Originally Posted by Titus2woman (Post 1124972)

A few years ago I heard Sis. Nancy Grandquest speak at a women's conference about her teen daughter that got mixed up in drugs. Something she said really struck a note with me... The hardest part of her struggle, she said, was that there was no one in her world that she could share her agony with because the judgement of the church can be so cruel.

It resonated with me so strongly I believe because the only people that did not know that I could cuss like a sailor were my church family... Why? Because rather than believe that they would pray for me or encourage me to victory, I believed they would judge me and I am not wrong about most of them. God finally helped me step out of my comfort zone and seek counsel with a sweet elder sister who grew up in church, was a pastors wife until she was widowed and looked as if she had never had a struggle in her life.

Rather than pat my hand and tell me that God expected better of me (which I already knew) she shared how in her younger years she had suffered from rage and had broken dishes, smashed toys that were not picked up and once wrecked a car in a fit of rage. I was mortified... and overjoyed! To see this sweet and genuine lady open up about what were her most shameful memories to bring me comfort and a word... the word was that I could make it, I could live for God... If not in perfection today than someday... Her advice to me was simply be quick to repent, and so I am today and every day.

I am sure that to this day she has no idea how much this 'little talk' helped me... but it is amazing what a little mercy can do. :)

Originally Posted by houston (Post 1124973)

Don't bother, Mtd. Falls on deaf ears.

Originally Posted by Jay (Post 1124995)

The desire for a sin is not a sin, it is temptation. The problem is that there are too many who wish to justify their sins by claiming that they struggle with desire for them. Temptation is never a justification for yeilding to sin.

Originally Posted by houston (Post 1125017)

The view is fine! how's the view from down yonder?

Originally Posted by houston

The view is fine! how's the view from down yonder?

Originally Posted by Aquila (Post 1125027)

Michael, you know the doctrine of Annihilationism is a false doctrine. That's sin. Religious pride is sin.

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple (Post 1125042)

Well pornography comes from the Greek word "porneia". Thats where our English word "fornication" comes from. How did Paul confront fornication among Christians? Did he say "just keep working on it tho it may take years to overcome"?

Here is his own wisdom to those in fornication:

8 Neither let us commit fornication , as some of them committed , and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted , and were destroyed of serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye , as some of them also murmured , and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come . 1 Cor. 10:8-11

Paul lets them know YHWH killed 23000 of his own people IN ONE DAY because of fornication! Thousands of his own people fell into this sin and Christ destroyed them for it. This was written FOR AN EXAMPLE TO US.

Paul did not exhort us to go seek a mental health Practicioner to help you. He did not say "now be REAL gentle about this you dont want to hurt someones itsy bitsy feelings".

Instead he warns Christ may DESTROY THEM in one day!

Friends if you believe the Apostle spoke the wisdom of God FLEE FORNICATION NOW.

We have an advocate with the Father even Jesus. If we cry out now, if we would judge ourselves we would not be judged.

If we believe the lie you have a long time to overcome we may wind up with a premature death or even worse cut off from Gods grace.

Originally Posted by Aquila (Post 1125025)

Beautiful in the shadow of the cross.