What Is This I Hear About Sex?

          We have to consider that God made us with a sex urge. Now there is nothing wrong with that. If we did not have a sex urge we would not be able to procreate and have fun doing it.

          It is this power of sex that God has given to us that makes us different from a mere animal. Yes, they have coupling and the procreation instinct also, but it is a basic urge for them. For us men and women, it is more than a basic urge. It is pleasant and enjoyable.  And it should only be a matter between a man and a woman who are married to each other. It is not a play tool.

                That girl, boy, is not a toy. That boy, girl, is not a toy.

                That penis you have, men, is not a tool to be inserted in a woman’s vagina whenever you feel the urge. . Sex makes the two of you one. There is a bonding—a glue- that happens. That is why it should only be within marriage. It leads to joy and delight.

                See the Song Of Solomon for a picture of sex that pleases God.   

                Outside of marriage it is not something to be done. Inside marriage It is the icing on the cake .

                Outside of marriage it may momentarily satisfy but it is not satisfying over the long period of time.

                Dr. Gordon Neufeld, a noted secular psychologist, as said that sex is a potent bonding agent: It creates couples, attaches to each other those who engage in it.

                On the other hand, pornography is a poor substitute for sex. Pornography may be considered by some a socially acceptable form of entertainment. But it scars the brain. Sure, it provides stimulation and a momentary lift, but it has the tendency to leave a person emptier than before. Naomi Wolf, a social critic, has pointed out that, ironically, pornography deadens sexual desire in relation to real people.

                When a person makes the decision to not have sex for a season he is offering up a gift to God—a infinitely precious gift.

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God Is Directing You

 

Better Days Ahead

  You will find a book review in the book blog I have. It is concerning hearing God's voice and direction in your life. It is called Crash The Chatterbox.
   There is something I didn't mention there that I want to look at here. It is when bad things happen. They will happen. They are times that test you.
    Let's say the worst happens. Ask yourself 'what if..."  WShat if my loved one dies.
    The chatterbox will tell you, Where is God in this? Why didn't He do something to allow the person to live?
     Now you say, 'That would....'  That would be the worst thing that could happen. I would be done in. My whole world will end.
     Next you say 'God will..' God will be there with me. I will not be left alone. My loved one will no longer be with me on this side but there is a future. God will see me through the sorrow. He will provide a way for me to endure. I will survive. 
     Yes, so and so is gone. But God says I will dry your tears. I will be closer to you than a brother. I care for you.
     
    

Stem Cells

Today  is Thursday, January 30, 2014. I read in the LA Times front page that scientists have been able to take cells from a rat and inject that cell into another rat and have that cell reproduce. And from this they figure it may be helpful to do in a human and have the same results.
   Man is not a rat. I don't know what this proves. but I know God will only allow them to go so far and then He will step in. Like He did at the Tower of Babel.
   In the image we have that we share with God creativeness and  inquisitiveness are good. If we use it right. I would be careful if I were them.
   The only link man has with the rat is that both he and they were created by God. There is no family link.
    They are looking in the wrong place for answers.

Can God Be Known?

   In this era of freethinkers and another generation of  self motivated people, ask yourself, do I need God?
    Yes. You do. And I am not talking about the new age god which I understand is self. God in you. You are god. Determine your own fate.
     I am talking about the God who created you in His image.   The God who holds the world together. (Where do you think the atoms come from? Someone had to create them. Where do you think the posibility of their ever having been a big bang came from? The materials came from somewhere. Something gave intellect to the molecules.)
    Can God be known? is the question posed in the title of this post. And I say, yes. God can be known. Not completely. There is always going to be an aspect of God we humans will not be able to understand or even grasp. The revealed things of God belong to man but the hidden things belong to the Lord Almighty, What we can know about God is revealed in the Bible.
    And in nature. Yes, God can be known by the fact that the sun rises and sets. Stars are in the sky. The sun is there also. And the moon. As well as the planets.
    You got up this morning. Do you think you did that by yourself? That you made your own body? That you breathe air that doesn't kill you? That you can taste and see and hear?
     But that doesn't mean you are god. God shares His throne with no one.
     On the other hand, God to a certain extent can't be known. As I said, not completely. There will always be hidden aspect to God. He doesn't need you to know everything about Him or know Him completely for Him to exist. No process theology allowed. We exist for His pleasure not so that He can learn anything from observing us. He doesn't have to learn anything.. .
      Please feel free to comment on this or any posting you see here. I will read -and if called for, will respond.

New Year And New Opportunities

 Happy New Year everyone. It is now the third day of 2014 and the year has started out with a clear slate.
  Sure the past is still going to influence the present. Always has. But we may be wondering what is going to happen this year. I don't have a crystal ball nor should I as a Christian have one. The daily walk with God should satisfy me. All He wants me to know and all He wants you to know about the future is in the Bible
  I do know that the unrest in the Middle East will still be with us. I know President Obama will still try to do the best he can as a leader of America. I know that the senate will still do their best to keep Obama from leading us in a totally chaotic position.
  In the long run, he also is in God's hand. So we need to offer prayer for him that he use the wisdom he has been given.
   Daryl has finished his course work at Talbot Theological Seminary and now has his Masters of divinity.. So now I feel it is okay to call him Rev or pastor because he has earned the title now.

Your Marriage Can Be Saved.

  In the beginning God created us male and female and He also performed the first wedding. Because of the fall we started to have marriage probklems and we started something called divorce.
   You don't have to divorce. in fact, if you are someone who calls him self a Christian, there is a better way. Try this answer to the divorce question.
    God brought the two of you together. It is not good for a man to alone.  God hates divorce.
     Get help if you need it. There is nothing wrong in seeking advise.
     No one is complete in and of himself. No one knows all there is to know.
     Seek help when it is being offered.
     This is a digital e-book and is only $49.95.
     Get it today while it is still  available.
      Once you have been helped, pass it on.
 

`Context Is Everything

      I got to thinking recently about prayer. When I pray is my prayer making a difference? Is God hearing?
      I do accept the Bible as the written communication of God to me and others who are His. I don't hold to God speaking face to face with each one of us today. He has spoken in His Son and He has authored the Bible. That is the extent of His communication with us when it comes to what we need to know about Him.
     Anyway, as I was starting to say about prayer. Does God answer prayer?
     In the Bible we are told that Jesus ( God in the flesh) is the same yesterday, today and forever. In context, what does that mean?
    Now, I am not ordained. I don't belong to any denomination nor can I be the man who stands up and says this is what God says. I am not the under-shepherd. But I am a seeekr.
     When this was penned the time was during the first century.. Jesus--God answered prayer in the Old Testament period of time. That was before God became flesh and dwelt among us. That is the yesterday being spoken about.
    God became flesh and dwelt among us. God heard prayer offered then and answered. That was the now.
    After Jesus ascended and the Bible was closed toward the end of the first century when John finished Revelation, that is the forever.
.   God answered in the days before becoming flesh. He answered when He was in flesh. He answers now based on what He has done in the past. So I could conclude that He hears and answers prayer now in the twenty-first century.