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As a Christian I must have true scripture reference that will be applicable in any part of my live including sex. Not from the opinions of people, but what is scripturally acceptable, no matter how godly the source or advice may come, it must aline with scripture. With all respect to Leaders, Elders and Pastors, my Christian walk must be based on scripture principals. I must know FOR MY SELF, what is right in the eyes of God. I can’t go before Him, on my final day of life and say; “Thats what John Doe told me to do” I must know by conviction, to be able to stand before Him and be accountable for my actions.
Throughout many relationships, I felt the Holy Spirit telling me; “something was wrong”. The way I thought was right, was destroying wonderful relationships. I continued yielding to the Holy Spirit and searching scriptures for guide lines.
What are the boundaries and how do we stay within the limitations of scriptures and the perfect will of God? All through bible collage and as CO-Pastor of a large church downtown, I was guiding myself by the opinions of people and religion, however good or bad I had no basis to go by. For example; At one particular bible school I went to, the girls were forbidden to show there elbows or there knees. It was one of there sexual boundaries. You could not date or touch a student of the opposite sex. A mustache was considered ungodly and sexual and deemed forbidden. Are these truths from scriptures? They do not exist in the Bible. They are formulated by there own personal childhood or experiences, when mother said; “Sex is evil and is bad”.
Where do we draw the line? Where do we go for true godly advice and instruction? Some people have many rules that are based on there past childhood experiences or religious upbringing. Where do we go to obtain unadulterated, unvarnished pure guide lines, so that our actions within relationships will be acceptable unto God and glorify Him?
...To be continued ...
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