On Mon, March 26, 2007 12:43 am, Ralph Shumaker wrote: >>You didn't answer the question..unless you think Christianity teaches one >>to be sexually repressed, superstitious and unreasonable? Can you show >> me >>where in the New Testament it says that? I'm not sure your own comments >>are, to use your words, "conclusions of reason". >> >>Chris >> > > Paul doesn't specify "sexual" repression, but he *definitely* speaks of > the repression of strong desires:
> 15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; > but what I hate, that do I. I'm not sure what parts of that quote you are referring to so I'll just pick out one and comment on that. You are right that Paul does tell us to control strong desires. We have some idea what strong desires he'd have us control from other passages..... strong desires like the desire to be lazy, to lie, to cheat on your wife, to cheat on your taxes, etc. That still hasn't shown me any sexual repression unless you consider the admonition not to cheat on your wife as "repressive". Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
