Holiness for Children: Kingdom Kids Series

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Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Sorry, but I do not think that is the reason. I know too many missionaries and evangelists and for that matter, soldiers and doctors and other secular folks who are apart for significant amounts of time and remain faithful to one another. Show me someone who depends on their spouse as their source of morality, and I'll show you a problem in the making. You've been watching too many soaps.

I trust my husband implicitly when he's away. And he trusts me. If I didn't trust him, I'd move to Arkansas so I could keep an eye on him while he works. If there are some minister's wives who think their husbands are weak and untrustworthy, then I suggest they travel with them. If their husband objects to their presence, then that would be a big, red flag.

Again, I think the absence of a spouse is an excuse for adultery...not the cause of it.

But c'mon MB ... you must admit that the prolonged absence of a spouse can lead to temptation in many ... a very natural emotional and physical void can develop ... and I for one am a proponent of COMMITMENT.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

But c'mon MB ... you must admit that the prolonged absence of a spouse can lead to temptation in many ... a very natural emotional and physical void can develop ... and I for one am a proponent of COMMITMENT.

Must I? Define "prolonged"....

I've been apart from Jeff as long as 3 months (very short time compared to some)...and the only emotional/physical void I developed was for HIM.


Okay, I would concede that loneliness could lead to temptation. Or being apart could allow for opportunities. But tempting opportunities aren't sinful, are they? And they can be passed right up.

I Corinthians 10:13
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

You will not get me to concede that there is any good reason for adultery or that ministers should quit ministering and stay home with their wives lest their wives covet their neighbor's husband.

Perhaps men struggle with temptation more than women from a normally male standpoint (JMO...not claiming to be an expert), and if a wife believes her husband needs....ahem...assistance in resisting temptation, she should see to it. Likewise for men though...if their relationship is so bad that their wife can't be trusted alone, then they obviously need to repair the relationship before they start testing it.

If I felt my husband had a weakness in this area, I wouldn't resent him for it...I would do my best to prevent any potential problems, but in the end, his choices are his choices. Period.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

But c'mon MB ... you must admit that the prolonged absence of a spouse can lead to temptation in many ... a very natural emotional and physical void can develop ... and I for one am a proponent of COMMITMENT.

Daniel,
Only when we are "enticed" by our own lust. There are lots of ways of keeping in touch with your spouse when you are away.

It is my opinion that anyone that is weak in some areas is going to have some problems. It only stands to reason.

Temptation is going to come, no doubt about that. It's what we do with it that counts.