When we read stories, books or biographies of Martin Luther, John Owen, John Bunyan, C. S. Lewis, Augustine, John Edwards and more – we notice something common about them all; that is, all of them have battled against sin and all of them had lost the battle, big time!
These days I am falling in love with St. Augustine’s life story and his writings. My! Where was I? I don’t know! Anyways!
By the way, St. Augustine lived during the first century (354 AD to 430 AD).
As a young lad, Augustine was a kind of young man that nobody in the right mind wanted to hang out with, unless of course they had similar lifestyles like his. I mean, Augustine was bad; he was living in the darkest of dark.
“So, if my boyfriend and I don’t have sex but sleep together, is this a sin? If so, can you give me a Bible verse that forbids us not to sleep together?”
“Where in the Bible does it say, “Do not kiss your girlfriend”?”
“Can you give me all the Bible verses where the word of God forbids a couple to live together before marriage?”
A4P Guest: “Hi Missy, I am 24 years old. My husband and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary last month. We both are Christians and we love each other. We came to the marriage not having any sexual relationship with anyone. We both grew up in church. I always enjoy being intimate with my husband but when it comes to actually doing “it”, for some reason, I lose interest. This was the case with me for the first seven or eight months of our marriage.
One of my favorite songs of Mercyme, is called “Even if.” I choose this song for that person who is still waiting on God and at the verge of giving up.
A4P Guest: “I am 37 years old and I am single. I met this man in my work place. He is married but his wife is not the kind of woman that he wants to stay married to. He wouldn’t go home if it wasn’t for his two kids. I happened to know about him accidentally and I felt sorry for him. So, one day, while I was eating my lunch (I always pack my lunch to work), he said, “Smells good! It must be one those tasty Ethiopian dishes?” I smiled and invited him to join me.
