My personal thoughts? They're worthless. Little pieces of metal that daddies give to their daughters to make them "stay pure". Or someone just buys it for themselves to "show" the world that they are "devoted" to staying sexually pure.
I'm in a list kind of mood, so list!
Pros:
*It's kind of cool to have a thing your whole life, especially if it has been passed on between generations
*People like to wear rings
*Potential conversation starter
*???????
Cons:
*Promotes attachment to a worldly, material object
*The moment you look at someone lustfully, you have already lost your "purity"
*I have seen a LOT of girls who wear it and still do immoral things with their boyfriends, basically everything but intercourse (vice-versa for guys)
*There's also a bunch of people who wear it while having sex with their boyfriend/girlfriend
*If a girl is over 18, it can make guys assume she is already married, especially if the ring has a sparkly stone in it
*If it was given to you by your boyfriend/girlfriend; absolutely worthless
So those are my thoughts. I'm sure some of you have put a lot of stock into purity rings, so don't think I'm saying you shouldn't wear one. If you think it actually means something, there is probably no real harm in it. My only argument here is that it doesn't guarantee anything, nor does it help someone stay pure, but if it means something to you, then it's for your own benefit. I definitely wouldn't look at a girl with a purity ring though and think she's sexually pure because she has one.
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Where is God in all this?
Crimony!
I can't believe you guys ! And, zere? You should be ashamed of your faithlessness. I don't know Crimony's posts at all and AAA+, I already know, knows what God can do-everything-He just doesn't believe God will do everything for us, to help us, especially IF we seek to help ourselves....I say respectfully, from what I read here. God is NOWHERE in that post !!! I am NOT judging, I am just reading what was said and it is a DIRECT HIT on girls, and, guys wanting to stay pure.
And,
guys, and, kudos to THE GUY who posted this !! , way to go, Aidproof, you are PROOF BLESSING in all this, you just take my word on that
I always recommend book by Elizabeth Elliott too, please read: Passion and Purity.
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What can't God do, guys?
Is it just OT where God asks Job (again and again) what can't I do (in so many words), and, Isaiah, look NO further than my favorite verse for the answer to that, its in my profile, go, go, now. EVERYTHING is God's ! All power is God's ! No 'some,' abouit it, no 'almost,' about it ! ALL !
And, a PROMISE RING is something God puts in your heart to do. The only questionj is......will you do it !
And, I, and, most importantly, God can care less what you've done in your past, had sex with 801 wives, and, congratulations, you just beat Solomon, speaking from the guy's perspective
, is not a SIN to HIM of yours anymore IF you have asked for, for,for, give, give, give, ness, ness, nessssssssssTRIKE ! Takes the Enemy (that's SATAN) right OUT of the picture.
All you need to KEEP PURE is the power of God in you, and, NO MATTER what a guy does to you ladies, anything against your will, and, TRUE, a purity ring will def get guys (bad guys) that will see you and want to conquer you.
But, guess what ? They can't because YOU have the power of God in you, you have His shield of protection, the sheathe, like those forcefields in Star Trek movies and video games. But, here is the catch ! That forceshield is around your HEART and your MIND, and, most importantly, YOUR insides no one can TOUCH, no one, except God, whom you are remaining pure to with all your mind, all your heart, and, all your what, what, what?
Soul.
And, you want just one example of God''s power reigning supreme, look at David who was armed with only a ring and a stone, I mean, sorry,
, a sling and a stone, and, God made waht happen.
And, who in their right mind (I am sure AAA+ that you thought David would HIT Goliath with the most UNACCURATE type of weapon from way farther than a STONE'S THROW away, LOL) No, no one thought that David would hit Goliath between the eyes
AND THE GIANT WOULD COLLAPSE. Let's steal a verse from a great grunge group I used to play when I was a DJ long ago....
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS BUT GOD is the GIANTEST. Don't EVER forget that, ladies, and, don't, IF you have putting that pure trust in your Lord and Saviour to wear that ring until YOU are married. Do it.
Nothing is going to hurt you from it, ultimately, because you got the power of God inside you, just let the Lord lead you and stay strong with Him, the Lord leads your through it all.
He will soooooo take care of YOU for wearing that ring. So ! And, then when you get to Heaven He REALLY will take care of you there. God loves great faith, like David, like Abraham, like Hannah, like.... YOU
Note: I love ya, guys too, I am simply stating the facts of what God can do. And you know it, and, I know it IF you are a follower of God. There is NOTHING God cannot do, which Jesus reiterates many, many times in scripture to prove that very point. Nothing !
