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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: fornication and Christianity
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Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 02:11:10 EST
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> From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Pesmard Flurrmn)

>> From: aeq@pucc-h.UUCP (Jeff Sargent)
>> On the other hand, we are, indeed, perfectly free to fornicate.  However,
>> Paul also commented (in passages on a different topic, but it applies here)
>> "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a
>> stumbling block to the weak", and "'Everything is permissible' -- but not
>> everything is beneficial.  'Everything is permissible' -- but not everything
>> is constructive." [SARGENT]

> Why MUST everything we do be be "beneficial"?  "Constructive?"  Isn't life
> full of things that are neither (though not antipodal to either)?  Don't many
> of those things heighten the overall experience of life?

I, for one, can't think of anything that is "neither".  However, beneficial/
constructive depends on one's point of view.  For example, one of my Christian
friends prided herself on being active in all sorts of things (swimming,
various church groups, weightlifting) whereas I felt that I shouldn't have to
be active all the time (I like having some time to myself just to relax, sit
back, put on some music, close my eyes ...).  She felt that Christians should
never be idle but always about God's work.  Well, even Christians need their
rest (after all, God created a day for it).

The question to ask is:  is fornication beneficial?  is it constructive?  
Perhaps a better question to ask is:  who does fornication serve, you or God?
A Christian should strive to glorify God in all that he/she does.  Now, if for-
nication glorifies God in some way, I guess it's ok.  Otherwise, it isn't.
-- 
If you wanna ride, don't ride the white horse.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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