each day in this book the author looks at one or two words of a verse in the Bible... their meaning in the Greek and what it means to us... very deep... I love it..
so today, I read about "Galatians 5:22 Now the fruit of the Spirit is love...."
love... wonderful insight and a great description of the love that is the highest kind of love, agape love, a love that expects nothing back in return, you will not feel let down or hurt by the response of the recipient of your love, you don't love them for the purpose of getting something in return, you shower them with love simply because you love them... " this love is much higher than "eros" love that is based on selfishness" .... agape love knows no boundaries in how far and wide, how deep it will go to show that love to the recipient.. if necessary, agape love will even sacrifice itself for the person it so deeply cherishes..."
God loves us this way... and since we have the seed of God in us, from the moment we were saved, His Spirit is growing us up to be like God, love like God.... love with an agape love...
pretty amazing..
and then, later in the day I read an article about the history of sex education in Canada and this is what I read there:
"Now we have comprehensive sexuality education. It includes discussion of identity, gender, reproductive rights, and discrimination. Children learn that they’re sexual from birth, and that the proper time for sexual activity is when they feel ready. They’re taught that they have rights to pleasure, birth control, and abortion.
The terms husband and wife aren’t used, the union of man and woman is one of several options, and morality? Well, that’s judging, and judging is not allowed.
You won’t find much biology in sexuality education, but there’s voluminous information on the varieties of sexual expression, the pros and cons of different contraceptives and abortions, and the harms of gender stereotypes.
Gender itself is a complicated matter. A boy might turn into a man, a woman, or something else. A girl might feel she was born in the wrong body, and want her breasts removed. This is all normal, children learn.
There are over two dozen sexually transmitted diseases, and infection with one of these “lovebugs” is considered by some to be a part of growing up. A doctor declares on YouTube, “Expect to have HPV once you become sexually intimate. All of us get it.”
And childhood innocence? Forget it! Material created for children makes most adults uncomfortable. On websites recommended to students, nothing is taboo—sadomasochism, polyamory, and what were once called “deviant” behaviours . . . they’re all good."
I guess it was just a little too big a contrast, it left me rattled...... when God created Adam and Eve, created them in His image, when He designed marriage, all of this was about agape love... loving selflessly, expressing sexuality inside the boundaries of a marriage of a man and woman, who entered into a covenant with each other before God... today it seems the media and even schools are all about destroying what God so perfectly put together...
okay... so I will drop it, I am going to trust God, but in His Word He also calls us to be aware:
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world"
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