Sex Before Marriage

Share a proverb you think is completely wrong and make your case.   Proverbs 29:11 says, "A fool vents all of his feelings, but a wise man holds it back.  This particular proverb to me is not really wrong, but there are people who talk excessively and don't know when to be quiet.  This is something that I had to personally learn how to be quiet because in jail, all of your actions are being recorded by corrections officers and staff members throughout the entire jail facility.   I am a whole lot more mature as a man than I used to be 30 years ago.  Therefore, I have learned a valuable lesson because this situation is also repeated in Matthew 12:36-37.  It says that for every idle word man may speak, they will give an account for it in the day of judgment.   By your words, you will be justified, and by your words, you shall be condemned.   This means that everything that we say out of our mouth is definitely being recorded....

Partner July 22, 2026 Christian Living \ Spiritual Growth \ Fellowship What Is Christian Fellowship? Jared Jeter 4 Min Read I’ve always found fellowship to be an interesting word. While it does occur outside of Christian circles—for example, in academia or among fans of The Lord of the Rings —you are sure to hear it often in the church. You might associate the word with fellowship time , that brief part of the church service that tends to involve small talk in rapid-fire succession. Or you may understand fellowship as a close synonym for friendship —just a peculiar, Christian version of it. But what is Christian fellowship , actually? The language of fellowship is popular in Christian circles because it is biblical language. The Greek word behind it, koinōnia , involves more than small talk or friendship. It refers to a close association with others that involves active participation in something larger than the individuals who share in it. Scripture uses this language to describe s...

Partner July 23, 2026 Theology \ The World \ Sin Does God Punish Us for Our Parents’ Sin? Aaron Garriott 5 Min Read There are times when the Bible seems to contradict itself about whether we are punished for our parents’ sin—sometimes even in the same book. For instance, the second commandment forbids the worship of God through images because the Lord is “a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments” ( Ex. 20:5–6 ; Deut. 5:9–10 ). We also read in the book of Numbers that the Lord will “by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation” ( Num. 14:18 ). Yet in Deuteronomy, we read, “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin”...