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I do not know how much I should pray to God. 10minutes daily? I need help to become a more moral person.
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Walk in the Spirit, not in the Flesh
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There is no appropriate time. Just pray to God as you would anyone that you're talking to.
God's grace will help you with any of your problems. If you are in Christ you are loved by God, who doesn't count your sins against you. The fact that you're trying to become more moral speaks volumes.
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I'm not trying to focus on just one thing, I know this post seems like it, but I do know that sometimes people struggle and make excuses to continue in something, whether it is related to this or something totally different even though the Bible says otherwise, I appreciate the conversations and discussions, I just wanted to make it clear to everyone that yes, we need to examine all aspects of our lives and ask God to help us overcome and strive to overcome it through His strength, not just saying a prayer saying I am sorry and then going and doing it again the next week, knowing you can just come back and say you are sorry in a prayer and continue in a cycle (please note that yes we slip up and make mistakes and yes we ask for forgiveness, but we must strive to turn away from sins, not to repeat them deliberately that is what I am meaning, not mistakes that we didn't plan on, but we still need to repent and turn from our sins), we need to have a heart for God, to truly repent and turn away from sins, all sins, not just this one. 
Besides, I don't think this message distracts from the "bigger picture" this may seem like just a video talking just about purity, but actually I am sharing this to help people understand the importance of turning away from their sins period, whether it is with this or something else. Yes, Yeshua (Jesus) washes our sins away and forgives us if we truly come to Him and repent, choosing to walk in His way, not our way. This has everything to do with the bigger picture, if we receive the truth and yet go and sin deliberately there is no sacrifice left for us, that is how serious this is.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Hebrews 10:26-27
Now I do not mean to share this to discourage others, but to encourage them to continue and to strive to follow God with all of their hearts, to ask Him to cleanse them from all unrighteousness, to ask Him to give them strength to overcome and to be a light to help others see that through Him truly anything is possible! That is the whole purpose of this post, to help and encourage others to repent and seek God so that they may overcome with whatever they are battling, no matter how big or small it may seem to them, nothing is too small or too big for God.
Besides, I don't think this message distracts from the "bigger picture" this may seem like just a video talking just about purity, but actually I am sharing this to help people understand the importance of turning away from their sins period, whether it is with this or something else. Yes, Yeshua (Jesus) washes our sins away and forgives us if we truly come to Him and repent, choosing to walk in His way, not our way. This has everything to do with the bigger picture, if we receive the truth and yet go and sin deliberately there is no sacrifice left for us, that is how serious this is.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Hebrews 10:26-27
Now I do not mean to share this to discourage others, but to encourage them to continue and to strive to follow God with all of their hearts, to ask Him to cleanse them from all unrighteousness, to ask Him to give them strength to overcome and to be a light to help others see that through Him truly anything is possible! That is the whole purpose of this post, to help and encourage others to repent and seek God so that they may overcome with whatever they are battling, no matter how big or small it may seem to them, nothing is too small or too big for God.
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I knew that when something was said about the woman reproductive that the women would gather to discus it. why do you ladies gather together so easily over your women parts, its mind boggling.
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I don't think this thread is a militant opinion on purity. I think, and rightly so, some people feel the need to make more of an effort in particular areas than others because multiple sins have become normalised today, even amongst Christians.
A lot of people are leaning on their own understanding and being wise in their own eyes instead of surrendering themselves to God, so I don't fundamentally disagree with 'movements' that address particular issues, though sometimes in practice the application or means the ideology is communicated isn't ideal.
Unfortunately most people that are slaves to particular sins only have their resolve hardened by people telling them Scripture doesn't permit it; and we are supposed to tell them.
Ephesians 5:5 ; For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ; For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.
Two amongst many...
But there's hope. As we're supposed to do with sin, no matter how difficult it is to deny ourselves, confess and repent whilst limiting our sin going forward; not feeling wise or righteous in unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 ; If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Perseverance of the Saints is my favourite Calvinist Doctrine because it is faith in a fallen world personified; we stumble, we repent, we persevere. No one on this Earth is perfect and no one is without sin, but to give in to it is contrary to God's will. We persevere, no matter how hard it may be, no matter how we or others have justified it... if Scripture says it's wrong, we're to submit and accept that we may never know why, but that's just how it is.
Salvation is at stake. When immorality becomes normalised, it's natural for there to be people going against the grain to try and point out that it's not Biblically justified. Salvation is at stake... there are no consolation prizes. If the thought of Hell isn't sobering enough to make a person think their particular opinion of x, y or z perhaps doesn't line up with Scripture and they should seek to make amends, I don't know what will.
A lot of people are leaning on their own understanding and being wise in their own eyes instead of surrendering themselves to God, so I don't fundamentally disagree with 'movements' that address particular issues, though sometimes in practice the application or means the ideology is communicated isn't ideal.
Unfortunately most people that are slaves to particular sins only have their resolve hardened by people telling them Scripture doesn't permit it; and we are supposed to tell them.
Ephesians 5:5 ; For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ; For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.
Two amongst many...
But there's hope. As we're supposed to do with sin, no matter how difficult it is to deny ourselves, confess and repent whilst limiting our sin going forward; not feeling wise or righteous in unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 ; If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Perseverance of the Saints is my favourite Calvinist Doctrine because it is faith in a fallen world personified; we stumble, we repent, we persevere. No one on this Earth is perfect and no one is without sin, but to give in to it is contrary to God's will. We persevere, no matter how hard it may be, no matter how we or others have justified it... if Scripture says it's wrong, we're to submit and accept that we may never know why, but that's just how it is.
Salvation is at stake. When immorality becomes normalised, it's natural for there to be people going against the grain to try and point out that it's not Biblically justified. Salvation is at stake... there are no consolation prizes. If the thought of Hell isn't sobering enough to make a person think their particular opinion of x, y or z perhaps doesn't line up with Scripture and they should seek to make amends, I don't know what will.
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10 hours is better. (literally, in every way).
Continually. Pray without ceasing.
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31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now [at last] believe? 32 Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own home, leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
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23 In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you. 24 Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and
complete.
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John 16Amplified Bible (AMP)
Jesus’ Warning
16 “I have told you these things so that you will not stumble or be caught off guard and fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. 4 I have told you these things [now], so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not say these things to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
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