Originally posted by @romans1009And th very next verse is alsi a terrific parallel to rhe notion of destroying ones passions:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
(Galatians 5:22-23)
Many of the fruits would seem to be the opposite of what we normally think of as passion.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
(Galatians 5:24)
Many of the Orthodox prayers are based in the Bible,or a series of places in the Bible, or are based on the words of Saints.
Originally posted by @bigdoggproblemOf course sexuality has its place. Sex is a very beautiful thing. God did not create something ugly.
Evolutionally, this type of "dead" person gets selected out. 😛
From this standpoint, you are dead wrong; erotic passion literally enlivened all of us.
Those types of Puritan attitudes are overcompensation caused by regret at the occasional losses of control. It is cutting off the leg because you kicked someone with it once, not caring that without it, you can no longer walk.
Also, do you think that we live in an era of too little passion?
We literally have youth going impotent from pornography.
Thr overwhelming majority of people must cut their passions,not follow them.
Funny idea about the leg, though. I LOLd.
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Originally posted by @romans1009Having a passion for sport or for spending time with your family I would think are two passions I have that aren't sinful.
What are some passions that are not sinful, in your view?
-Removed-For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38&39
If you are in Christ there is nothing between you and Him except what you allow.
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Originally posted by @secondsonAgreed.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38&39
If you are in Christ there is nothing between you and Him except what you allow.