Re: Stopping the attraction?
Submitted by sally on April 5 2002 01:27:27
In reply to Re: Stopping the attraction? submitted by Dakota on April 4 2002 23:34:58
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Dakota, I trudged through half of Tony's drivel before I couldn't take it anymore. Did it get better toward the end or what? You ask: And what about the alcoholic that although not a drunkard anymore, still craves booze? Or the pedophile that doesn't want these attractions but can't get rid of them? So again I ask, what do you tell people that aren't washed as completely as Paul describes? There are thousands and thousands of people with different problems that God does not take away that will be left wondering what is wrong with them or their faith with that kind of preaching. I was a drug addict for many years. After I became a Christian I did drugs a few times. I craved drugs for five years. I crave them no longer. I don't even think I ever asked God to remove the craving. I simply repented for the craving. I did choose to do the drugs. I did make myself an addict. I did have to own it-- I couldn't say God made me what I was. Thank God for that. I am not preaching a faith message. I am about opposed to word of faith as it is possible to be. I HATE the word of faith teaching. What I am preaching, if anything, is that if you really want to change your "orientation" you need to not have YF's and pretend that God has gifted you with pedophilia. It is not a gift any more than drug addiction is a gift. I hated my drug addiction and you can believe that I didn't hang out with druggies and I didn't keep some drugs in my purse so I could look at them and find fulfillment in a non-drug-ingesting way. Please forgive me for making it sound as if I thought it was easy for you to change. I don't think so. I think it is a great struggle to turn from something that has been a part of your life for many years. I think it will almost be as hard as sweating blood. My problem is that I don't see any of you struggling. I see you struggling to keep from raping boys and I see you struggling to keep from fantasizing (some of you) but I don't see any but big Calv struggling to not be pedophiles anymore. Maybe you all struggled before. I don't know you and I am not accusing you of never trying. I'm just saying from what I read here, the popular opinion seems to be that pedophilia is perfectly OK and God had gifted you with it and he doesn't mind it at all. If you have that attitude it is guaranteed that you won't ever change. The Bible tells us that God is conforming us to the image of the Son. That is an ongoing process not an overnight occurrence. There can be not doubt that it takes great effort from us as God works in us. There is no doubt that we will be given trial after trial and as He shapes us and perfects us. It seems to me that many of you on this site don't think that you need perfecting, in the area of sexual desires. You are pedophiles and quite happy with that, thank you very much. God made you this way and there is nothing wrong with it. Well then, no you will not change. Why should you when you are already perfect? sally@paraklesis.com |
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