Administrators HappyChristian Posted December 17, 2009 Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2009 Actually I thought about sharing this somewhere, my preacher and I were talking before service last night. One of our missionaries, Brother Elliott's daughter has cancer, an extremely rare cancer that they have 10 people recorded as having. My preacher and I were talking about how that so many Christians put God in a box and strap limitations on the power of God. If God wants to heal little Esther there would nothing a doctor could even do to prevent it if God wanted it to happen. Sorry, I just thought it was a good discussion, because I know I am guilty of that myself at times. My favorite story is Luke 1 where Mary and Elisabeth are talking together and Luke pauses in the middle of the narrative and boldly states my favorite verse, Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible" It's only 7 words but, it is powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psalms18_28 Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 I used to think I wanted to marry a redhead for a while, but then my sister married my Brother-in-law and he has a horrible temper. And I decided that I wanted to marry someone with dark hair like my dad instead. My husband doesn't have a horrible temper. I think it's the society that stereotype them l that made people jump into that conclusion. It's kinda sad that the first thing people do when someone wronged them is focus on their skin, hair, disability... anything that make them appear different from themselves. BUT if they are in the same race/hair/etc group (even in the group in family), they would not stereotype. Actually I know alot of dark hair who have horrible temper. My mother's father was one of them, and he was abusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kayla Posted December 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 My husband doesn't have a horrible temper. I think it's the society that stereotype them l that made people jump into that conclusion. It's kinda sad that the first thing people do when someone wronged them is focus on their skin, hair, disability... anything that make them appear different from themselves. BUT if they are in the same race/hair/etc group (even in the group in family), they would not stereotype. Actually I know alot of dark hair who have horrible temper. My mother's father was one of them, and he was abusive. Didn't mean to offend, that was kind of a TIC(Tongue in Cheek) statement. I do apologize if I offended you, I don't think all men with red hair have bad tempers. I do know some, but I also know some men with blond and black hair that have horrible tempers. All that said, when my sister got married it really made me start to think about what I really wanted in a man outside of physical characteristics. My brother-in-law isn't saved(at least not that I know of) and I know that I want a man after God's heart. I love my brother-in-law and I want him to have a relationship with the Lord so badly. Pray for him if you think about it, he is shipping in March to Afghanistan, I'm praying for the next couple months for the tenderness of his heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psalms18_28 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 that's ok, just that my aunt told me the same thing. She doesn't like any redhead, but my husband may have changed her mind. I hope so. Plus, my husband's father actually told my mother in law that he wouldn't hire any redhead, and she thought "hey, your son is redhead, how could you say such thing?" I was shocked to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kayla Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Does anyone think that telling a young lady that you care for her and want to date her and then you brake up, does anyone think that he defiled the young lady? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trc123 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Just the fact that a man tells a woman that he cares for her and wants to date her and then breaks up with her is not necessarily defiling the woman. I would think there would have to be more negative things the man did (even sexual in nature) to the woman before it would be considered defiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kayla Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Just the fact that a man tells a woman that he cares for her and wants to date her and then breaks up with her is not necessarily defiling the woman. I would think there would have to be more negative things the man did (even sexual in nature) to the woman before it would be considered defiling. Are you familiar with the S.M. Davis series on Dating/Courting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trc123 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Are you familiar with the S.M. Davis series on Dating/Courting? No, I am not familiar with that series. But I am familiar with the Scripture series and the "Father of three grown married children" series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kayla Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I was just referencing the fact that is in the series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trc123 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Understood, I'm feeling in a fun mood today. Please forgive my funnin' with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted December 18, 2009 Administrators Share Posted December 18, 2009 Does anyone think that telling a young lady that you care for her and want to date her and then you brake up, does anyone think that he defiled the young lady? No, I don't agree with that philosophy. If that is taught, then it actually besmirches young ladies, making them undesirables. Many young people become interested in more than one person, and might even "date" them. And while dating, there is usually genuine caring. Breakups can be good! I've known many Christian couples who have gotten engaged and then realized that they were not right for each other and broken up. Some teach that engagement is betrothal as in the Bible and a break up is the same as divorce. But that is not so. If no vows have been said, it is simply a breakup. As trc pointed out, there is no defilement uless other things have been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Revelation3:20 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 No, I don't agree with that philosophy. If that is taught, then it actually besmirches young ladies, making them undesirables. Many young people become interested in more than one person, and might even "date" them. And while dating, there is usually genuine caring. Breakups can be good! I've known many Christian couples who have gotten engaged and then realized that they were not right for each other and broken up. Some teach that engagement is betrothal as in the Bible and a break up is the same as divorce. But that is not so. If no vows have been said, it is simply a breakup. As trc pointed out, there is no defilement uless other things have been done. That is correct, the whole reason for setting up standards of conduct is to protect both parties from defilement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryNumbers Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Does anyone think that telling a young lady that you care for her and want to date her and then you brake up, does anyone think that he defiled the young lady? NO! No. And no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kayla Posted December 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Understood, I'm feeling in a fun mood today. Please forgive my funnin' with you. Sorry, short night, I just misunderstood. And I like having a good time I just bought a new mandolin last night and I stayed up late to win the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryNumbers Posted December 19, 2009 Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 To win the auction you have to be the highest bidder, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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