Four Things to Do about Spiritual Apathy and Five Questions about Chastity
And the danger of trying to feed God
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1/ God is not hungry. (Psalm 50:12)
“If I were hungry... I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine."
2/ Five Critical Questions about Living Together (and Chastity
What are you practicing?
Who likes this sexual activity, Jesus or the devil?
Is “I’m pregnant” good news or bad news?
Does marriage change anything? or Who authorized this sexual activity?
What will give me a good conscience?
Read the article here: Five Critical Questions about Living Together Before Marriage (and Chastity)
3/ What to do about spiritual apathy? Four tips.
Discussed on today’s podcast, with 4 (or maybe 3 1/2) pieces of advice. LISTEN HERE.
4/ Weak like us
Luther on Jacob’s “IF” (Genesis 28:18)
We studied this passage in today’s World-Wide Bible class.
5/ See you Saturday in Chicago.
This will be a lot of fun.
Keep It Clean: Holy Christians Living in a Filthy World
6/ Australian Lutherans Meet in Convention this Week
Please pray for the Australian Lutherans, that the Lord would given them widsom and Biblical fidelity in all they decide. This will be a crucial convention.
Learn more here: https://www.generalsynod.lca.org.au/business/agenda-2023-in-person-sessions/
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Lord's Blessings, Pastor Wolfmueller
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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Thank you Pr Wolfmueller for those questions about living together and chastity. Those are very helpful and a great analytical tool. Have you ever read the book "I Married You" by Walter Trobisch? I had heard about it first from Pr Dave Pederson on Issues Etc. I really appreciate how Trobisch describes entering the marital estate based on the text from Gen 2. In Gen 2, Adam says that man should leave his parents, cleave to his wife, and become one flesh with her. So, there are three points of entry: wedding (leaving parents), love (cleaving), sex (one flesh). Trobisch argues that a wedding and sex are irrevocable acts and should (by God's design) be taken very carefully and deliberately. In the book he is dealing with marriage counseling in Africa, so one ditch he fights against is arranged marriages (or at least the danger of the parents not being thoughtful concerning the children they are setting up). Obviously, in our times the great danger is sex before marriage. The image that Trobisch sets up (and I think very useful for couples who are dating/engaged) is seeking to enter the marital estate through love, steadily growing in faithfulness (working towards the one-time event of a wedding) and in intimacy (working towards the becoming one flesh). This diagram from the book is helpful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Cq19CQVU90TWxNYWhJlqXOdTDO35eD6/view?usp=sharing. Anyways, I found it to be a really good book and would recommend it for your reading, if you haven't yet. Thanks again for your insights!