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no special reason, the thief on the cross reference got me thinking, he had no physical way or opportunity to pay back for this thefts.

we kind of have to assume that when the bible says to repent, it means within your ability to do so.

Thing is rape shouldn't be considered exclusively a female issue, they're just the majority of cases, about 10 to 1. However hearsay is that when it happens to guys, 1. it doesn't even get reported for fear of ridicule or appearing weak, unless it's a kid.

old testament? maybe a little, not sure what that has to do with the thread topic, since rape of virtually any form is highly illegal.

msm?

so typical, subject of women being oppressed gets brought up, and it gets turned into "men raping them" .

obviously I assume your talking about some type of trickery like alcohol to make someone more likely to agree, or drugs or hypnotism, or statutory or the like since rape by definition isn't consented to?

heating it up isn't all that effective in my ancient house.

divorce is another thing that women tend to have on their side.

Asking people what the think is necessary to lose salvation might give more interesting answers. There have been some real doozys on the subject before.

I guess I'm thinking in the sense of of not being bound to cultural norms, in the way monks in the middle ages were, they had a slightly different style of dress than most people and definitely had a different hairstyle that wasn't typical of the common population, but they still maintained a...

Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. "Do not be conformed to this world" sounds like it's telling us to do the opposite and not concern ourselves...

Has anyone considered this might have been written to Corinth because of all their problems with deviant sexual behavior? Paul might have been making that recommendation to help them combat these issues.

That's your idea of clear?

As I recently found out kilts and corsets(actual supportive types, not lingerie).

Here's a good for this time of year, I don't know if it's still in print or not, a docu-drama about hell from the 1970's.

The way I always understood that one is that by modest it means, tidy and decent(not revealing or unkept), with propriety and moderation, meaning not to overdo it. Kinda leaves it blank as far as to what from the attire is to take. I was kinda hoping there would be something more direct about...

Can anyone point out where in the bible, we're expected to present ourselves as "normal for our culture."? all I can find is are verses that seem to say the opposite like "be not conformed to the ways of the world", but none that refer to physical appearances.

Thank you, one of my biggest peeves about our society. The double standards with appearances in modern times is ridiculous.

no.