U.S. STI Epidemic

[Mr. M]

Many think that God's Law is just about morality, social ethics, and spirituality.  What they miss is the practical aspects of the Law. For example, some people think that sexually transmitted diseases are God's way of punishing sinners. Nope, STI's are the very thing from which God's Law is trying to protect us. Duh! Disease is the natural result of people sharing various forms of intimacy without discretion. Welcome to "sinful" flesh. Now repent.

Reported cases of the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021 – reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases – according to CDC’s final surveillance data. To reverse this trend, CDC is calling for more groups from local, healthcare, industry, and public health sectors to contribute to STI prevention and innovation efforts.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s0411-sti.html

[SavedOnebyGrace]

On 9/18/2023 at 8:24 PM, Mr. M said:

Many think that God's Law is just about morality, social ethics, and spirituality.  What they miss is the practical aspects of the Law. For example, some people think that sexually transmitted diseases are God's way of punishing sinners. Nope, STI's are the very thing from which God's Law is trying to protect us. Duh! Disease is the natural result of people sharing various forms of intimacy without discretion. Welcome to "sinful" flesh. Now repent.

Reported cases of the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021 – reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases – according to CDC’s final surveillance data. To reverse this trend, CDC is calling for more groups from local, healthcare, industry, and public health sectors to contribute to STI prevention and innovation efforts.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s0411-sti.html

The world is going to Hell and taking the USA with it, so? What's your point?

Edited September 20, 2023 by SavedOnebyGrace

[Mr. M]

20 minutes ago, SavedOnebyGrace said:

The world is going to Hell and taking the USA with it, so? What's your point?

Are you serious? I wrote a paragraph on exactly

what was on my mind and you quoted it.

On 9/18/2023 at 5:24 PM, Mr. M said:

Many think that God's Law is just about morality, social ethics, and spirituality.  What they miss is the practical aspects of the Law. For example, some people think that sexually transmitted diseases are God's way of punishing sinners. Nope, STI's are the very thing from which God's Law is trying to protect us. Duh! Disease is the natural result of people sharing various forms of intimacy without discretion. Welcome to "sinful" flesh. Now repent.

 

[FJK]

More than just moral laws, there are dietary laws that serve a protective purpose as well.

Some, I think, protect people from harm from eating their flesh and others protect certain animals that God wants protected from humans killing them for food.

Not that I'm suggesting a ritually kosher diet, but it certainly doesn't hurt to meditate on the purposes of the dietary rules God gave us.

 

[SavedOnebyGrace]

33 minutes ago, FJK said:

More than just moral laws, there are dietary laws that serve a protective purpose as well.

Some, I think, protect people from harm from eating their flesh and others protect certain animals that God wants protected from humans killing them for food.

Not that I'm suggesting a ritually kosher diet, but it certainly doesn't hurt to meditate on the purposes of the dietary rules God gave us.

 

These laws were given to the Jewish people of the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled the Law. Where are the 613 Commandments applied in full to the Gentiles? 

Edited September 20, 2023 by SavedOnebyGrace

[Mr. M]

2 minutes ago, SavedOnebyGrace said:

These laws were given to the Jewish people of the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled the Law. Where are the 613 Commandments applied in full to the Gentiles? 

As per the topic, there need be but one. "Abstain from fornication".

[FJK]

1 minute ago, SavedOnebyGrace said:

These laws were given to the Jewish people of the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled the Law. Where are the 653 Commandments applied in full to the Gentiles? 

You can apply them to yourself if you find wisdom in them that you can apply to your life, they are not forbidden to the Gentiles.

Look beyond the stricture of the law itself to find the wisdom and  behind it.

[Mr. M]

Just now, FJK said:

You can apply them to yourself if you find wisdom in them that you can apply to your life, they are not forbidden to the Gentiles.

Look beyond the stricture of the law itself to find the wisdom and  behind it.

Amen, "All scripture is profitable".

[SavedOnebyGrace]

1 minute ago, FJK said:

You can apply them to yourself if you find wisdom in them that you can apply to your life, they are not forbidden to the Gentiles.

Look beyond the stricture of the law itself to find the wisdom and  behind it.

What is required and what is not? I don't believe the Jewish people had a choice to selective obey whatever they choose. Of what laws to follow and what laws are optional were not left to the Gentiles whim either! Jesus fulfilled the Law in the New Testament.

[SavedOnebyGrace]

13 minutes ago, FJK said:

You can apply them to yourself if you find wisdom in them that you can apply to your life, they are not forbidden to the Gentiles.

Look beyond the stricture of the law itself to find the wisdom and  behind it.

What stricture are you talking about?