I would first like to share the words that Jesus spoke on this topic...
"And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. " Matthew 5:30
...Sometimes Jesus wasn't to fond of tact, know what I mean? Now, I can cast no judgment as this is a sin to which I was enslaved for many years, but I can say with surity that God will cast judgment on those who practice it. With that in mind, I have set my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith and have cast aside this sin that so easily entangled me...I invite you all to do the same:
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." Hebrews 12:1-3
Guys, we gotta look to Jesus! Believe me, that's the ONLY way to win this fight! I tried everything; I slept with a Bible under my pillow, I hung a little cross over my bed, I burnt my porn mags, I did EVERYTHING to stop. And not one of the things I'd tried worked: the one thing I hadn't tried? READING the Bible. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. While we are yet sinners, we must learn to repent. You see, the change has got to be inward for it to have any permanent affect. You've got to learn to hate your sin with spirit, mind, and soul! You've gotta treat it like a leper: make it keep its distance, listen for that cry of "Sin!" in the city streets, and flee at its presence. Devote yourself to prayer and Bible study, if you really wanna beat this thing. FIGHT THE FLESH. RUN THE RACE. BE A MAN. TAKE THE STAND. Find an accountability partner; some1 a little bit more mature in their Walk than you are, who won't make fun of any serious problems you might have. And guys, as crazy as this might sound, try talking to your dads (if they're Christian) about this struggle.That's right; your dad struggled with this exact same problem, more than likely. Otherwise, he'd have been "like Paul" and not have needed to get married. That's all the wisdom I got up in my head for now, and can only leave ya w/ my e-mail address if you need any advice or help. - e-mail me if ya need any help, and I'll do my best to give ya what ya need. God bless, and may the true width, depth, length, and size of Christ's love for you be made even more clear to you in the days to come than it ever has been in the past...
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-and to "foolsparade,"
Friend, it appears that while you are intelligent, you've missed something that is blatantly obvious to billions of people the world over. There is a god. Simple human reasoning demands a god. There's no grounds to reason the non-existence of God. I'm going to use one form of reasoning for God, cuz I'm sort of in a hurry, and I'll continue later...
1. God is by definition the most perfect being imaginable.
2. The most perfect being imaginable cannot by its nature lack any 'good' thing
3. Happiness is a 'good' thing; thus, it possesses supreme happiness.
4. Its existence would also thus be a 'good' thing
5. Therefore, the most perfect imaginable being cannot lack existence.
All that and I haven't even touched Causality, yet. C ya.
