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Do you believe God will put marriage into your life when you are not yet ready?
In other words, if you are His, do you think it wise to go about seeking relationship on your own when something, you're not sure exactly what, but something of God is telling you to wait.
Will you wait or will you go forth on your own ?
It does say in scripture, 'it is better to marry than burn with passion,' so, when your self is telling you I need to get married when God is saying, 'Not yet, I need you to work on this thing still,' will you say, 'God, I'm going on my own, for if I don't, I will burn.'
Scary almost, isn't it?
Will God support your decision to not burn, I mean, obviously He will, as Paul states that reason of 'burning' making marrying OK .
But this Corinthians verse says what kind of person we are IF we marry and we are not ready?
Hint: It is an exact opposite thing we produce from the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galations 5:22-23 .
I hear my Christ bro, lightnin' saying things like wanting to get serious with whom he believes is,a 'special girl,' but wants to wait on God and be ready, I gave lightnin' accolade comment for this decision, called post his 'best EVER.'
For waiting on the Lord is, indeed, best. But what IF our body is burning with desire and just not holding, can Paul's words, 'Better to marry than burn with passion,' be made justifiably safe of not giving yourself a lack of self-control by doing this act ?
” But if they cannot have self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.' 1 Cor. 7: 9
Now, think how you want but burning with passion and not sating it, for some, could cause them, consequently, to sin, and, sin, if you are familiar with Romans, is seeded by a tempting evil tnought that began. And once that evil is a thought, it leads to sin, which leads to.....
....DEATH !
'But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and, sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.' 1 James 1: 14-15
Ok, so we know then the wages of sin is death, from Romans 6:23[/COLOR] , but does this all evil-->sin-- mean that because one who burns with passion and marries is going to be on a one-way track to --->death? No.
For God does indeed say that a lack of 'self-control' is not good, it, very easily COULD lead one to evil-->--sin--and, without praying to God to take control by repenting and embracing God's grace, it could lead---> death
OK, enough unfun, foreboding doom talk, how does one marry and not burn?
Hold on to your self
Keep in mind, per Galatians 5:19-23 says that 'works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy murders drunkenness, revelriies, and, the like, of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that those to practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
So, the opposite of workd of the flesh is fruits of the Spirit, right? And, 'self-control' is,one of the fruits, so, tie 1+1 together. Self-control lack leads to MANY bad said things, needless to say.
But, and, here is the answer of how marrying is OK even IF burning with passion, as I see it, please, reprove and let the Lord prayerfully lead you to believe all I say here.
In Galations 5, prior to verse 19 listing the works of the flesh and fruits,of Spirit, are 3 verses that, to me, can help ONE gain self control....
Gal. 5:14-16 - for all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: you shall love your neighbor as yourself. but if you bite and devour 1 another, beware last you be consumed by one another!
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.'
The Lord leads, I pray for God's strength and Love over those warring with their flesh, for the power of God will keep you if you let Him be in you.
In other words, if you are His, do you think it wise to go about seeking relationship on your own when something, you're not sure exactly what, but something of God is telling you to wait.
Will you wait or will you go forth on your own ?
It does say in scripture, 'it is better to marry than burn with passion,' so, when your self is telling you I need to get married when God is saying, 'Not yet, I need you to work on this thing still,' will you say, 'God, I'm going on my own, for if I don't, I will burn.'
Scary almost, isn't it?
Will God support your decision to not burn, I mean, obviously He will, as Paul states that reason of 'burning' making marrying OK .
But this Corinthians verse says what kind of person we are IF we marry and we are not ready?
Hint: It is an exact opposite thing we produce from the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galations 5:22-23 .
I hear my Christ bro, lightnin' saying things like wanting to get serious with whom he believes is,a 'special girl,' but wants to wait on God and be ready, I gave lightnin' accolade comment for this decision, called post his 'best EVER.'
For waiting on the Lord is, indeed, best. But what IF our body is burning with desire and just not holding, can Paul's words, 'Better to marry than burn with passion,' be made justifiably safe of not giving yourself a lack of self-control by doing this act ?
” But if they cannot have self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.' 1 Cor. 7: 9
Now, think how you want but burning with passion and not sating it, for some, could cause them, consequently, to sin, and, sin, if you are familiar with Romans, is seeded by a tempting evil tnought that began. And once that evil is a thought, it leads to sin, which leads to.....
....DEATH !
'But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and, sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.' 1 James 1: 14-15
Ok, so we know then the wages of sin is death, from Romans 6:23[/COLOR] , but does this all evil-->sin-- mean that because one who burns with passion and marries is going to be on a one-way track to --->death? No.
For God does indeed say that a lack of 'self-control' is not good, it, very easily COULD lead one to evil-->--sin--and, without praying to God to take control by repenting and embracing God's grace, it could lead---> death
OK, enough unfun, foreboding doom talk, how does one marry and not burn?
Hold on to your self
Keep in mind, per Galatians 5:19-23 says that 'works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy murders drunkenness, revelriies, and, the like, of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that those to practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
So, the opposite of workd of the flesh is fruits of the Spirit, right? And, 'self-control' is,one of the fruits, so, tie 1+1 together. Self-control lack leads to MANY bad said things, needless to say.
But, and, here is the answer of how marrying is OK even IF burning with passion, as I see it, please, reprove and let the Lord prayerfully lead you to believe all I say here.
In Galations 5, prior to verse 19 listing the works of the flesh and fruits,of Spirit, are 3 verses that, to me, can help ONE gain self control....
Gal. 5:14-16 - for all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: you shall love your neighbor as yourself. but if you bite and devour 1 another, beware last you be consumed by one another!
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.'
The Lord leads, I pray for God's strength and Love over those warring with their flesh, for the power of God will keep you if you let Him be in you.
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