First of all, the verse itself gives us the option as Christians, especially if they are called a "brother", you either eat "with them" or "eat alone"...... The bible says it is BETTER to eat in PEACE alone than to eat WITH THEM. (many lonely prophets in OT).
*Fornicator -lustful things, sexual activity without purpose or determination towards commitment found in the ceremony, any sexual impurity, sexual impurity promotion in laws, phallic culture
*Covetous -wanting other people's "things," not accepting what the creator has provided, whining about things and so forth.
*Idolater -objects are more important than people, getting to an "event" is more important than seeing a long lost relative or friend, creating lots of "things" to sell without purpose behind a cultural representation, following after special famous people constantly
*Railer -constant bitter complaints, consistent condemnations, threatening an innocent person as being evil when they are not
*Drunkard -no value in moderate use of alcoholic drink, social pressure to look good with alcohol, consistent dependency on alcoholic drink rather than on God's word
*Extortioner -obtaining money or things of value by an illegal means, adding excessive price or interest to things which cause the person in need to suffer.
So what if that person who practices those "things" is your very own spouse?close family member?:
Take note:
*So if you know of a class gathering, a fellowship of some sort, a political rally, a celebration, a parade or anything of that nature, we should not even EAT with certain people who "idolize" such practices.
*In the Anabaptist groups, they would refer to such a person as being "shunned." There is nothing evil with shunning, but there is something evil if a person doesn't forgive those who were ONCE one of those types of people who then repented, as we all were in that category.
*In the first-century Christian life, the people were WILD. I mean they were partiers and really practiced things in a crazy way. Nero was one of the most recognized as being so viciously wicked. Marriage had no rule and perhaps no real love essentially. Those listed things were practiced among the people whom the first-century Christians were not to associate. REASONS HERE --> "In the case of insobriety it is not the act of eating and drinking but the excess of eating and drinking which is sinful."
*Now Christianity is based on the reality that all humanity came from the genetic code and behavior of Adam and Eve. Old Adam or New Adam......men (and women too) have to make the choice.
*One man and one woman marriage is the most common (especially among those who came out of the Roman empire), but in reality, human sexuality has different tones, shades, and practices among Jews and Gentiles alike. Some of it was in favor of God's laws, and some of it was in disfavor of God's laws. Yes, there were Christians who did practice (and still practice) polygny for example.
*Adam was formed first. Wife Eve was also formed. In human ability to practice love, some practices are wicked and some practices are considered pleasure. Some practices are considered good, while some practices are considered unclean.
*Many people believe that marriage is until death do we part (which it is essential for reality sake), but that is not a true godly marriage. Godly marriage is wanting and willing to GIVE love to the other spouse. What if the other spouse ended up in something that would put him or her in danger for a very long time??? Raped? Given STD workplace?
*Sexuality practices that are done and can be practiced with one man and one woman can also be practiced with those outside of the marriage or with "same gender" people. So Romans 1-2 explained that people CHOSE to go against nature. They wanted pleasure, but they CHOSE to CHANGE and ignore the worship aspect of who created sexuality in the first place. -Go ahead and circle the word CHANGED in the KJV bible- (The world says that people are "Born that way"....but this is a lie, and sexuality practices of any type actually has to do with how a man or woman worships the creator)
*Many people grow up and are surrounded by sexual impurity. They may have been lightly abused as children or severely abused. Some were ignored, others were involved too heavily in poorly established relationships from a young age (boyfriend and girlfriend). Some people were surrounded by wicked advice to cause young girls to get married before full development and maturity. Some people grew up in slavery environments and had no choice (historically this occured). God's love and redemption cure still works for those who are/were injured.
*Focus on bible study and meditation (like King David who even had an adultery problem (Psalm 51......)) cures a lot of the misinformation that we as humanity receive in regards to proper sexuality topics and ideas. It helps us to focus more on the basic needs and desires in this life. Read different types of stories like about Sarah (she was beautiful), Dinah (other men seduced her) etc.
*Polyamourous, Polygyny practices were practiced among many different tribes. Some of the practices are not unbiblical, some practices are unbiblical. Brotherly love is biblical expression of love as even Jesus loved disciples and others besides just his "bride." Queen Esther loved her "tribe" and the conditions that God gave her, not just her husband.
*Know that we who are followers of Biblical Messiah/ Jesus/Yeshua, and seek his return are not in BONDAGE to the issues that the world faces. We are not the ones going against God if we ourselves are not making those choices. We are focused on memorizing psalms and proverbs, grasping the understanding of how to serve man better by reviewing the biblical laws and Psalms 119.....reviewing the parables of Jesus spoke and more. The world, system, general culture cares less about this kind of HOLY LOVE. We are only redeemed through -THY WORD-
*The bible has a list of kings/rulers who had no sexual impurity problems (except King David and adultery-yet God STILL used him) for MANY years....over 1000. No other kingdom or tribe has this record. List of spouses from bible.
*Bible verses to consider: Mat_5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. ; Pro_6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
*It is better not to -pay- govt' marriage certificates and follow God's plan for love and marriage, than to pay -Ceasar- who doesn't truly care about the human condition before a loving God.
*Sexual impurity in women is NOT cured by getting married as a VIRGIN. This is a myth and will always remain this way (even nature will teach this). No, it is by FAITH in JESUS and that TRUTH that helps women to stay pure and keep heart away from men who wish her harm and/or moral compromise.
*The Holy Kiss may or may not prevent sexual impurity issues in Christian living. It is more of a way to express godly love over-all, than a preventative measure against sin issues in the heart.
*Men can have feminine tendencies, like a "nursing mother" as described in passages of the bible. This is a condition of nature. HOWEVER, it is WRONG for a man to take on "feminine" roles when he needs to "BE A MAN" and accept the person of JESUS who paid for sin in his heart.
*Any "abuse" website that claims they are Christian and says that LGBT people are "born that way" are in error with the scripture and have many fault finding problems with the scripture. Such websites are often filled with scorn and mockery, in the comments and beyond. DO NOT trust those particular websites, except on common issues that all face. They often find problems with patriarchy or "woman remain silent" types of faith beliefs.....aka. it is ok for women to "speak" just speak in GODLY terms and HUMBLE terms.
*God STILL used people who had sexuality that was not quite right (or perfected by Jesus redemption). Rahab was a prostitute. Samson was.....well, pretty manly. Jephthah was the son of a harlot.
*There are MANY bible stories that reflect that LUST is not good for humanity. Jew or Gentile. Even to this day. Dinah (pulled around by men....after she hung out with the wrong girls), Sarah (she was beautiful and pulled into another man's house....but God protected her)......so on and so forth.
Review the following articles:
https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/09/whats-changed-in-britain-since-same-sex-marriage/ (Reveals that Freedom to speak the TRUTH is snuffed out by LGBT activity and behavior)
http://sexandhistory.blogspot.com/2008/07/life-of-nero-sex-and-fall-of-roman.html
Books for understanding why sexuality and relationship is designed a certain way: https://www.amazon.com/Intended-Pleasure-Technique-Fulfillment-Christian/dp/0800719379/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505218333&sr=8-1&keywords=intended+for+pleasure and https://www.amazon.com/Created-Help-Anniversary-Revised-Expanded/dp/1616440759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505218386&sr=1-1&keywords=created+to+be+his+help+meet+by+debi+pearl
*Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Rom 1:21)
*And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; (Rom 1:28) (They did not retain God in their knowledge, so they had no conviction and understanding of -THY WORD-)
*But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. (Rom 2:2)
-The author of this blog is currently married to a man who came out of an "infidelity" situation in his parents and in himself. That is why my views on different things may differ from the "common Christian" world.
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A post I posted on facebook.....to warn people.....or help people understand "issues" that happen in the natural condition of "men".....
****WARNING: UNMARRIED children need monitoring on internet accounts, exposure happens, lust-chit-chat......on the most innocent accounts (craigslist, social media, email etc). People don't even need to be "arab" or jihadist or anything of that type.....it just does happen***** Married adults should know how to talk honestly with their spouse about this stuff.....
Lust stuff (its even found at the doctor's office) has been issue since bible times and it STILL is problem......(It will continue to be a problem unless people wise-up) (It plays key role in domestic problems, friendship failures, family failures, church failures....and could get worse and into criminal behavior etc. to this day) Notice the signs before brew some bad stuff..... "And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel......" Genesis has more details about the "soap opera" at play....
Sign 1. Who is daughter, girl, grown woman hanging out with and what are they promoting (outward beauty or inward beauty)? Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land.
Sign 2. Dinah had no Knowledge of how to control the acts of Shechem. He was around and "saw" her. So she put herself in a place where the man could SEE her.
Sign 3. Soul cleaving. The man uses WORDS to convince of a type of LOVE for the woman. Does he love the OUTWARD beauty or inward condition of the heart? What types of things is he saying? He was saying KIND things.......but without confronting this stuff with others who wanted to protect Dinah (brothers, cousins, uncles, elders.....)
Sign 4. The things were done in darkness (trying to hide information from others) and then the things came to light. Dinah did not know how to "keep him away" by protection from other trustable men in her life...... perhaps....or general medical knowledge of things.
Sign 5. *not listed* Know the behaviour of Levites.....tough on lovers who really do have lust issues (violent behaviour towards Shechem) rather than complete fullness of Love through the gospel. Sometimes -things happen- and good can come out of evils in the heart. Levites don't care to understand.....only filled with wrath.
**Strangers on the internet do say these things to woman. Wanted or not wanted, modestly dressed, mildly dressed or immodestly dressed......chit-chat.....so to speak. Sometimes when a woman is wise.....the lust-talk can be given something that simmers things down to a -soul cleansing level- so it doesn't create a big flame. Think "gospel" talk and sharing instead, as appropriate.***
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