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7:1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. 7:2 But because of the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:1-2
It seems that shackin’ up’s not all it’s cracked up to be. A recent Associated Press article points out “the dark underbelly of cohabitation.”
The AP article states: “the risk of child abuse is markedly higher in the nontraditional family structures.” Then it quotes Brad Wilcox, a University of Virginia sociologist, as saying: “This is the dark underbelly of cohabitation. Cohabitation has become quite common and most people think, ’What’s the harm?’ The harm is we’re increasing a pattern of relationships that’s not good for children.”
The article quotes several studies that indicate that living together outside of marriage increases the risk of child abuse, but that’s not surprising. Humans have known for thousands of years that for a man and a woman to live in marriage is much better than shakin’ up, not only for children; but also for the stability of society, and even for the mental and spiritual health of the man and the woman involved.
So why has cohatitation become so widely accepted in our time? Because we have been sold a series of lies that say that shackin’ up is a good thing, that everybody’s doing it, that disapproval is judging, and that there are no negative consequences from it. |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| Good information Steve....Anything that goes against the Word of God, and the Laws of God will NEVER be blessed...People can say what they want...Let God be true...and every man a lier ;o) |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| nice blog! |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| Amen, Brother! |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| Amen Steve! |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| AMEN,AMERICA NEEDS TO REPENT |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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In the words of pastor Ron " Knock it off and GET MARRIED" ! I am currently engaged and you would not beleieve some of the things I have heard from christians about the things that Aaron and I should do before we get married (some of this stuff just boggles my mind!) It is hard when you live in our society and things that are not acceptable to God are to the rest of the world (at times even from those whom you go to church with) but I wil say that God is strong and His word is strong. Keep it real with God and then we will see change! P.S. Dan-- you are so sadly right on! |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| Brother Steve, Churches use to call it living in sin.There are those that claim to be Christians that co-habit and wonder, why they can't grow in the Lord? You have to get the sin out of the camp, to allow the Holy Spirit to have his way in our lives.Preachers tend to back away from dealing with shacking up, I don't want to run people off. Well beloved, We are accountable and God put his blessings on marriage, Jesus made water into wine. |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| Good Blog Steve |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| I am glad to see that there are still many who will speak out for Christian morality! |
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| November 21, 2008 |
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| 1 Corinthians 6:9 - 10 |
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| November 22, 2008 |
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| Hi Steve. The short version is that people are afraid of that word "commitment" - so they just shack up till the next person comes along. |
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| November 22, 2008 |
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| Stevie: Fear is part of it, however rebellion against God is also a part of it. |
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| November 22, 2008 |
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| Louisiana was one of the first states to pass a Covenant marriage act. I counsel people about & toward that, because a Biblical marriage is a covenant. Stevie Bee has it on the money-the commitment of a covenant marriage requires a level of commitment that most are afraid to make - to a partner or to God. Shacking up without marriage is similar to church fellowship without church membership. (I am referring to Baptism) Some folks reject baptism because it indicates covenant commitment. |
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| November 22, 2008 |
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| I hear about a lot of women shacking up so they can continue to get their welfare checks and not have to report his income. |
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| November 23, 2008 |
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Our society has lost sight of what a covenant is. It's the same reason why the divorce rate is so high. |
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