tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17254668.post7010124538427223532..comments2023-06-19T07:36:33.934-07:00Comments on Articles: Some Practical Steps for Overcoming ImpurityCourageManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446189695845365897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17254668.post-12317514512629169792019-11-05T19:40:20.055-08:002019-11-05T19:40:20.055-08:00..dcparhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875430051052372769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17254668.post-16124386428422970572019-11-05T19:38:19.979-08:002019-11-05T19:38:19.979-08:00The bible never supports such an industry of men b...The bible never supports such an industry of men being so separate from having marital companions - that got way misinterpreted and is part of the problem. It's way too religious and we put stock in a religious system that offers many good encouragements; but daily time in the Word, having friends who love God, too, and first and foremost confessing to God directly and not to a priest, is the absolute best way. And Mary is added into religion to the point where it's strange. We are to pray to God or Jesus that's it, not Mary or the Saints. Anyway that said I came here looking for encouragement because I, too am a sinner prone to impurity. My impurity manifests in flirting with women from 5 or 10 feet away or even across the room, to the point where when they interact and try to tease me, however slightly, it's a fetish for me and the result is like masturbation, even with no hands. Women know we're flirting but they rarely understand how it builds in my mind and turns into a physical release. I confess to God and repent. Sometimes even that night I still look at porn. Then for a week or month or longer I really try to die to the inclinations but I have trigger points, mindsets, darkness, loneliness, etc that gets under my skin, like the above teaching mentioned. It also seems that women do not struggle as much; but that's probably a naive view on my part. God bless each one of you, may the Spirit of the Living Christ dwell in you richly! For as it is written, His divine power has given everything we need for life and godliness that we may share in the divine nature and escape corruption caused by worldly desires. Then if we progressively strive to grow, we'll not fail to be effective and productive. Peace, All!dcparhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875430051052372769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17254668.post-53234569013262772952009-04-05T05:31:00.000-07:002009-04-05T05:31:00.000-07:00Venial sin, mortal sin? Where is that in the Bibl...Venial sin, mortal sin? Where is that in the Bible? When men lower the standards that God has set, chaos, hurt, and a life that's rife with guilt ensues. Because priests (and others) do not have self-control, cannot control own body, they'll be unable to resist any temptation that comes along. <BR/><BR/>Won't comment about the atrocious math skills. <BR/><BR/>If one wants to be pure, then it's all or nothing!Hsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145755552381982828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17254668.post-10625440303592984312008-08-22T18:26:00.000-07:002008-08-22T18:26:00.000-07:00When I was a teen I thought that I could never bec...When I was a teen I thought that I could never become a priest because I had wet dreams. I thought that all priests were pure. Now I hear of what all those priests did to the kids. What they did was a mortal sin. Masturbation is a venial sin. Those guys would have been better to do that and leave the kids alone, better to commit a venial sin and not a mortal sin. I read an article that was a survey of priests in Spain. During their priesthood 60% of priests had admitted to sexual relations, 65% with women and 34% with men. In total 95% of priests masturbated. If you add 60% to 95% this is over 100% so how many priests were actually physically pure? In my mind as long as a priest is celibate this is enough. I know that priest should never have emissions of semen as this is not supposed to be wasted but they are human beings just like the rest of us. Our human sexuality is not an evil thing but a gift from God.<BR/><BR/>Peace - MarkMareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.com