |
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Actually, what is "morally presumpuous [and] morally arrogant" is that man assumes he knows better than God when he tries to suppress or do away with the natural consequence of engaging in sexual relations; i.e., pregnancy.  |
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| 6/18/13 10:41 AM |
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@ John YurichPlease read I Cor. 7:3-5. Abstinence within marriage is permissible for purposes of prayer and fasting. It must be mutually agreed upon by both parties and the time frame for which it lasts should be short, lest Satan tempt that married couple in their incontinency. What would even be the purpose of marrying if you're going to continually abstain? Surely such a marriage will produce no fruit, nor will it protect against sexual sin. Permanent abstinence is for single people, not those that are married. @ Michael Hranek Thank you for your comment and your question regarding the storms. Thanks be to God, I am safe. I've seen some of the destruction first hand and it's quite frightening. It makes me meditate on the protection of the Lord as spoken of in Psalm 91.  |
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| 6/16/13 3:28 PM |
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The poster formerly known as Russ wrote:
Well duh! Of course those trapped in their depravity and sin will be less "religious". It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to see this. Just what I was thinking; this survey must have been headed up by Captain Obvious...  |
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| 5/29/13 9:55 AM |
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“ Sad News... ”
Sadly, I can see much of my own life mirrored in this segment of Generations. My parents are both professing Christians and still married, so I've not experienced parental divorce. However, my mom thoroughly bought into the worldview that teaching me, her daughter, to be independent at the expense of all else was the whole of the female adult existence. Consequently, it has been a struggle to marry (although I'm not giving up!) and my parents have no grandchildren, so their line may die out. From a Biblical perspective, this is a tragedy. Teaching girls and young women to have an education and a career as a "backup plan" sends the message that men are untrustworthy, unreliable, and unnecessary. These parents may have had good intentions, but if men assume they are not needed, they often withdraw and retreat, leaving women with no one to marry. I know of no Biblical examples of women being called to remain unmarried and live indepedently of men. This contributes greatly to the "lost and lonely world" where "70 percent of young men are still not grown up by age 30" of which you so often speak. |
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| 5/27/13 9:42 PM |
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“ Great Sermon! ”
Indeed, I've heard that there is a distinction between wanting to GET married as opposed to wanting to BE married. These women should be trained by their parents to be willing to be subject to and respect their husbands and know how to keep house. Too often, the Biblical role of a wife is forgotten in the midst of being "princess for a day." It's sad that the wedding industry is so successful in manipulating women and inspiring materialism and covetousness. That, when coupled with the inherent sin nature we all have, is a dangerous combination. |
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| 5/16/13 3:19 PM |
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Murder Inc. wrote:
But what drives this pent-up demand where American ladies, by the tens of millions, beat a path to the front door of these clinics?
Why was the demand nearly zero in the 50s but by 1973, that rate went through the roof? The fact that, as we go further and further into the last days, America distances herself further and further from God and embraces false gods; namely, "consequence-free" sex. But, of course, there is no such thing. Still, such is life in a post-feminist, post-sexual revolution, post-hook up culture.I suspect most abortions are sought because of fornication, which is not only un-Christian, but also unladylike. |
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| 5/1/13 8:58 AM |
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Rufus wrote:
Worldly Counsel:
"People need to practice safe sex, like always," Christianson said. "Anyone beginning a new relationship should get tested along with their partner. The way gonorrhea works, not everyone knows they have it. And with this new strain it's even more important than ever to find out."
Godly Counsel:
1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. You can never go wrong in hearkening unto God's counsel. I would also refer people to I Corinthians 7:2,9; flee from fornication and to marriage. There is no Biblical justification to fornicate; however, prolonged singleness will prove to be a losing battle for the majority of us. |
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| 4/29/13 8:54 AM |
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Rufus wrote:
Why wait for a man to decide this? Why not just adhere to the Bible and realize the forbidding to marry is a doctrine of devils and that a head of a new testament church is to be the husband of one wife?
1 Timothy 4:1-3 - 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Excellent comment. This matter has already been decided by the Scriptures, and they are the final authority, not the RCC. |
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