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Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin.I see no reason to think that Jesus was not a sexual being just like every other human.  He, however, did not cross the line from thought into sin.  I would ...

Sins are committed with the heart, not the body (though we usually need the body to follow through with things). Any time after your heart purposes to do the sin, you are already in need of forgiveness, so yes, the split second before is a good time to ask for forgiveness.  In fact, probably the sooner the better.

Having a locale as a theme tends to work well, instead of having a concept as a theme.  Some locale suggestions: Ancient Egypt or Greece; outer space; a farm or ranch; a desert oasis; a city like Hollywood, New York, Vegas or Paris; the Australian outback.  Tropical paradise is way overdone.She could also suggest a time period like the ...

Patrick,I for one am curious to hear you elaborate on your position.  It seems that you're saying one or both of the following: that Christians must only celebrate holidays specifically mentioned in the Bible; and that celebrations of pagan origin cannot be ''repurposed'' into godly holidays even when the Christians celebrating them are ...

Not to sound too grim, but another perspective on this is that a lot of bad things can happen without it being the end of humanity or the end of the world or it being foretold in the Bible.  For example, the polar ice caps could melt or a huge meteor could strike (which are some of the ways people are predicting the end of the world in 2012) ...

One of the primary signs of sex addiction is the inability to stop despite recognizing the problems and trying to quit.  The thing that sticks out to me about your description is that you do it at work, and quitting at work should be a larger concern than quitting at home.Going to church and seeking to do things God's way is a great start, but

One version of the Mayan calendar ends in 2012.  Basically, The Mayan numbering system did not allow the numeric counting of days beyond a certain point (kind of like how Roman numerals, which allow only for the repeating of a numeral three times, end at MMMCCCLXXXVIII, or 3388).Furthermore, Mayan experts say that the end of the calendar ...

If this helps, the Bible cares less about what activities are done and more about who you're doing them with (i.e.: no prostitutes, family members, people you're not married to, same sex, etc.).Paul also says that whatever is not of faith is sin, so if you and your wife can't in good faith do an activity without feeling guilty, then you need to ...

kgroff22:Is it wrong to have an ex-boyfriend on Facebook?My answer to that is that it depends.  Friending someone doesn't necessarily mean anything.  The reason Facebook is so popular is because it encourages people to expand their social networks to their largest possible extent.  It even recommends that you friend people whom you ...

A wife should not call the police in a case like this because if she does, the husband will not learn as easily from his mistakes.  Instead, he'll blame it on the wife and it will become her fault (in his mind) that he has a criminal record.If he's doing illegal things routinely, somebody else will call the police, I guarantee it.  That ...

I have dreams all the time about my past. In fact, I dream a lot about the home where I grew up and my family there and the locales in that area.   I also dream a lot about going to school (elementary, college, or anything between).  I think my dreams are stuck in my teens years for some reason.  Even though my grandmother and ...

Now that our only child has been safely delivered to his freshman year at MSU, we just have a few landscaping projects to work on and of course, I've already started work on this year's haunted house.