Brock
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If you keep trying not to sin the more your gonna do it. I used to try not to look at porn but the more I tryed the more I did it. Until I took my hands of the problem and gave it to God.
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If you keep trying not to sin the more your gonna do it. I used to try not to look at porn but the more I tryed the more I did it. Until I took my hands of the problem and gave it to God.
th1b.taylor
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No sir, not so. I sinned until I got sick of it but I never wanted to live for God and you do. It will continue to nag you and slowly make you biter.
Brock
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th1b.taylor
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If you turned it over to God and you do not try to stop it... you will not believe the whipping your gonna get. He will wait until you cease to expect it but when God punished, He took me all the way to riding, in the Houston, rains for ten miles and back on a bike from the auction, in the winter rains with two slick tires. I was in a puddle getting up as much as I rode the bike. He will have your attention... sooner or later and sooner is much safer.
Brock
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Were supposed to tell God our problems so he can fix them do you want me to provide you with scripture? You act like we can stop our own sin don't you know it's apart of us?
Brock
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So God is gonna punish me because I wanna stop my sin and I look to him instead of myself for help. Brother I love you and I know you do to, you are just looking out for me, but God would never punish me or any of his children because we looked to him for help. Now I don't know why God put you through that but obviously he did it to better you in one way or another.
And I am trying to stop it by giving it to God So he can deal with it.
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Chopper
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Colossians 3:1 "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Brock. If you're as serious as you appear, this portion of Scripture will be your life direction and challenge. There is so much wonderful theology in the book of Ephesians, you would do well to study it slow and carefully. You might find answers to many of your questions there.
3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Brock. If you're as serious as you appear, this portion of Scripture will be your life direction and challenge. There is so much wonderful theology in the book of Ephesians, you would do well to study it slow and carefully. You might find answers to many of your questions there.
Brock
Member
Thank you
th1b.taylor
Member
First you have to be ready to be fixed and I' m sorry but your posts here indicate you are not ready.
Brock
Member
I have been fixed I haven't watched porn since I've asked God to help me. And you were a big part in that God put you there to help me and I thank god for that I'm talking about the habitual sin thread I posted
th1b.taylor
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Fantastic! Now, I will not lie to you, I had as bad or worse than you and it consumed my mind, it was all I could think about. But I let God change me and the girls thought they loved me but when God saved me and cleaned me up, those ladies have no idea how beautiful they are to a man of God.
Where I saw a sexual object, I now see and creation of beautiful magnificence! My wife knows I consider her the greatest friend, house buddy, and lover. Now, the bad news, you've tasted the forbidden fruit and I pray you're not like me and have to put up with the tempter, but I know better and the advise a few of us gave you, earlier, in this string, hold tightly to it because I tasted that fruit and I need to remained armed every minute of the day. You haven't deviled into it as deeply as I did and I pray it does noot haunt you as it does me.
God bless, my young brother in Christ.
Chopper
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My post # 27 was my hearts plea to help you in your quest to know Christ Jesus better. O my young friend. The knowledge of Jesus' life will be the richest education that there is. I call it God's College of Divine Wisdom. If you study hard, the life of Jesus Christ, you will be well equipped to face the world with answers that very little of other Christians have....
Philippians_3:8 "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
See how many times Scripture mentions knowledge, just in this one portion? Knowledge and wisdom that you will need your entire life comes from the Scriptures. Study to show you knowledgeable so that others can learn from you.
Philippians_3:8 "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
See how many times Scripture mentions knowledge, just in this one portion? Knowledge and wisdom that you will need your entire life comes from the Scriptures. Study to show you knowledgeable so that others can learn from you.
Brock
Member
Forgive me I forgot that I did watch porn a few times in one day after that but I can't think of anything else.
Jim Parker
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I agree.I think it does that's just my opinion... Something mom said to me over 50 years ago still rings true for me today... Reba, don't go to any movies you wouldn't take Jesus wiht ya to see..
Not every one agrees that's ok
Smart mom.
Mozart's Starling
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My thoughts are that stories (video games are just interactive stories) are net neutral (on average) DEPENDING on the message. I don't see how fiction is evil. I was led to Christ because I saw him in my favored mediums. Games, books etc. God is omnipresent, you can find his message anywhere if you pay attention.
th1b.taylor
Member
But Jesus is not evil and the game where you drive around murdering people is. The video games and murder on
TV has a direct correlation with the increased violence, I know because I watch the last two generations crawl into that cesspool and they are crawling out yet and it has been more that forty years now,
Mozart's Starling
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Not all games are GTA. In fact most games you are the good guy. You can't pick the worst example of a game and apply it to all. Only a handful of them cast you as evil.
th1b.taylor
Member
And you are how old ad trying to start a fight with a 72 year old man that has the disease that will carry him over into Eternity? You see Mozart, I neither said nor indicated that all of them were bad but I will not buy that trash we were discussing for y grandchildren.
I don't was to fight with you, in fact I won't but had you asked I would have told you that I run Linux, Wine, and play games from the distributors of games for wndoze and for Linux. But the games I play and promote your mom can play and enjoy. When younger children come over they enjoy taking my Lenovo t-420 and playing the games on it, the games I play.
Mozart's Starling
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I wasn't aware I was suppose to know your life story. I am brand new here after all. Also I wasn't trying to fight. I was just pointing out not all games are trash. Some are sure. Grand Theft Auto pollutes minds. Just didn't see someone demonize a pass time of mine is all.
th1b.taylor
Member
As I said, I know you are one of two things, a Left leaning individual or you are a member of the last two generations because you put your thoughts into my mouth indicating you are, most likely a member of the socialist Party, if you're older than my first impression or you were never taught in our now dumbed own Education System that no longer teaches people how to learn what they do not know.
You never asked he first question of me to see where I stood either, you conjured up a situation, having naught to do with what the topic was and I was talking with Brock about the problem he is wrestling with. And you go off on me without, it appears, looking at the beginning of the conversation, indicating you never learned the importance of structure and context. You might not have been taught about these things but you will do well to earn them on your own.
And as for you assuming this thing that was not true at all I'm not going to show you what this makes out of you and me. may God bless you with knowledge and wisdom.
You never asked he first question of me to see where I stood either, you conjured up a situation, having naught to do with what the topic was and I was talking with Brock about the problem he is wrestling with. And you go off on me without, it appears, looking at the beginning of the conversation, indicating you never learned the importance of structure and context. You might not have been taught about these things but you will do well to earn them on your own.
And as for you assuming this thing that was not true at all I'm not going to show you what this makes out of you and me. may God bless you with knowledge and wisdom.