Sex vs Sexual Sin

God is the creator of sex. Part of his purpose in creating sex was for our pleasure. But God also set limits for the enjoyment of sex, for our protection. When we go outside those boundaries, we enter into sexual sin. These Scriptures are provided as an aid for those who wish to study what the Bible says about sexual sin.

1 Thessalonians 4:3–7

God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 

Galatians 5:19
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures ...

Ephesians 4:19
Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.

Ephesians 5:3
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. 

Cellphones a big porn risk to children

Johannesburg - At least 90% of children aged between eight and 16 with internet access have viewed porn online - often by mistake, says the cellphone industry's self-regulating body.

It said on Monday that 22% of teen girls and 20% of boys had sent inappropriate photographs of themselves via SMS, which were finding their way on to porn sites.

Russel Stromin, head of the Code of Conduct Committee for the Wireless Application Service Providers' Association, said children had easy access to mobile devices, such as cellphones with the internet. This meant the number of children viewing and sending inappropriate material was widespread.

"As the industry body for the mobile applications industry, we encourage our members to provide parents with tools to protect their children," said Stromin.

This could mean blocking access to adult sites on a child's cellphone, but also talking to children and warning them, Stromin said.

All cellular providers could block access to specific sites, he said, while illegal sites could be blocked for everybody.

"Parents can dial their provider's customer service number and request the site to be blocked."
Mobile phones were increasingly being used to solicit youth aged 12 to 25, and protecting young people had to become a priority.

"Globally, mobile service providers have taken the lead in this area, with the mobile alliance against child sexual abuse content being launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2008," Stromin said.
 
"Blocking your children's cellphones from accessing adult content is a good start, but it's only the beginning of what parents need to do."

- SAPA

I love You Jesus

I love, I love
I love Your presence
I love, I love
I love You Jesus
I find rest in the Glory of your presence for my soul
In the depth of Your love I find peace
and it makes me whole

I love, I love
I love Your presence
I love, I love
I love You Jesus

Help me be the man
You created me to be
Help me be the husband
You intended me to be
Help me to be Father
You taught me to be
Help me be the friend
You are to me

I love, I love
You Jesus

He died so you can live

Astounding Love

Paid in full

Father, Son, Holy Spirit

You care for my family

Father I would like to thank You for caring... thank You so much for taking the time to be involved in my day-to-day activities, for sharing my love for my hobby, thank You for just being involved.  You of all people know how much my family means to me and how important my history is to me ~ and You showed me how much You care by showing up! WOW! What an awesome God I serve.

oh How I love You Jesus

How I love you,

You are the one,
You are the one.
How I love you,
You are the one for me.

I was so lost,
But you showed the way,
cause you are the way.
I was so lost,
But you showed the way to me.

I was lied to,
But you told the truth,
cause you are the truth.
I was lied to,
But you showed the truth to me.

I was dying,
But you gave me life,
cause you are the life.
I was dying,
And you gave your life for me.

Hallelujah,
You are the one,
You are the one.
Hallelujah,
You are the one for me.

How I love you,
You are the one,
You are the one.
How I love you,
You are the one for me

~ Jason Upton

a Quote or 2

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result. ~ Byron Katie

Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers. ~ Proverbs 18:24

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends ~ unknown

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him ~ unknown

We are always getting ready to live but never living ~ unknown

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ~ John 14:6

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Stay in the Word

For you to grow spiritually, fall in love with Jesus all over again, stay warm committed and focused you need to read your bible on a daily basis.

From experience I know the danger of not staying in the word... you become an easy target for the enemy. Sin does not matter that much anymore, you become lukewarm, it becomes more and more difficult to stay away from all the deadly paths; the not-so-good-for-you-friends, alcohol and drugs, affairs and those ever luring pornography sites.

Guilt takes you further and further away from your Heavenly Father and when it leads you to sin, it takes you on paths you wished you had never crossed.

Why does reading the bible seem to be like another chore at times? Is it because we are lazy and rather want to be amused by what is aired on television?  Is it perhaps that our spiritual eyes have closed because of sin and we do not understand the hidden depths and truths?  Or perhaps that we do not want to learn the truth about the sacred lives we are suppose to live?  Does it perhaps convicts you of sin you prefer not to think about or that you try to hide, even from yourself?


Friend, I want to encourage you start reading your bible, again.

It is my prayer that Jesus will give you a desire to know Him more and more and more.  May He fill your heart with a desire and a hunger to start reading His word daily, that you will get up early in the morning and stay in His truth.  May He reveal His secrets in a supernatural way that whenever you open your mouth to speak, words of wisdom and insight will start pouring out of your mouth.  And that your tongue and mouth will become a powerful tool that will speak blessings upon blessings, that will call life forth, that will be salt to whomever is listening, that will bring restoration to the broken, bring light to those in the dark, that will set the evil to flee, may your mouth causes you to be victorious, and may you use it to honor, bless and worship the One who created you and loved you first.

In Jesus Name I pray
Amen