Comments on: Steve’s February 2010 Congregational Letter

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Treading Grain » Post Topic » Top February Posts — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:12:38 +0000

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By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:14:01 +0000

While there are many, many reason that people should not be “hooking up”, my 15 year old daughter gave me the best reason of all a few weeks ago.
She told me that if we are saved Christians that God’s holy spirit lives within us. She then went on to tell me that God cannot be expected to live in a dirty place. She told me that she intends to keep her body clean and pure so that it will be a nice place for God. God deserves the best!

It is always surprising when a young person witness to an older person, and learning something from a teenager is such a pleasure. I have found myself referring to this in other aspects of my life… from what I choose to eat, exercising, to keeping my mind clean as well. Our bodies are indeed a temple … and one that we ask God to live in. And she’s right, God should not have to live in a dirty place!

By: shellie gay bohannon

shellie gay bohannon — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:49:14 +0000

I read Feb congregational letter and couldn’t help but to respond to your question about how to answer a young person on this topic. I had just spoken to a beautiful young girl concerning this issue in her life. I told her that the reason that God told his children not to have sex outside of marriage was not because he wanted to spank us on the hand and say no because He said so. God tells us no because He loves us and knows that when you have sex with someone outside of marriage that it can bring so much pain, so many consequences that are harmful to us, consequences that could forever ruin our lives and He truly loves us enough to try and keep us from destroying ourselves. And, I believe if every young person would look at the world we live in, they would agree that God is right! sgb

By: Miguel Uchoa

Miguel Uchoa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:23:13 +0000

Steve

Good points
Important subjects
Strong ideas

Here at Holy Spirit Church this is a year of Laying new foundations for a better growth… and your points a crucial
Praise the Lord

By: pattybkay

pattybkay — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:06:00 +0000

I read in The Purpose Driven Connection (which I receive every morning on the Internet) that there are 3 things essential in the life of a Christian – prayer and study in a daily quiet time, involvement in a small group, and involvement in whole church worship. I have been attending the Alpha course, like you asked, and I have made some new friends in my Ladies 50 and Older group (UGH! Am I really that old?) Anyway, this goes to the above because we are being “connected through study, prayer, and community. I am very blessed to be a little beyond the “sex talk with teens ” stage, but there are other pitfalls about which you would love to counsel your older children. Finances, church attendance, bringing up children, staying married and working at it. Scripture comes in very handy there, too. As always, Steve, I enjoy reading your commentaries, and I hope that you are feeling better.