It's a matter of motivation. Purity is a property of you. You feel good when you're "pure." Jesus' position is that we don't get any credit for what we do; we're just doing what we were ordered. See Luke 17:7. There are two pastoral dangers. One is that it can lead to self-righteousness. The other is that when someone falls, they feel they've lost their purity, and some may give up.
I already talked about why there's a problem. Traditional sexual ethics are in many ways the product of ancient cultures: the need to have clear identification of parents, the fact of young marriages, the lack of decent birth control. But I don't think we should just say "do whatever you want." As I noted, churches haven't even started to talk about this. So I don't have any specific proposals. I think, however, the the current situation is close to giving no guidance at all. When you reiterate teachings that both you and the people you're talking to know people don't follow, you're basically giving up. In effect you're leaving them to do whatever they want. I have problems with a lot of the results, particularly the number of children growing up in situations where they aren't going to be raised properly. But if "just say no" was going to work, it would have done so already.
The show has formication implicit in the fantasy rooms. So I would ask do you think marriage has a place since she is on a show that should end in marriage even if her plate is full?
A solution that only works for a few die-hard conservatives is better than nothing, but I'd like something better.
That’s not what I am saying. Throwing ones arms up and giving up isn’t an answer. Float a possible solution.
I agree. The details were in the article. So the rules I am referring to are based on the show.I think we're confusing each other.
I have never watched the show though I’m familiar with it. A lot of it is staged and I’m not certain she’s truly a Christian. They may have been going for a controversial storyline. It wouldn’t be the first time.
That isn’t my daughter.
Thanks for the reply. I would disagree. Recall the early Christians were faced with both idolatry and sexual promiscuity yet they kept themselves obedient or pure as a rule. Not to say they were perfect. Rod wrote a book about how Christians will need maintain this standard. I agree with him.
Fair enough. But is trying to grow crops in the desert the answer? Or maybe our ancestors had it right or perhaps there’s another solution.
I don't claim expertise in all areas. I'm not an ethicist, and I haven't seen any serious proposals in our church. Believe it or not, when I make postings on theology or the Bible, they're based on significant investigation. I also don't have the kind of pastoral experience I'd want to understand the kinds of things that happen to people who live in various ways. I have pretty high expectations about how we make ethical decisions.
Thanks for the response. I can appreciate what you are saying. That why I wanted to discuss the post.
