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Further proof that otters rock.

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I don't want to discourage those attitudes at all, because I love that people out there do have the strength and commitment to fight for their purity.

I just want to mention that it's God's grace and love and forgiveness that smiles down on us. Our performance will never win His grace. Trying to do that will only make someone look silly to Him.

I know what I am and am not capable of. Unless God physically changes something about me, I will lust in relationships (and out of them, while single, as well). To try and act like I can avoid sexual intimacy outside of marriage is foolish, because I already fail in that regard through my heart and mind. So to me, the actions are not severe, as the heart behind those actions is already their and in motion.

That's why I thank God. For His forgiveness. I know I can't offer Him perfection or purity. I can still praise Him, still understand my shortcomings, and still honor Him with the way I treat people.


I get what your saying, but :sorry:, and Don't kill me for it either, I also know that God wants obedience. He doesn't want us to Fornicate and if that's what he wants I really have to try hard to obey him even if my body fights against me. I want to do my best to please God. It's a constant fight. I do get what you mean that God is merciful and he gives grace, but It's not okay to just be like..."Oh I can bang someone, cause later i'll just ask God for forgive me." If we don't try to be pure we won't get there. Basically what I mean if you don't even try to stay away from the ahem...desire then you just giving in very easy. I'm sorry I don't mean to like bash you...I just feel that my commitment to God should be more important then anything. If I try hard to fight against my passion but I fall...Then Yes...God is merciful, but he also wants us to steer clear from our sins. Remember when he forgave the woman that they brought to him because she was caught in the act of sinning. What did he say, Who ever is from from sin cast the first stone. Right? but then he turns to the woman and says go and sin no more. basically it's a hand and hand thing. I can't condemn you for sinning (Thats not my intention) but what I'm trying to say is...God doesn't want us to sin deliberately. Or to think it's okay for us to just do it because he is merciful. Okay... I know I'm gonna get hurt for this... :doh::o But I hope you get what I mean. :sorry: Kev I still love you bro. Wanna cookie?
 
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I know I'm gonna get hurt for this... :doh::o But I hope you get what I mean. :sorry: Kev I still love you bro. Wanna cookie?

Why would I want to hurt you? If anything, I want to pray that God gives you the strength and courage to live up to that standard and keep yourself pure. I think what is happening is that I'm not explaining myself well, and the conclusions that are getting drawn are not what they should be. But that's okay, it's hard to talk things through very well via the internet, we can only get so close.

Either way, you haven't offended me, and nobody else has either. I think at the end of the day, we all want the same thing. That is to do life the best we can, and to please God to our fullest potential. We will all fall short and we will all still experience freedom and deliverance from those shortcomings. It's a wonderful thing really. And yes, I'll take that cookie now ;)
 
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I don't want to discourage those attitudes at all, because I love that people out there do have the strength and commitment to fight for their purity.

I just want to mention that it's God's grace and love and forgiveness that smiles down on us. Our performance will never win His grace. Trying to do that will only make someone look silly to Him.

I know what I am and am not capable of. Unless God physically changes something about me, I will lust in relationships (and out of them, while single, as well). To try and act like I can avoid sexual intimacy outside of marriage is foolish, because I already fail in that regard through my heart and mind. So to me, the actions are not severe, as the heart behind those actions is already their and in motion.

That's why I thank God. For His forgiveness. I know I can't offer Him perfection or purity. I can still praise Him, still understand my shortcomings, and still honor Him with the way I treat people.

Purity is a good thing and a good thing to want but sometimes we sin. At least you are honest about it Kevin. Not everyone ends up staying pure but God's mercy and grace can come into play. He sees your heart and struggles. He sees if you truly feel sorry when you repent and try hard.

I have had a few people in real life, not that no one here is real you know what I mean lol, try to tell me that because in my past I made those mistakes that God would not bless me or any relationship I happen to fall short in if I ever do in this manner. To me that hurts because that is between me and the Lord.

Sin is sin. I am not saying, "Hey free pass to go and do this." But people are no better because they are able to remain pure. We are all equals here and we all make mistakes of all kinds.

And Kevin, I am sure you found 49439 grammatical errors in this post. lol
 
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Purity is a good thing and a good thing to want but sometimes we sin. At least you are honest about it Kevin. Not everyone ends up staying pure but God's mercy and grace can come into play. He sees your heart and struggles. He sees if you truly feel sorry when you repent and try hard.

I have had a few people in real life, not that no one here is real you know what I mean lol, try to tell me that because in my past I made those mistakes that God would not bless me or any relationship I happen to fall short in if I ever do in this manner. To me that hurts because that is between me and the Lord.

Sin is sin. I am not saying, "Hey free pass to go and do this." But people are no better because they are able to remain pure. We are all equals here and we all make mistakes of all kinds.

And Kevin, I am sure you found 49439 grammatical errors in this post. lol

If I cared about grammatical errors, I wouldn't make it on internet forums haha. I don't even type with perfect grammar when I'm just messing around on here :D

And yeah, I've heard the damaged goods junk too. People who did not go through "bad, unchristianlike stuff" when they were younger tend to have difficulty understanding the struggles of people who did. At the end of the day though, we are not living for them. We are living for God. Our lives, our actions, our thoughts, our character, those are all for God to judge and examine. Nobody else sits at our judgment table, either as a prosecutor or a defendant. :)
 
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Anyone have any fantabulous weekend plans?

My college just built its very first football stadium. It opens tomorrow for our first home game this season! I have class all day tomorrow, but when I get out, I'm going straight over there! Going to be an awesome time :)
 
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Hmm making plans for the weekend while you alone stinks. hmmm. What can a person do on a weekend when they are all alone? :mmh:hmmm... Video Game weekend! oh ohhh wait... :idea1:let me go see a movie all by myself! oh ohhh oh wait... hmmm... Have no clue.:doh: any ideas?
 
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winterizing the house? how do you do that? Though I must say I LOVE winter!! It's my favorite season to be honest. So maybe I"ll add some warm coco while I watch a movie to the weekend adventure list. Wish I had someone to go to the movies with. ahhh. oh well.
 
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winterizing the house? how do you do that? Though I must say I LOVE winter!! It's my favorite season to be honest. So maybe I"ll add some warm coco while I watch a movie to the weekend adventure list. Wish I had someone to go to the movies with. ahhh. oh well.

Winterizing:
Putting up storm windows in place of screens, making sure all seals on windows and doors are tight, putting fresh d-con in the spaces between the walls in case any squirrels try to make a home there this winter...stuff like that.
 
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Sorry, student union on campus. A lot of people around here go home on the weekends, and I don't feel like driving 12 hours right now. lol

Ah...my college didn't have one.

We had a snack bar/campus lounge.... :234:
It was kinda lame...
 
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