On Tue, March 27, 2007 11:05 pm, Christian Seberino wrote: > > > 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 >
Why are all strong desires _bad_ in your universe? What about the strong desires to sacrifice for a greater good, to contribute during your time on earth, to raise fine children, to run a sub-6 mile, to love someone with all your heart AND body (and maybe only for one night and maybe you don't know her last name)? I've had overwhelming physical desires -- lusts, really -- for a slice of pizza, a beer, an orange. So where is that in faith, the sin of gluttony or the joy of the flesh? Just putting in a good word for strong desires. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
