Message from @Bret

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2018-01-29 04:04:58 UTC  

"Go forth, and multiply."

2018-01-29 04:05:03 UTC  

That's my issue

2018-01-29 04:05:18 UTC  

I feel so conflicted when i read Augustine

2018-01-29 04:05:54 UTC  

Sins of the flesh can destroy our relationship with God

2018-01-29 04:06:10 UTC  

I feel like the modern world holds no value

2018-01-29 04:06:24 UTC  

"And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”-Genesis 9:7

2018-01-29 04:06:38 UTC  

The modern world holds no value presently,

2018-01-29 04:07:00 UTC  

in the same way a molecule of carbon holds no intrinsic value alone.

2018-01-29 04:07:24 UTC  

But over time, and cultivation of pressure, and friction, and an excess of work on behalf of nature and geological force,

2018-01-29 04:07:35 UTC  

that carbon molecule, binds with others,

2018-01-29 04:07:38 UTC  

and grows in mass

2018-01-29 04:07:42 UTC  

and become coal,

2018-01-29 04:07:50 UTC  

and as the same process occurs,

2018-01-29 04:07:55 UTC  

that coal compresses

2018-01-29 04:07:59 UTC  

into a diamond.

2018-01-29 04:08:11 UTC  

Our lot is a special type of earthly hell,

2018-01-29 04:08:33 UTC  

one that was in essence cultivated by our recent ancestors fulfilled by their own ignorance, lust and subsequent guilt.

2018-01-29 04:08:58 UTC  

But it can and will be reversed, it's just a matter of our own hope and determination.

2018-01-29 04:09:30 UTC  

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart

2018-01-29 04:10:12 UTC  

Women have really negatively impacted my relationship with God

2018-01-29 04:10:25 UTC  

I'm not even disagreeing with you

2018-01-29 04:10:42 UTC  

But i am not certain if it is for me

2018-01-29 04:10:47 UTC  

They can, but they can also add to it.

2018-01-29 04:10:56 UTC  

And it all depends on who.

2018-01-29 04:11:20 UTC  

Our modern society, and negligence towards our culture and religion has turned an alarming amount of women into vapid whores with no other desire than the moment.

2018-01-29 04:11:50 UTC  

A vaginal generation of pure carpe diem

2018-01-29 04:12:01 UTC  

But, it can, and will be reversed.

2018-01-29 04:12:19 UTC  

Only with proper awareness and care from the remainder of society.

2018-01-29 04:14:10 UTC  

And it's such a shame. But, I've lost myself several times in fleeting affairs, and I'm afraid of ruining myself.

2018-01-29 04:14:53 UTC  

I cannot disagree with what you're saying, I do understand

2018-01-29 04:15:05 UTC  

Then find a wife, a real wife, at your church or elsewhere, a wholesome place, and court her. Don't date her, court her. Show that you can provide (if you can do so sufficiently, that is)

2018-01-29 04:15:09 UTC  

That's our hope.

2018-01-29 04:15:18 UTC  

Your situation sounds depressing

2018-01-29 04:15:22 UTC  

and it has every right to be.

2018-01-29 04:15:57 UTC  

But it's my earnest belief that a white man today does more harm than good by settling down in the Benedictine order rather than starting a family.

2018-01-29 04:17:08 UTC  

I'm the last heir in my family, this wasn't an easy conclusion

2018-01-29 04:17:49 UTC  

I worry too much about my relationship with the Lord

2018-01-29 04:18:13 UTC  

I think I'd throw away my faith to protect my wife and children

2018-01-29 04:18:45 UTC  

Not quite as visceral as that, but i don't have the words to explain it

2018-01-29 04:21:16 UTC  

There is a way to let those aspects of your life strengthen your faith.

2018-01-29 04:21:21 UTC  

If you look at them as gifts.