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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: KaleoWaYesu Ordered by Date |
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1 | Satan in your mind | Bible general Archive 2 | KaleoWaYesu | 107161 | ||
No, Satan does not control our thoughts, we do. God has given us a free will and it is us who choose what to do with it. We can use it to glorify Him or not. This includes our thought processes. Satan does not have the power to know your thoughts, but he can surely influence them through deceit. He knows our intent when we voice them and from then on it is easy for him or his demons to manipulate us. Again satan sees the fruit, good or bad, in our lives and acts against or for us. Where he has no clear inkling as to what your thoughts are, he comes up with a suggestion and dangles a carrot or bait before you. That is why scripture says; resist the devil and he will flee. One thing that we must note and never fail to remember is that Lucifer was an angel, with all the attributes of angelic beings. So it is safe to assume that he has higher intelligence and abilities than humans. It is only in Christ that we have victory over him and his legion of demons. He saw the answer to Daniel's prayer and managed to withstand the angel for 3 weeks until archangel Michael had to intevene. This required a high level of intellect and power. Remember Satan too appears before God. Job 3:1, and can request and get permision to test any man as was the case of Job. The more he voices his bitterness at what has beffalen him, the greater the testing becomes. Genesis chapter 3, the fall of man is a good study on how Satan beguiles us. We should be careful to guard our thoughts and cast down every immagination that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ. In His Service, Andy. |
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2 | I seek guidance | 2 Samuel | KaleoWaYesu | 106916 | ||
You sure are caught up in the middle of something! You are not alone though. There are literally millions in similar situations. A few questions: You are not telling us your marital status, there fore I will assume you are single. By saying she is taken, is the woman married? If yes, read 2 Samuel 11 and 13. You may want to stay clear. The bible is very clear on this. Let no man divide what God has joined together. It is only death that is supposed to seperate married couples and am sure you don't want to be termed death. Too bad, many have and still do though! But if she is single and by taken you mean spoken for or has someone ready to marry her, then my question to you is this; how would you feel if someone else comes after your girl? That is right! You will do all to keep your girl! However, I find it odd, the other man wants to break off the realtionship instead of trying to keep her. This may be a pointer that he is not really serious with the woman. As to whether it is lust or love, it is only you who can answer that question. However, if as you say you will marry the girl if given the chance, then it seems you have set your eyes on her and you see qualities in her that meet your expectations as a future mate. The bible says in Matthew 7:7, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find knock and the door shall be opened. What does she feel for you and for the other man? After all it is her life in question, discuss with her. I must mention, that you need to first have a relationship with the Lord and it will be much easier to live your life. Read Mathew 6:25-34. The Lord is the best counsellor there is, Isaiah 9:6 give Him this attribute. However, you may also wish to pursue this further with a Pastor or a Christian guidance counsellor. You do express a love for the Lord, those that love Him, obey Him. One way to obey Him is to constantly read His Word, the Bible. Get one or read online. In parting read John 14:1-14. I hope you get what your heart desires according to the will of God for you. Andy. |
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3 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | KaleoWaYesu | 106796 | ||
It is not wrong to ask! From your situation I can see you are a youth strugling with the question of submission to church authority. Most problably at your age you cannot agree with the set styles of the church, which to you seems out of sync with current realities. This is understandable My question is; Does the Church you attend preach the Truth of the Gospel of Christ? If yes, then I believe you are being 'sharpened'. Proverbs 27:17. Iron sharpen iron, so a man sharpens his friend. To sharpen something requires some form of pressure or other. Your wish to be alone from other's for fear of being influenced negatively could well be the enemy of our souls, the devil, trying to lure you away from your source of the Word of Life. You need more of church and not less. Bible states that we should not despise fellowship. I work in a place where I can compare with 'Sodom and Gomorah'. We who believe in Jesus have a small bible study and prayer group that meets twice a week. It has saved many of us from lots of grief, but those who chose the solitary way from fellowship have come to great problems. Picture this: A pile of wood in the fireplace gives off lots of flame and warmth. Get one out and lay it aside alone and see what happens, it soon fizzles out and dies. Now get it back into the rest of the pile and see that it soon glows back to a flaming life. I know some poorly trained or unprepared shepherds in the churches today can be hard on the flock resulting in pain. I have been there with my family where we were dis-fellowshiped for a year and half owing to lack of wisdom on the part of leaders. We suffered, and so did the work the Lord had given us in church. We just got back last month and wow! What a service of sweet reconcialliation that was! My counsel to you is to stay put in your Church and wait, return if you have been away. Your occassional appearance cannot qaulify you to make a general conclussion of all Churches. May be you should try out a few other churches that may have youth programs in their calendar if your present church doesn't have. Seek counsel from other Christians and never neglect your parents in any part of your life. They took care of you since when you were a baby, so share your concerns with them. I am sure they are bound to give you sound advise. Importantly, allow the Lord to minister to you and in due time He will show you what to do. Let Psalm 27:14 give you encouragement. This can only happen if you constantly partake in services and bible teachings. In His Service, Andy. |
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4 | Oral sex between husband and wife | Song of Solomon | KaleoWaYesu | 106787 | ||
There is no scriptural 'yes or no' to this. But if you read Song of Solomons in light of your question, you may be biased to a 'yes'. But all things matrimonial must be tempered within a loving relationship and must be done in agreement, not in selfishness. Alot is spoken concerning conduct outside of marriage settings, mostly against indulging in sex before marriage, but precious little is written on what is permisible or not within matrimony. It is as if room to become 'one' has been created. I beleive this 'becoming' one is done over time and not done only when one says 'I DO'. I also beleive that the becoming one, is mainly welded together through the act of holy matrimony or sex, whereby couples explore one another over time until they have 'become one' in everything. Paul exhorts wives to submit to their husbands in the Lord and husbands to love their wives. Also he counsels married people not deny one another in matters of sex except by mutual consent. Read 1 Cor 7, it places other related things in perspective. At 14 years in the art of 'becoming one', I consider myself a teen, still exploring. May be older folks in this area may shade more light... I hope this helps though. Andy |
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5 | to kiss one another | Song of Solomon | KaleoWaYesu | 106785 | ||
Ricardo, I emphathize with your case, I have had occassion to come across similar well meaning Christians like your friend who have personal problems of affection. At least in one case, a man posed as a close friend to a colleague of mine and their relationship moved from one level to another. The 'Christian' friend ended up hurting my colleaque who is still recovering from the emotional pain and trauma. He lured my colleague away from fellowship of mature brethren who could help in wise scriptural counsel. You indicate that your friend seems 'gay'. 8 years of friendship ought to give you a clearer picture of his orientation in sexual preferences. If not directly, through other mutual friends. To cite another case, I once came across a man who would like to 'hug' other men. Nothing wrong with this as it is a good way of expressing closeness in fellowship. But after a while his 'hugs' took on a more intimate turn with some of the people involved. It turned out he was gay with many people attesting to this. He is a 'professing christian' and married to one wife! Diverse cultures have different ways of expressing love, affection and emotions. To some, kissing, smooching and hugging can be offensisve or lustfull and yet to others it is an expression of love or even a form of greeting. This is true for the Jewish culture as well. However, and this brings me to your question. Define your boundary of friendship and intimacy with those you have relationshps with. Stick to what you are comfortable with and not what everyone says is in the bible. Remember people have been known to use scripture to advance own sexual gratifications. I am not saying your friend is doing this, but it is better to be safe than sorry. The definitive word in the scriptures you have quaoted is the word 'HOLY' kiss. It points to a type of 'kiss' which in my personal view was not designed to lead to lust or sexual desire. Some kisses, smooches and even hugs or caresses can lead to erotic response. This is like holding live hot coals to your chest; you will get burned. And in a fellowship or church setting, this can never be termed as holy kiss. Listen to what Solomon advises Daughters of Jerusalem in Song of Solomon 2:7, 3:5 and 8:4. Do not awaken or arouse love until it so desires. For him to have repeated this verse word for word in three different places in one short book, must be sound advise. He should know he had over 1000 women in his life! Finaly, as you say you are still a new Christian, please, always seek the opinion of more than one mature Christian for there is safety in many counselors. Proverbs 11:14. I think you did well to get away from what in your view, you consider to be invassive. Also you are right in continuing to be a friend to your friend, however, be alert for we are called to be at peace with all men. But do not hessitate to break contact in case he goes beyond your defined line of interaction. You have the Spirit of God as a Christian. His job is to warn you of danger and in your case, He seems to have rang a warning bell. May God by His Spirit, guard and protect you always. AMEN. Andy. |
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