[Faith-talk] blindness and faith issues question

[Timothy Clark Ministries]

if this is going to be a date then yes, i would choose two separate apartments rather that be living with the pastor and his wife for a while or with another neighbour. blind or not, it’s wrong for two serious individuals to be living in the same house.
god bless
Timothy Clark Ministries 
  
  
  
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On Kislev 26, 5775 AM, at 9:38, Poppa Bear via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Beth, At first I thought that he was coming to stay with you out of a
> necessity related to blindness and your city being better in offering him
> some needed resources, but after the talks of dates and more intimate goals
> I would say that it will be so very very hard not to fall into sexual sin. I
> have had this talk with others who were Christian and I never found it work,
> most of the time they ended up sleeping with one another and out of a since
> of guilt they felt that they had to either hurry up and get married for the
> wrong reasons or gradually leave the church because they knew that their
> relationship wasn't honoring god. Sorry, that is just my experience.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby
> Phillips via Faith-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:29 PM
> To: Beth Taurasi; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion;
> faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] blindness and faith issues question
> 
> Beth, I hate to sound like a stick in the mud, but I think your 
> pastor is right.  I know all the practical stuff, I understand.  
> There's a part of me that wants to say, hey, Blake should be able 
> to stay with you.  But a bigger part of me says, no.  How long is 
> he going to be in Denver? Would it work for him to spend the 
> night at a church member's home? You see, I know how these things 
> work.  Nobody ever "intends" to have sex.  But it's very 
> difficult when two people are together in close proximity for it 
> not to happen.  And Scripture and other spiritual writers talk 
> about "the occasion of sin".  In other words, you need to not put 
> yourself into situations where temptation can lead to sin.  Your 
> pastor is being just that, your pastor.  He is a wise man.  Why 
> not ask him if he has any suggestions as to what you could do so 
> that you could enjoy Blake's visit without putting yourself in to 
> a position where you might give into temptation?
> 
> I have been in those situations Beth, and I have to say that I 
> almost blew it.  Plus it's not a great witness for two 
> Christians, male and female to be living in the same house.  
> People will speculate and think that you had sex whether you did 
> or not.  This is really not a blindness issue other than you need 
> to make different arrangements.  And be thankful that you have a 
> pastor who is looking out for your best interests.    Blessings,    
> Debby and Neena
> 
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