Had I known this was going to be a character assassination I would not have responded. I thought you were sincere. Foolish me. Here's a little secret: I don't care what you think or what you say. Nothing you say here affects me in the least.
Why do you even care that I have chosen to stay single? Miserable about your choice?
My threads are not always political. Do a search, Miss personal attacker. People don't go to Heaven based on their politics. They go based on their relationship (or lack thereof) with Jesus Christ/God. I do walk the walk. That's why He has given me everything I want. Why do you hate that I'm rich? That is how He wants us--not poor, broke, useless and unable to do anything for anyone in His Kingdom.
Yes, I am a chick. A hot, smart, funny, CCR chick. And that makes you furious.
If you have any other questions I'm happy to answer. If you're just going to attack then I'm done. Have a nice day.
you're right. i'm sorry. i don't want to attack you, and i don't want to judge you. i would however like to engage in a conversation where you explain your point of view and i explain mine, in respect to scripture and see how they compare. you identify yourself with jesus and christianity on this board, and as i understand, in your personal life every day as well, so i want to know why and what it means to you.
correct me if i'm wrong. you started a thread citing some political news regarding the legalization of gay marriage. and i wondered why this was of interest to you at all.
then i read a response that you gave someone regarding marriage, saying that you would never be married because you didn't ever want to give half of your stuff to a man.
now it makes more sense to me that you were concerned with the legalization of gay marriage, as you apparently consider marriage to be a secular contract.
where in the bible does it describe marriage as a secular contract? nowhere.
the bible describes marriage as a covenant between a man, woman, and god, and is consecrated and defined by sexual intercourse.
now adstar brought up some good scripture that i'm familiar with suggesting that pursuing and engaging in a sexual relationship (marriage) would serve as a distraction from spirituality, because it's a physical relationship. it's of the flesh, of the world, and it's material. and that's true.
that's why nuns and priests and lots of other people are celibate, and that's noble. the scripture also warns that if celibacy is a struggle for you, then it is best to marry. i asked you if you were a virgin, but i meant celibate, and i would like to know if you plan on remaining celibate for life.
and i want to point out that usually, in a case where someone would forego marriage in an attempt to be more spiritually oriented, they would also forego the pursuit of material wealth and possessions.
and this is not what your statement regarding marriage suggested at all. your statement clearly suggested that you forego marriage for the sake of the pursuit of material wealth and possessions.
i'm not jealous of you because you're rich. i am rich too. and those things in my life that i value the most, and mean the most to me, aren't for sale at any price.
i really don't think god cares all that much about whether you're rich or poor. i think everything happens for a reason and people are who they're supposed to be and live the lives they're supposed to live. it's about what you value though.
greed isn't wanting to have. greed is wanting to have more than someone else, or at the expense of someone else.
do you suggest that material wealth is an indication of a relationship with god? is that how you witness to people? by saying, "look at all of this stuff god gave me!" because some people do that.
imo, and as scripture states, a much better indication of a relationship with god is how well and how truly you love other people. you don't have to have a lot of money to do that.
would you still be singing praises if you were broke?
