•Some wise words in a video presentation from an online Eastern European dating coach, that now lives in the United States. Dating someone from Eastern Europe is not a focus of mine, but I do follow her Facebook Page and occasionally listen to an audio post. Basically (paraphrased) she criticizes some men that contact her, often older men, looking for a date from her. When she does not respond, they often become negative and angry with her. I agree with her that these men should be respectful and that the true nature of these men in shown when they act, in my words, sinfully with her, in their responses.
•Virtually everyone rejects and is rejected, romantically, but as a biblical Christian, there is the New Testament ethic to love God firstly and others secondly (Matthew 12, Mark 12) and also specifically to love others in the Church (John, I John). This should prevail over the pain of rejection. When I reject someone, I prayerfully pray to the Lord to do the right thing.
• If I could not 'get over' someone (someone was always on my mind 'Elvis') then I probably made an error and need to consider repentance of my rejection, and be open to divine-guided alternative, whatever that would be. But, thankfully, this has never happened to me.
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| Facebook: Biblically, and within my Reformed theology, human nature is originally caused by God, and then God willingly allowed the fall of humanity. Humanity now has a corrupt nature, a sinful nature which leads to through, limited free will, sinful thoughts, acts and actions. God remains the primary cause, in perfect goodness of all things, including human sinful thoughts, act and actions, where human beings are a secondary cause. |
Romans 3 from the New American Standard Bible
9 What then? [g]Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; 10 as it is written,
“There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17 And the path of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Therefore, humanity is very limited in a change of ontological (existence) nature, but can be regenerated through the atonement for and eventually resurrected through the applied atoning and resurrection work of Jesus Christ, God the Son.
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| Facebook: I avoid any potential problems, by not clapping. |
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| This can also occur at sporting events, concerts, and sadly, at some churches... |
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| Facebook: Premises and conclusions should be well-reasoned, and not simply followed. I imperfectly seek the Lord's guidance, by grace through faith. To simply follow the masses is spiritually fatal. |
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| Facebook: 1. Fake 2. Not a fan of The Matrix, etcetera. |
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Facebook: In regard to the treatment of former Attorney Jody Wilson-Raybould. I agree with Saint-Pope Chucklins.
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