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“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.                “You shall have no other gods before me.                “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.                “You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.                “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.                “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.                “You shall not murder.                “You shall not commit adultery.                “You shall not steal.                “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.                “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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A testimony
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When I was young, my views on pre-marital sex were much like most people’s today. I thought there was nothing wrong with having sex with my boyfriend whom I cared for very deeply. To quell the voice of my conscience I told myself I loved him and nobody but him. That boy became my husband.

 

Now, after twenty years of marriage, I can see the terrible havoc our sin wreaked on our family. For years we have been reaping the bitter fruits of not having striven for purity before marriage.
Our problems with our children started in their first years of grade school. Although they were quite gifted, they suffered from all kinds of emotional problems. When they got older, they got involved in Satanism and the occult. A sense of the absurdity of life took hold of them. Attempts at suicide followed. They tried to run away from home. Fear and depression haunted them. God only knows how we all suffered!
Yet throughout our family drama I remained in God’s presence. I clung to God as well as I could. In fact, it was God who kept me alive because in such situations you become quite helpless. My husband blamed me for the whole mess because, as he put it, he was the one that was working hard and making money; it was my responsibility to bring up the children correctly. Conflicts arose between us; I thought I would come to hate my husband. Feeling utterly helpless, I went down on my knees, wept, and begged God to give me His love because I wished to love but had no love left in me.
Praise God, my prayers have been answered. I feel immensely grateful to God for His help. He has given me a breathing space and I have experienced tangible signs of His great love and tender care. Truly, I have benefited from this endless source of love. God has also been working through people, who, like Simon of Cyrene, have helped me to bear my heavy cross. May God bless them.
Since I realized the root cause of our family problems (lack of love), I have begged God’s pardon and asked Him to release us from our enslavement – to heal us from the effects of our sin. Thanks to Him we now make love in accordance with His Law. We invite the Holy Spirit into our lovemaking so that He can be with us and protect and sanctify us. For months my husband and I have been praying to God to assuage our family pain and help us regain our parental authority. We want His help to make our home a warm place. A place where our children can feel safe and loved. A place they do not wish to run away from. I know that our sin has wrought great harm on our marriage,   our children and other people.
Once again, I wish to express my wholehearted sorrow to them and to Jesus. May this letter serve as a warning (especially to young people) against the sin of impurity. I hope this letter will make restitution (at least in part) for our sin. Amen. Jesus, I trust in You.
 

a mother

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The above article was published with permission from Miłujcie się! in November 2010


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