Celibacy for Christ

[AlexB23]

It is going. I had to go to the hospital Wednesdays to shock my heart to put it back into a normal rhythm. I had them give me anthesis so I would not remember it. I have been getting a little work done. I painted an 8 foot section of fence and I was using the weed wacker enough to wear out the battery.

I am pretty sure God is telling me if we want to be healthy we have to live right. Jesus said: " Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” John 4 15

Congrats on getting better, and it is good that your heart is going back on track again. Be careful, man. Anyways, it is getting late here, but I will keep you in my prayers, brother in Christ.

We have to live right, and another two verse come to mind as well, the second verse being a little harsh, but true for some folks. We must not be reckless with our bodies, or else we might die before our time, though, we will still go to Heaven as Christians:

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV): "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."

Proverbs 21:16 (NIV): "Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

Because I am a man and not a women and most brides are women. Although that does not seem to be the case with the LGBQ community. Although the spiritual is different from the physical world we live in.

You are very correct in that .... individual believers are not the Bride of Christ; that analogy / imagery we don't find in the New Covenant / NT books.

That perspective however is quite popular among female single believers (Nuns are an obvious example) - yet your remark is spot on: male believers can NEVER use that analogy in a healthy way. This observation clearly shows this is not a good generic metaphor; only one sex can feel comfortable with it.

Israel is the Bride of Christ and the Bride of God (extensive imagery on this in the TNK/OT) - but the church is the body of Christ in the NT primarily, not the bride.

In 2 Corinthians 11:2 Paul uses the virgin/bride imagery as an analogy for how he strove to present the believers as a pure/unblemished virgin to Christ, but that's not the same as defining the church as the bride of Christ.

As an individual male believer we can say Christ is our Master (=Lord), our King, and we are His slaves (common metaphor by Paul), or even His friends if we do what Yeshua commands us (John 15:14).

 

[Diamond72]

Congrats on getting better,

Proverbs17 22 "A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones"

We have to have a positive attitude to get better. The law of attraction people talk about this a lot.

we might die before our time,

The doctors are happy to help people with that. My wife had a best friend and she did not want to let her die. But the women said she was done, she was through. She just wanted people to let her go. We have gotten a lot closer to her sister though. She came here to settle the estate and she stayed here with us for a while.

 

[AlexB23]

Proverbs17 22 "A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones"

We have to have a positive attitude to get better. The law of attraction people talk about this a lot.

The doctors are happy to help people with that. My wife had a best friend and she did not want to let her die. But the women said she was done, she was through. She just wanted people to let her go. We have gotten a lot closer to her sister though. She came here to settle the estate and she stayed here with us for a while.

I do like Proverbs 17:22. It is good that we are joyful in the Lord.

For the second part, as long as the doctors do not administer anything to kill people (that is murder), then it is okay for the doctor to unplug the breathing machine. I do not support euthanasia though, as that stuff is straight from the pits of hell and is from the demonic modern agenda.


Made a devotional on humor and joy:

Humor

Hello folks. Today's devotional will cover humor. This is a short devotional. Date June 13, 2024 | Laughter & Jokes Verse Proverbs 17:22 (NIV): "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Explanation Proverbs 17:22 is a wisdom literature passage from...

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[Diamond72]

as long as the doctors do not administer anything to kill people (that is murder),

I knew a girl who was a RN and she quit her job because she did not want to kill people. Doctors perscribe drugs but the nurses administer them. They are pretty aggressive about it too. They think they are doing people a favor.

 

[AlexB23]

I knew a girl who was a RN and she quit her job because she did not want to kill people. Doctors perscribe drugs but the nurses administer them. They are pretty aggressive about it too. They think they are doing people a favor.

At least she quit her job, cos that is the right thing to do, is to walk away. Seems that demonic activity is festering in this world. Prayers that we come back to common sense again, and protect people's lives, from womb to tomb and any age in between.

 

[Diamond72]

At least she quit her job, cos that is the right thing to do, is to walk away. Seems that demonic activity is festering in this world. Prayers that we come back to common sense again, and protect people's lives, from womb to tomb and any age in between.

Life is always the right choice but it is not always the easy way to go. More than anything he babies in Heaven want to be reunited with their parents. But there chances are high that their parents will not be in Heaven. In order to go to Heaven they will have to be reconciled with the baby they aborted. Matthew 19:14 "But He said, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

 

[AlexB23]

Life is always the right choice but it is not always the easy way to go. More than anything he babies in Heaven want to be reunited with their parents. But there chances are high that their parents will not be in Heaven. In order to go to Heaven they will have to be reconciled with the baby they aborted. Matthew 19:14 "But He said, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Amen to that verse. Abortion is pure demonic. Prayers that the parents of an aborted child repent of their sins. Made two devotionals that cover protecting children.

Protect the Unborn:

Protecting the Unborn

Hello folks. Today's devotional will be on protecting the unborn. The Bible is pretty clear-cut and self-explanatory on this topic. Date June 1, 2024 | Protecting the Unborn Verse Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV): "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise...

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Protect the Children:

Think of the Children (No, Really)

Hello folks. Kids are probably not in it for me, unless via adoption, as this world is a strange, dark place. This final devotional for the month focuses on how we can raise and protect our children from the world in this strange new world. Date May 31, 2024 | Protect the Youngsters Verse...

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[Diamond72]

Made two devotionals that cover protecting children.

I spent all summer once picketing abortion clinics. They even took us to court to try to stop us and they would let the girls in the back door so they did not have to walk past us. They claimed we were upsetting those poor girls and they said they were doing all they could to help them. They asked the court to restrict us to two picketers when the clinic was open. The amazing thing is the girls are VERY young. They most likely did not even know what they were doing. I doubt if they were actually raped but most likely they did nothing to stop the guy either.

The Rabbi work with the girls to educate them by the time they are 12 years old. The Hasidic do not even date and the ONLY person they are to have any relations with is their husband. They have a promise keepers in the Christian church and they dress modest but I have not heard of a ban on dating.

I have had women tell me that because if the picketers they did have their baby and they were very glad they did. Even one is a grandmother and those grandchildren are her delight.

 

[AlexB23]

I spent all summer once picketing abortion clinics. They even took us to court to try to stop us and they would let the girls in the back door so they did not have to walk past us. They claimed we were upsetting those poor girls and they said they were doing all they could to help them. They asked the court to restrict us to two picketers when the clinic was open. The amazing thing is the girls are VERY young. They most likely did not even know what they were doing. I doubt if they were actually raped but most likely they did nothing to stop the guy either.

The Rabbi work with the girls to educate them by the time they are 12 years old. The Hasidic do not even date and the ONLY person they are to have any relations with is their husband. They have a promise keepers in the Christian church and they dress modest but I have not heard of a ban on dating.

I have had women tell me that because if the picketers they did have their baby and they were very glad they did. Even one is a grandmother and those grandchildren are her delight.

The only way to stop abortion is to shut down those clinics, and vote for anti-abortion policies.

 

[Diamond72]

The only way to stop abortion is to shut down those clinics, and vote for anti-abortion policies.

The Bible says that God gives people choice. Eve could choose to obey God or eat the forbidden fruit and disobey God. Some say obedience is evidence of our love for God. What I love is to worship God, esp with other believers. Although I do not understand how we can all back stab each other when we are not giving praise, honor and glory to God.

 

[Diamond72]

The only way to stop abortion is to shut down those clinics, and vote for anti-abortion policies.

You vote with your pocket. Someone has to support these girls. They come down very hard on the dead beat fathers also. I was raised if you get a girl pregnant you have to marry her. Even the Bible talks about that.

In Canada, there are measures in place to enforce child support payments, and one of these measures can include restricting travel for parents who owe significant amounts of child support. For example, the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) in Ontario can request the federal government to suspend or deny passports for individuals who are in significant arrears12.

This means that if a parent, often referred to as a “deadbeat dad” or “deadbeat parent,” fails to pay child support, they may face restrictions on their ability to travel internationally, including to Canada12.

Actually I was a single parent for 12 years so I know about dead beat mothers also. Either way it is up to the tax payer to support these children. I never realized that foster parents can make pretty good money. I have a friend that wanted to foster pregnant girls but his wife was not interested in that.

I know women that are 25 or 26 that claim they have men all figured out. I do not think women are really onto men and all their shenanigans' until they are around 30.

 

[AlexB23]

You vote with your pocket. Someone has to support these girls. They come down very hard on the dead beat fathers also. I was raised if you get a girl pregnant you have to marry her. Even the Bible talks about that.

In Canada, there are measures in place to enforce child support payments, and one of these measures can include restricting travel for parents who owe significant amounts of child support. For example, the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) in Ontario can request the federal government to suspend or deny passports for individuals who are in significant arrears12.

This means that if a parent, often referred to as a “deadbeat dad” or “deadbeat parent,” fails to pay child support, they may face restrictions on their ability to travel internationally, including to Canada12.

Actually I was a single parent for 12 years so I know about dead beat mothers also. Either way it is up to the tax payer to support these children. I never realized that foster parents can make pretty good money. I have a friend that wanted to foster pregnant girls but his wife was not interested in that.

I know women that are 25 or 26 that claim they have men all figured out. I do not think women are really onto men and all their shenanigans' until they are around 30.

Interesting stuff.

 

[AlexB23]

The Bible says that God gives people choice. Eve could choose to obey God or eat the forbidden fruit and disobey God. Some say obedience is evidence of our love for God. What I love is to worship God, esp with other believers. Although I do not understand how we can all back stab each other when we are not giving praise, honor and glory to God.

True, but backing abortion is overkill. I love worshiping God as well, and we must put all of our focus on God, in what we do.

 

[Diamond72]

True, but backing abortion is overkill.

Life is always the right choice. The Bible says to choose life.

 

[AlexB23]

Life is always the right choice. The Bible says to choose life.

Amen to that. We must always choose life. Abortion even has demonic traits, such as child sacrifice to Moloch (Jeremiah 7:31).