Purity

[Guest Fabrice]

Hi

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Fabrice,

A plant grows according to the soil it is in. You might want to read Mark 4. Before anyone comes to Christ, s/he is unfertile soil. Upon believing in and accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior, He begin to dig up that old fallow ground, which can be a very arduous process, and He puts in good soil or nutrients, then He plants the seed of His Word to bring forth 10 or 100 times what was planted in it. If you resist the breaking up of the fallow ground, and want to keep the old "dirt" in your life, you soon become absolutely worthless for anything but to be thrown out into outer darkness.

Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[Guest Fabrice]

Oh okay I see what you mean

Yesterday, my mother and I discussed about that. And I came out with that example : If Jesus saw a porn mag. I think that, as He was pure (100%, do I have to say it) it would not be inpure in the sens that He would cry, and feel bad; without having effect in Him. Surely in itself it's abominable, but for Jesus, I mean ... it's nothing to Him, because He knows who He is.

I understood what you said, but I don't see the relation between the italic part of the verse and the seed that we have to let grow. I'll think about that more deeper anyway  

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Fabrice,

Something I like to point out regards the Federal Treasury officials of the U.S. When learning about "counterfeit money" they are taken to the Treasury and given a "hands on" introduction into the "real stuff". They learn all about it, the color, the feel, the looks, the smell, the dots it is composed of, - EVERYTHING. They LEARN it so well that when finally introduced to the "counterfeit", they IMMEDIATELY recognize it for what it is.

This is the example for Christians. We should become so thoroughly familiar with the "real stuff", of the Word that when the "counterfeit stuff" comes around, we will recognize it immediately.

If you pour porn or filth of any sort into your mind, or even heretical doctrines - doctrines of demons, etc., your "mind" is tainted by such stuff. We are to think pure thoughts and only input that which is pure, wholesome and good. This is not always easy because we are so inundated these days with all sorts of filth.

Back in '63, I went to an X-rated movie. It amounted to a movie of a walrus giving live birth to a calf, and another movie that at one point showed Adam and Eve, bare buck naked, facing away from the audience walking down a very long path. There "image" on the screet was about 2" high, so you could barely make out they were naked. Today we see so much more than that on TV, magazines, movies etc. or even going to the beach. Access to the internet can contain all sorts of surprises when you are doing research and accidently type in something which bring up a porn site, or even when you are doing research correctly and all of a sudden a window opens up revealing porn. A few months ago, I started getting porn in the mail. I have no idea how it started, nor after talking to two mailmen, how to get it permanently stopped. This is what we live with today. Sad but very true.

I am not saying we should shut ourselves off from the world, because that is the soil we need to plant our "seeds of righteousness" in. But we should be very wary of the enemy, because He prowls around "seeking whom he may devour."

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[Catsmeow]

DE: This is an excellent thread that never seemed to take off for some reason. In fact, I don't think I ever saw it.

I love the scripture that says, "To the pure, everything is pure."

One of my favorite proverbs is Proverbs 11:27

"He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it."

I have also heard the short version..."evil to him who thinks evil..."

We should acknowledge the real and existing dangers of sin and temptation. We should also be balanced in our approach to life and

[Star]

If I may add a word or two, Fabrice:  to one who is pure, he will see purity in everything.  To one who is impure, he will see opportunity for impurity everywhere. For example, to one who is pure, children's vulnerability will be seen as a sweet trait that illustrates how much children need to be protected.  To the impure, that vulnerability will be seen as something to be exploited and abused.

[Catsmeow]

Star: Excellent post!  :thumb:

[angels4u]

Amen girls,

Where does it say in the Bible to run from evil and do not get in tempted situations, the Devil still put things before our eyes to get our eyes of the Lord.

And how much would he like to put unpure stuff before the eyes of Christians, and we got sucked in it enough when we watch a movie or TV. Not to say everything is bad but how much is Satanic these days and too sexuel?

Angels

[Guest wwatch]

Fabrice asked,

[Catsmeow]

How true, WWATCH...I love it!