tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post8241699462726733208..comments2023-05-26T07:41:53.109-05:00Comments on Afterthoughts On A Whirlwind Journey: Friendly AdviceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-81027395456197546512013-01-16T11:18:06.348-06:002013-01-16T11:18:06.348-06:00Anonymous,
Thank you for informing me about that ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thank you for informing me about that other site. I'd not heard of it before. And I'm glad you find my blog interesting. :)Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248268499428066786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-83678175335001676102013-01-16T01:10:13.943-06:002013-01-16T01:10:13.943-06:00Hi Brandon,
Found your blog and am reading throug...Hi Brandon,<br /><br />Found your blog and am reading through your posts..interesting.<br /><br />I'm not coming from a religious POV, so I wouldn't think just faith can help you with this problem (though I don't discount its support); I've read that men approach these issues logically, by analyzing the needs behind the desire, and whys and hows of it. This is of course providing they have an objection/doubt about those desires to begin with.<br /><br />This site: http://peoplecanchange.com/ is very useful for men like you. It's a men's only group. <br /><br />The root causes of what you describe are discussed here:<br />http://peoplecanchange.com/change/causes.php<br />http://peoplecanchange.com/change/need.php<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-42732218124060334572013-01-13T19:44:13.991-06:002013-01-13T19:44:13.991-06:00I think you make a good point about sinning in the...I think you make a good point about sinning in the heart. And I would agree with you about choosing not to sin, verses choosing a "lesser" sin over a worse one. My first bit of advice to anyone struggling usually IS to just keep up the good fight and put all of their energy into resisting sin. But I do recognize when a person is at a very critical breaking point. It can go either way. They may be able to build it up within themselves, with God's help, to resist and move on, but then they may also not have enough resolve built up to always keep up the good fight, occasionally having failures. In those moments of falling, I would still think it better to choose the lesser of two evils, so to speak. But I think you do make a good point about the sin already being committed in the hearts of those others who would fall into a sinful situation with others.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting! :)Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248268499428066786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-9280829596515965422013-01-12T23:17:40.746-06:002013-01-12T23:17:40.746-06:00You certainly have a good illustration of the psyc...You certainly have a good illustration of the psychology of temptation in your story of the cake.<br /><br />I think you are right in your intuition that it is, in principle, better to sin alone than to lead others into sin. But as a practical matter, it is probably rare that one would lead another into sexual sin who had not already sinned in his heart, whereas one who manages to avoid solitary sin by going out to a club, may not actually find a willing partner in sin. So the question is whether the person has sinned in his heart or whether he has walked into the kitchen but is still trying to resist eating the cake. Either is possible.<br /><br />It's certainly a complex question. But I think a basic principle is that one should not get in the habit of choosing between sins. One should resist sin, not with another sin, but with refusal to sin. Yes, we all sin in one way or another, but it should not be a systematic choice. It should be simply a failure, for which we implore God's mercy and seek the grace to avoid it in the future.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.com