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2012Unka Glen: Will a Christian man want me, knowing my past?
kicktherabbit asked:Hi there! I’m a brand new, baby Christian and I’ve got a question concerning my past. I know that I’ve been born again and my debt has been completely paid, but I’m still a little worried that because I have things in my past, I’ll be considered ‘less good’ (maybe not the right phrase). I’m not a virgin, I’ve only slept with one guy and I was with him for over a year. Will the fact that I’m not a virgin matter to a guy who has been a Christian his whole life? Am I gonna be considered damaged goods?
Unka Glen answered: I’m trying to picture the kind of guy who would even use the word, or think the thought, “damaged goods”… Yeah… Getting a picture of this guy now in my head… Um, yeah, you definitely don’t even want to know this guy, let alone date him, whether you’re a virgin or not. Just… eww.
Also, it should be said, EVERY Christian man you develop an interest in, will have seen plenty of porn, and will have then spent some time “getting to know himself”, that is to say, “liquidating the inventory”, that is to say, “firing a one gun salute”. And if he tells you otherwise, tell him your uncle works for the FBI, and he would be happy to administer a lie detector test.
So we’ve all got a past, and we’ve all had to make the decision to backtrack and wait until we’re married before we do some things again. The main point here is a theological one: God expects us to forgive as we have been forgiven (Ephesians 4:32), and as you rightly point out, your past has been completely paid for. So, if you meet someone who is unwilling to accept the forgiveness that God has given you, and who looks on your past without mercy, knowing he has received mercy, and knowing that God has instructed him to show the same mercy… well, then you’re talking about someone who doesn’t even really know what Christianity is all about.
A Godly man will see you for the treasure you are, and when he hears about the things that God has forgiven, and the distance that God has brought you, he will know how important you are to God, that God would take all that time and go to all that effort to bring you to the place you are now. And a Godly man will pull up and start praying about any situation where God is moving that boldly.UNKA GLEN DOES IT AGAIN!
WHOA I am so glad I read this!! All my Sisterhood girls, take a look! This is rooted in truth.
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Hymn) // Mumford & Sons
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Stay Pure - Metthew 5:8 Tank top available tomorrow www.jcluforever.com
Love this!!! I want to get this for all my girls in Sisterhood :)
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New Yorkers - Want to get involved in fighting human trafficking locally?
Bookmark the homepage of the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition. Check out its Events posts and Take Action posts for ongoing updates about legislation, petitions, lobbying days, and other public events you can take part in.
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2012
Let There Be Light- Andy Mineo (ft. Lecrae)
I can’t stop listening to this!!!!! Andy Mineo and Trip Lee has yet to leave my stereo.
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Hofstra Students Tackle Human Trafficking
By Jainnie Hackman, Hofstra InterVarsity Staff
Imagine walking on your campus and seeing life sized cages with your fellow classmates in them duct-taped at the mouth and hands shackled. What would you think? What would you say? At Hofstra University, many passers-by were caught unaware but struck with a very captivating image. Some were horrified and rose to support the cause while others in anger to what the signs said stomped away. What exactly did these cages represent? Why such a drastic visual?
In January 2012, the Hofstra InterVarsity leadership team met for their winter planning days. They spent time praying, discussing and brainstorming ideas on where they thought God was leading them in the spring semester. After much thought, they decided to spend a month dedicating their meetings focused on the hurting things and people all around us. They decided to call the theme of the month, “For the least of these…” taken from the Bible verse in Matthew 25:40. One of the topics they wanted to raise awareness for was human trafficking.
A group of 7 Hofstra IV students supported by the larger fellowship met weekly to plan out details on how they would bring about such a devastating issue to light on their campus. One of the students, Maria Berruti, suggested they make life sized cages. Each cage would depict an aspect of human trafficking- sex labor, human labor and pornography. The cages were carefully made with PVC pipes, welded together and then painted. After gathering facts from reliable sources such as the Department of Labor and International Justice Mission, they carefully wrote these statistics on boards that would accompany the cages. Their next step was to ask the school for campus space to place these cages.
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Great article by Jainnie Hackman! Read about the movement, it’s impact, and future direction!
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