Sorry you've not found it safe here. I for one will miss you. I think it's such a shame that even though all of us face the same issue we can't discuss it without condemning each other. Sorry I haven't replied to you before, but for me it's a slow thing getting round what goes on here. I'm on a very slow internet connection at the moment, so I don't have the time to read the long debates or enter them but if I had more time I would have done in the case of your views. I like to give a considered response rather than a quick one, so I don't always get to know anyone who drops in and out quickly. The last couple of days I've been using a few spare minutes to write something to defend your and J's interpretation of Matthew 5:28, but I wanted to get it just right, and I've not got round to finishing it yet. But just to say that I think you're totally right that it's about unfaithfulness to an existing relationship, rather than being a condemnation of sexual desire itself. If you want to read it, have a look back here in a couple of days! Well, 75, God bless you wherever you go, and happy birthday for February! With Christian love, Jules |