Feelings and Rational Thought
Submitted by Bach on 2002-12-5 09:19:02, Thursday
In reply to Christianity, PedoSexuality, and Empiricism [long] submitted by PlatonicDieci on 2002-12-4 13:11:02, Wednesday
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Hi Platonic Dieci, I'm glad to see you stopping by here from time to time. Our journeys continue... I have to say that my sense is the "Old Heathen Pedo" is spot-on. In fact, most of our conversations together seem to go towards rationalizing or justifying, rather than a more independant examination of theology. But hey, I've been there and done that, so don't take that comment as a put-down, its mostly human nature, I think. The overall emphasis of your fourth-last paragraph on Jesus' model of love is one that resonates with me. I believe that God blesses relationships of mutual love, trust and harmony. However, "Do what Love requires", it seems to me, usually means that any sexual contact between adults and minors will likely do more harm than good, especially in today's hysterical climate of fear and persecution. I am a Christian BL in a "gay" relationship with another BL. I think that my relationship with my partner is as strong or stronger than many "traditional" marriages. But living with another man in a comitted relationship is still quite different from a mentoring relationship with a young person. I know that we have a strong desire for the relationship with the YF to become sexual - but is that really God's will? Why do we have those feelings? How do we channel that energy? What does love require of us as adults/mentors? Yes, sex can take things to a new level, and change the relationship... but is that truly what is best in the long run for your YF? You can probably tell that I'm not very convinced that it is... I guess what I want is for someone to show me were I’ve gone wrong, or what I’m missing. To be honest I’ve gone to great lengths to not think about things, so this is just a starting place in my head. I can tell you flat-out - Christian Community. And I don't mean by that to join your local evangelical congregation. What I mean is that you tend to "go it alone" and push away friends, even as you're asking for advice. The Christian Faith as Jesus Christ modeled for us is to be lived out in community. The disciples were a group that sought each other's counsel. We are called to be a community of believers because one person cannot be sure of God's will in a situation where he is directly involved emotionally. Christian Boylove Forum is trying to a certain extent to be an accountable community for some Christian BLs. "Where two or three are gathered" is an important text because it reminds us of how vunerable we are when "left to our own devices". So... after stepping back from the net and returning to your faith community, I wonder if any of this makes any sense to you? Peace of Christ, Bach |
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