Thank you Ladies :), this is very Helpful! I definitely don't ask for marriage on the first message ;). Maybe the second one lol. I will definitely keep all of this in mind.

Basically it means to grieve for those who revel in Sin, not for oneself. Jesus taught compassion, and in doing so He wants us to grieve for those who will never repent...

Hey David, Here's that scripture in the context of what paul actually meant though;

1 Corinthians 5:9-11 "9) I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. <b> 10) Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. <b>

(Paul wasn't speaking of what we think as a sexually immoral person of this world at all, he was speaking of those after Christ returns and of those who will never actually repent. Because as He says above, if we did avoid them here, we'd have to leave the world to actually do it.)

11) But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner- not even to eat with such a person."

And then he goes into it further in 12-13, speaking about those outside of the kingdom of God and the Holy Spirit. Because those are who God Judges, not those within the new Covenant of Love through Jesus.

"12) For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13) But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”

Amen Brother :), He will Judge us according to our righteousness, luckily I have none. But the man who lives in my heart has it all. Jesus is my Counselor, and therefore we'll be good.

Why do some of you become disinterested in an e-mail conversation so quickly? I can understand the ever foreboding creepers, negative anecdotes, very small greetings, and even the cussing in messages. But why would you get bored of a man if he is none of the above?

When is a good time to ask for your phone number online? Or even, ask for a real life date? Or are you more comfortable with doing a skype date first to see if the man is even who he says he is for security/safety reasons.

I would love to know any of your opinions about the aforementioned questions and more ladies. This will help me not only to be a better communicator within the realm of online love, but it may even help me to find the right one someday!

Thank you in advance for your experiences and opinions. I think most men will find this very helpful.

Same here Isaac. My motivation in life is to allow God to use me to finally bring some of these "Christians" down from their pedestal and to not accept sin, but to accept their humanity, and then pray for a revival in the hearts of men so that they can see how broken they are. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

Christ is the the only reason for any chance of hope or happiness in any of our lives. It's so beautiful! I accept my faults, and I think others will finally benefit from doing the same. But we need to do this openly, and no longer in secret or behind each others backs :).

We as a followers of Christ need to accept that we will never have a chance to be like him through our own accord and knowledge, but through the Holy Spirit itself! God's word is alive yes, but Jesus is risen for a reason, and the Holy spirit is the living and flourishing embodiment of our magnificent God! And He's here right now, even in my dirtiest of being.

Again, I agree David. But the word also tells us in Philippians 1:6

"6) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Which tells me no matter how many times I mess up sexually, or even if I have the wrong motive, that He will never give up on me.

I also really meditate on Romans 5:3-5 ESV:

"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."

Thanks Brother.

Totally agree Cowboy. But the hardest thing is even just staring at a woman with lust, in doing so we have committed Adultery in our hearts, which is the same thing as above mentioned.

We're men, and as such, it's a battle and a journey I'm learning. All sin, no matter the human opinion, is considered the same in the eyes of God. And Jesus, blessedly has allowed us freedom from it in God's eyes, especially when we stumble.

Thanks Brother for sharing this with me :).

2 Corinthians 3:4-6

4) Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5) Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6) who has made us competent [1] to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Gotchya ;).

I like that point of View Poncho.

Thank you Bemma, we all have, and most are just ashamed of it. For me there's just no point to hide it. I have no shame in the presence of God.

Excuse me, but I believe you are wrong :). I only speak the truth of my life and what God has taught me in every way. I can chime in whenever I feel moved to. And if he has an opinion, I'm all ears with a respectful openhearted mindset. That's why I posted it in the first place :P

Beautifully stated Ms Harmony! This is a great post :). I think people forget this way too often. And they forget how much time God spent on these specific individuals. Paul spent ten years in one place before he even started his "old-world wide" Ministry. One step at a time, and always pray!

Thomas; God lives in us, but we are not God.

They did Rainbow :), and even in the Garden, they fell into sin :/. It's apart of who we are unfortunately.

What's so boring Thomas? I'm definitely interested in others opinions on this topic :D. Please chime in.

Conrad is right Red6mist,

You should go and do some "History of Christianity" Research. It seems to me like your a bit confused on some of the values, the reformation, understanding, and the belief system between Catholicism and Christianity. I wish the best on your personal Spiritual Journey!

I recently just went through a barrage of judgment from a person I thought understood my beliefs. It was out of no-where that this person told me that I was a Luke-warm Christian due to me being okay with sex before marriage.

It hurt not only being called a person that God wants to spit out of his mouth, but more so because I cared for this girl. We had come to an agreement before hand, and I thought we we're on the same page. But then out of no-where, she one eighties on me, but I don't blame her at all for feeling this way.

As someone who believes/knows Jesus died for my sins, I know just how BIG God really is, but I also have a lot of confidence in Him knowing me inside and out as well. I am a sinner, and will sin for the rest of my life, but I am just tired of so many people who go through condemnation and persecution on a daily basis that end up doing this to each other!

It's all about God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit in the end, but at the same time, apart of me really does just want that intimacy in a sexual relationship with another human being.

What do you think? No judgement here at all, I'm just wondering what others believe on this topic.

Inherently,

I am not Christ-like at all. It's all by the grace of God that I have any good in my being at all. How Christian are you is what a lot of religious people ask, but God doesn't want religion, He just wants you :).

Hello Ladies,

I'm a 27 year old full-time student and professional in search of some decent company. I'd love to meet new people from all over, and if you have any questions for me, just shoot me an e-mail.

Amen Msharmony!