| The gay bar scene or high risk
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| | cheap thrills (2 Tim.3:2,4), violence
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| promiscuous sex... Is it so
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| | (Ps. 11:5), strife (Prov. 17:19), and
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| happy-go-lucky? Something so sweet and
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| | even having a greater love for family or
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| wonderful we'd "wish you were here?" Or
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| | friends than for God (Mat.
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| is it actually something you wouldn't
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| | 10:37).Therefore, the Bible clearly
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| wish upon your worst enemy? Is it simply
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| | reveals that various forms of love and
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| a matter of being well-adjusted? Or
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| | feelings are wrong, that certain human
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| resigned? What's so gay about it all
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| | relationships are forbidden and condemned
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| anyway? Who ever dreamed up that label?
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| | (Lev. 18), and that true love must be
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| What about truth in advertising? Some
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| | consistent with God's character and
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| want their money back. Were they sold a
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| | commandments (1 John 5:3). Any other
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| line? Is homosexuality a victimless
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| | "love" isn't from God, but from Satan who
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| crime? What about their minds? Aren't
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| | is (such) "love!" He's the clever
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| they victimized? When they refuse to even
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| | counterfeit; the snake who confuses the
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| "think straight" - aren't they denying
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| | issues and twists the truth. It's
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| themselves the opportunity to change?
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| | precisely because God is Love (1 John
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| After all, isn't the brain the biggest
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| | 4:8) that He wants to protect us from
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| sex organ?God has provided for proper
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| | those Canaanite customs, perverted
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| sexual satisfaction in marriage; but
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| | practices, and harmful ways that would
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| there's always that allure of the
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| | ultimately undermine our land and lives
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| unknown, the forbidden zone. It arouses
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| | (Lev. 18:30).Still, some would angrily
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| our curiosity, attempts to lower our
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| | question how anyone could allow some
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| resistance, and seduces our weakened
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| | old-fashioned Book to dictate their
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| will. In such a state, intoxicated with
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| | lives; after all, it's thousands of years
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| lust, we could engage in a deadly liaison
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| | old! But who would argue that the
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| and only discover later what a fatal
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| | time-honored commandments against murder,
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| attraction it really was (Prov. 5:11).
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| | or prohibition that protects private
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| "You play, you pay" (Prov. 6:27). Don't
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| | property or safeguards marriage and
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| let a one-night stand be your fall. But
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| | minds, or upholds honesty and virtue and
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| isn't that the main purpose for going out
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| | being content are outdated? They're
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| to the bars? And if there's any such
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| | tried, tested, and true. Naturally, it's
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| thing as gay community centers, they'd
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| | easier to accept something as long as it
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| have to be THE BARS! They're the familiar
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| | doesn't hit home or step on our toes.
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| haunts, pick-up joints, and popular
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| | It's still typical, "A man (or woman)
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| retreats; everything from your local dive
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| | convinced against his will is of the same
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| to those pulsating places that are
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| | opinion still." Don't waste your time
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| practically cities under a roof -
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| | confusing them with the facts (Mat. 7:6;
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| something for everyone.The bars -
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| | 15:14).This booklet's intention is to
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| hallowed be their names - are a place to
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| | make the plain truth about homosexuality
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| go when you're bored, a welcoming-wagon
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| | known and available. It's to assist those
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| for the new kids on the meat block, and
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| | who really want to consider what the Good
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| somewhere to let your hair down and
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| | Book has to say. Obviously, this is a
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| unwind, enjoying the company of your
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| | very sensitive subject. If someone does
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| substitute family. The gay lifestyle
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| | become convinced or converted to the
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| definitely revolves around these dark
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| | truth - great!More power to them. But if
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| dens of iniquity. Such a polluted
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| | others choose to continue in their
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| environment naturally encourages drug and
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| | contrary lifestyles, dying for sex rather
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| alcohol abuse ("communion"), sexual abuse
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| | than living for God and His Kingdom -
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| in a casual way with careless partners
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| | that's their choice. God gives us all the
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| ("confirmation"), and verbal abuse (Prov.
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| | prerogative to do as we please, but He
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| 4:24) in an overflow of raunchy talk
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| | strongly recommends and encourages us to
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| ("fellowship") and gossip - jes' dishin'
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| | "choose life" (Deut. 30:10); an even more
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| the dirt...."Out" On the TownYour first
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| | appropriate message considering the high
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| experience "out" on the town (with the
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| | risk of AIDS. It's so difficult to
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| boys) could be exhilarating - or bizarre!
| |
| | TRANSCEND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS - but we
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| You might see wonderful men dressed to
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| | must, if and whenever it's necessary
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| kill, or hunks in tank tops and T shirts;
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| | (Mark 10:28-30).Living Responsible
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| enter a wet jock-strap contest or watch
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| | LivesIs the first "gay" decade of 2,000
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| gyrating male strippers, or view the
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| | fulfilling prophecy? The "last days" are
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| make-believe world of make-up queens
| |
| | supposed to be reminiscent of earlier
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| trying to steal the show, a different
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| | times, "as it was in the days of Noah,"
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| person on stage.... Then there's the
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| | and "as it was in the days of Lot." How
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| games people play, the vicious backbiting
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| | was it in days of yore? Just like today.
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| and hair-pulling of the young and
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| | Apparently, ignoring the dire need to
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| breastless, or the S & M (stand &
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| | make drastic changes in their lives, they
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| modeling) crowd who love themselves and
| |
| | conducted "business as usual" and fiddled
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| lots of mirrors. Quite a carnival
| |
| | about or got carried away with less
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| atmosphere.But it kind of puts a damper
| |
| | important things (Deut. 32:47; Mark
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| on your evening's fun when you go into
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| | 4:19). It's recorded that they ate and
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| bars and find yourself greeted by
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| | drank, got married, and went to work
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| pornographic posters (trying to get
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| | everyday - until they were consumed by
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| across the point about "safe-sex"), or
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| | their burning desires and swept away by
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| see a fishbowl or platter filled with
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| | their sins (Luke 17:26-30).What's wrong
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| assorted colors of "life-savers"
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| | with eating and drinking or working? We
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| (condoms); or to order yourself a strong
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| | might very well wonder. Didn't God create
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| drink and notice AIDS donation jars
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| | us with an appetite and a thirst, as well
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| staring you down: L'Chaim suddenly
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| | as a need for physical exertion? Yes, but
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| becomes more personal. And then there's
| |
| | certain tastes, desires and relationships
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| the endless ads in all the gay mags about
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| | should be nipped in the bud; not allowed
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| HIV testing, "understanding doctors"
| |
| | to grow or develop or take root (Jas.
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| who'll screen you in private, surgically
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| | 1:14-15)! Many things are good of and by
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| remove your hemorrhoids, laser your anal
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| | themselves, and not wrong, but God's
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| warts, counsel you about your problems,
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| | imposed conditions, restraints and
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| ad nauseum. Makes you eager to jump in
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| | guidelines for us to live by.We're meant
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| bed, eh? Or run scared! But welcome to
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| | to enjoy those foods that God has blessed
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| the real world - the good, the bad, and
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| | and offered us (Lev. 20:25; 1 Tim. 4:5),
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| the ugly. But jump from bed to bed until
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| | and even have an occasional drink, if we
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| we all drop dead? Is that what life's all
| |
| | want. The Bible condemns gluttony, not
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| about?Isn't it stupid to keep playing
| |
| | eating; drunkenness, not drinking; greed,
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| this deadly game (of Russian roulette)
| |
| | not need. It's what we do with what we're
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| until someone doesn't shoot blanks?
| |
| | given. And we are instructed to work and
|
| DEATHBED takes on a whole new meaning.
| |
| | be productive, but we're also commanded
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| The next time you want to get "laid" -
| |
| | to remember the Sabbath (seventh day) to
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| hope that it's not in a grave! So what if
| |
| | keep it holy. It's counterproductive to
|
| you can trick with every Tom, Dick, and
| |
| | become too busy earning a living, that we
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| Harry if you become just another name on
| |
| | neglect learning how to live (2 Pet.
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| the AIDS quilt (a "grave-blanket"). Don't
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| | 3:18).Although we're at liberty to do
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| sell yourself short (John 8:36; Heb.
| |
| | almost anything, within reason (Gen.
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| 12:16).Eventually, the wear and tear, the
| |
| | 2:16-17), we're to remember that we're
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| abuse of your mind and body, is going to
| |
| | held responsible for how we handle
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| take its expensive toll. All of the
| |
| | ourselves and manage our new-found
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| cheap, mechanical, meaningless,
| |
| | freedoms (Ga. 5:13). We're not to abuse
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| sexploitation has got to affect you. How
| |
| | our privileges (1 Cor. 8:9), but be
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| could you not become desensitized? If you
| |
| | careful not to get caught up in things
|
| deviate from the strait and narrow, how
| |
| | that could too easily get out of control
|
| can you not get lost? If you forget or
| |
| | (2 Pet. 2:20). A night of good, clean fun
|
| pervert the original purpose of sex, how
| |
| | can quickly degenerate into an atmosphere
|
| can you escape confusion? You'll condemn
| |
| | of "just like the old times." We're
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| yourself to wander in your sexual
| |
| | entitled to time-out with the boys (or
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| bewilderment, experimenting with
| |
| | girls), just don't let your diversion
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| everything since "anything goes."Look
| |
| | become an obsession (1 Cor. 6:12) - as my
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| around you the next time you go out (if
| |
| | mother once warned me!Keep Your Head
|
| you haven't had enough of that tired
| |
| | Above Your Heart!Is it - as some would
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| crowd and empty scene). From drag-queens
| |
| | charge - being cold and cruel, even
|
| to muscle men, welfare alcoholics to
| |
| | inhuman, to be in control of your mind
|
| executives on cocaine; the homosexual
| |
| | and emotions? Isn't it rather mature to
|
| world is as diverse and perverse as the
| |
| | exercise proper self-control, sick and
|
| "straight" world. Some men acting like
| |
| | tired of giving in to compulsion? Isn't
|
| women, some women acting like men; worlds
| |
| | it judicious to carefully cross-examine
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| in collision, an identity crisis,
| |
| | every thought, thereby destroying the
|
| suicidal tendencies - but have another
| |
| | defense of our death sentence, commuting
|
| drink, what are friends for?Are "gay"
| |
| | it in Christ (2 Cor. 1:9; 10:4-5; 1 Cor.
|
| people really so happy? Or just putting
| |
| | 11:31)?Doing what just comes natural or
|
| on a front? Beneath the smiling faces,
| |
| | seems normal might excite Nietzsche; but
|
| love and laughter, you'll too often find
| |
| | it's not good enough for God. God wants
|
| broken hearts and lost dreams. And
| |
| | us - mere mortals made out of matter - to
|
| although the clubs are usually full,
| |
| | come to resemble, think and act like Him.
|
| there are too many empty individuals who
| |
| | "Like Father, like Son." Why? Is God on
|
| are lonely and aching inside; but the
| |
| | some big ego-trip and wants a bunch of
|
| show must go on, drinking and dancing,
| |
| | clones to come along for the joy-ride?
|
| until another burnt-out dawn....One-Night
| |
| | No, but because it's the only way that'll
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| StandsAnd what are one-night stands,
| |
| | work. He ought to know the secret for
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| really? Other than quick sex with "no
| |
| | living happily ever after.Mankind, after
|
| strings attached," it's a cheap
| |
| | all, was created in the image of the
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| counterfeit of what we're actually
| |
| | Godkind, and shares the awesome potential
|
| looking for: true love, undivided
| |
| | to become composed of God's Spirit -
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| attention, special affection, and sincere
| |
| | after we've developed His characteristics
|
| compliments. We're starved for love and
| |
| | (1 Cor. 15:53). God's eager to award us
|
| yet dying from "fast-food." What we're
| |
| | all the Diploma of Divinity after we've
|
| really hungry for is some "good ol'
| |
| | finished the course of conversion (2 Cor.
|
| home-cookin'!" But once you've lost your
| |
| | 3:18). Therefore, instead of just doing
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| looks (if you ever had any), you won't
| |
| | what comes natural - we're to do the
|
| have to worry about any more "strangers
| |
| | supernatural! As Christian individuals,
|
| in the night" - unless you're able and
| |
| | we're to turn the other cheek instead of
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| willing to pay them for their time and
| |
| | busting their jaw; forgive rather than
|
| trouble.The bar-scene brazenly worships
| |
| | fume; pray for our enemies rather than
|
| at the altar of youth, and devotes itself
| |
| | swear revenge. We're continually called
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| to the beauty that's only skin-deep.
| |
| | to be different - in contrast, not
|
| Everyone else is thrown on the human
| |
| | conformity, to this world (Rom.
|
| heap, scrapped and abandoned. Of course,
| |
| | 8:29).Tough-LoveThere is a time and a
|
| there's some "hope" for these discarded
| |
| | place for "tough-love." We're not to show
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| lives: they can join the lonely hearts
| |
| | the "mercy of fools" for welfare frauds
|
| club of dashed hopes and lowered
| |
| | or lazy bums (2 Thes. 3:10), or have
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| standards. The only requirement is to be
| |
| | compassion on cold-blooded murderers or
|
| desperate and dateless. If I've
| |
| | hardened criminals, despite their many
|
| overstated this case, it's only to
| |
| | appeals (1 Sam. 15:32-33; Rom. 13:4).We
|
| emphasize the point that sex sells - and
| |
| | shouldn't refuse to use corporal
|
| without your youth and/or looks you're
| |
| | punishment (Prov. 13:24). It might hurt
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| flat broke. It's twisted values, but
| |
| | for awhile, but hopefully the lesson
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| reflective of our troubled times.Happy
| |
| | (that actions have consequences) will
|
| and in Love?Many gays will protest that
| |
| | last a lifetime (Prov. 19:18; 23:13;
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| God is a "God of love," and they think
| |
| | 29:15). It could keep them out of worse
|
| that as long as we're happy and in love -
| |
| | trouble later (Ecc.8:11).We're also not
|
| how could something so right be so wrong?
| |
| | to allow our emotions for loved ones to
|
| They feel God couldn't condemn such
| |
| | lead us to hell (Deut. 7:3-4; 13:6-9), or
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| relationships and wonder how anyone could
| |
| | wrong relationships to get in our way.
|
| think He would. But mortal thoughts and
| |
| | Despite the grief of saying goodbye, and
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| opinions aside (Prov. 14:12; Isa. 55:8),
| |
| | the pain of tearful separation (2 Sam.
|
| if there is a Creator God, and if the
| |
| | 3:14-16; Ezra 10:3), you've got to do
|
| Bible is His Instruction Manual for
| |
| | what you've got to do. Why make it any
|
| mankind, we'd better base our beliefs
| |
| | more difficult? Don't procrastinate and
|
| solely on what's revealed within its
| |
| | prolong your misery. Get it over with and
|
| pages. Faith must have a foundation (Rom.
| |
| | get on with your life! We don't have time
|
| 10:17).If the homosexual argument that
| |
| | to waste in no-win situations (Ephes.
|
| "as long as we're happy and in love" is
| |
| | 5:16).We shouldn't try and be more
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| valid, couldn't the same defense be made
| |
| | understanding and tolerant than God, but
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| to sanction incestuous relationships? Or
| |
| | refuse to even associate with a Church
|
| premarital experiences or adulterous
| |
| | member who's living in sin without any
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| affairs? Do we always know what's best
| |
| | apology or shame (1 Cor. 5:1-2, 9-13).
|
| for us? Couldn't we be like grown-up
| |
| | And we should NEVER entertain any notions
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| teenagers who think they know everything,
| |
| | about ordaining such people!Of course, we
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| when in reality they don't?Hasn't it been
| |
| | shouldn't cop a self-righteous attitude
|
| said, and true at times, that "love is
| |
| | (Ga. 6:1), but realize the prayerful
|
| blind?" Is it just a matter of feeling
| |
| | purpose is to help restore everyone to
|
| happy? Can't feelings fool us sometimes?
| |
| | their senses (knowing that ongoing sin
|
| Isn't that why family and friends have
| |
| | results in an eternal separation). If and
|
| cautioned us to "keep your head above
| |
| | whenever such a person "comes to" (Luke
|
| your heart?" Is all love proper? Are all
| |
| | 15:17, 20), he's to be welcomed back with
|
| affections good and healthy? What about
| |
| | wide-open arms (2 Cor. 2:6-8). A little
|
| being "lovesick?" Shouldn't there be some
| |
| | love can go a long way (as Mama Evans
|
| form of standards to judge by or criteria
| |
| | used to say), and encourage us to do even
|
| for character? Isn't there any game plan?
| |
| | better - rather than give up. But
|
| Hasn't love too often been confused with
| |
| | sometimes the situation calls for
|
| lust (2 Sam. 13:15)?Satan is "love!"If we
| |
| | "shock-treatment" (tough-love), as well
|
| look into the Bible (not Freud, the
| |
| | as private counseling. "Different strokes
|
| latest sexual survey, or some kinky
| |
| | for different folks," so to speak (Luke
|
| report), we'll find that it does condemn:
| |
| | 12:47-48). The moral of this story? Don't
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| the love of vanity (Ps. 4:2), of
| |
| | get blinded by the light: the glitter of
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| simplicity (Prov. 1:22), of excessive
| |
| | "love," the hot-flash of emotion, and the
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| sleep (Prov. 20:13), of religious lies (2
| |
| | gleam of relationships (2 Cor. 11:14).
|
| Thes. 2:10), illicit sex, improper
| |
| | The going price for fool's gold is too
|
| lovers, and "foreign affairs" (Ezek.
| |
| | high to pay. Walk away. It's not worth
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| 23:11, 17, 22; 16:37), of evil (Micah
| |
| | it.David Ben-Ariel is a Christian-Zionist
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| 3:2), drunkenness (Hos. 3:1),
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| | writer and author of Beyond Babylon:
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| self-righteousness (Mat. 6:5; 23:6), of
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| | Europe's Rise and Fall. With a focus on
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| money (1 Tim. 6:10), this present world
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| | the Middle East and Jerusalem, his
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| system and its ways (1 John 2:15),
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| | analytical articles help others improve
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| spiritual darkness (John 3:19), the
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