write2witness

When I was first saved I went to this bible store in town and bought a King James. I read this for a while and then bought a NIV (New International Version). Eventually I couldn't read the KJV anymore, because I couldn't picture Jesus saying 'Verily, verily' as if He were playing a part in a Shakespearean play. And after a while whenever I read the NIV I would get slightly nausea, which I know sounds weird, but it felt like I was reading something very watered down. One day I asked the Lord to direct me to a proper version of His Word and that led me to discover the New King James version (NKJV). I still have this bible today and it has been an immense blessing in my reading and studying of God's Word. Thanks, Lord.

Living together is considered fornication. It's also what everyone else in the world does, but we are called out to be separate from the world. So I would say set a Godly example and live apart until you are married.

We also have to keep in mind who these promises are for. Many of God's promises in the OT are for certain people and situations.

This is so true. Praise God! When I was first saved the Lord through His Holy Spirit taught me this. Of course, through the Word. "I will set nothing wicked before my eyes..." (Psalms 101:3 NKJV) After I read this I got rid of my TV and went through my CDs and books and got rid of anything that did not give glory to God. When I was reading the bible one day I came upon where the Lord talked about driving out all the Canaanites. The people didn't drive them all out and eventually they were influenced by the Canaanites pagan ways and abandoned God. I see this as the same for our lives; God tells us to clean up our camp and get all the evil things out of it, but if we do not listen to God and do exactly what He says then we will suffer the same problems as the Israelites did.