Post published by stands to reason

I see what your saying. actually my mind has been completely transformed in the last 20 days. I no longer lust after women and I can look at women with Godly respect now.

Great to learn of your testimony for God saith: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Great, please consider trying not the PMO Tracker to measure any weakness, Mr. McMarty. Let it therefore guide you to a measurable number to measure you readiness to hold in faith. Restore and build upon to maintain a solid one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ, and grow forward and upward. May you be blessed with numbers quickly adding up from past relapses to days leading to rewarding victory. Become and overcomer.

as long as I am sharing my faith and thinking of Gods word I know i won't fail. God has blessed me with this and I haven't been tempted since starting to share my faith on NoFap.

Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

can you be saved and not walk in the spirit?

Your post is fine, @stands to reason . It received some good response and encouraged dialogue here. That is great! However, your encouragement to "Cut-and-paste The 4 RULES everyday" would be counter-productive. It would discourage participation on this forum. So please do not do that, or I will need to wield my moderation hammer. Thanks!

General question based on your wording. So, generally the word 'saved' used in different context would grant a different answer. You mean it to be saved from eternal damnation? Yes? So what would desire you to ask to be saved any way but desiring to walk the way Jesus commands us to walk? My sincere Christian heart wants to protect you, so, I personally believe anyone not walking in the Spirit is allowing the enemy to deceive them. We that are his, have the mind of Christ. Every deceived moment we allow and agree to live in, to me, is likened to living with disease. Meaning: one can get to a point where God has given up on them.

@Tao Jones Please consider displaying The 4 RULES in the Group Christian Fapstronauts description section.

@Tao Jones: "your [Stands To Reason] encouragement to "Cut-and-paste The 4 RULES everyday" would be counter-productive. It would discourage participation on this forum." Makes no sense for that is not the way I intended it, The 4 RULE priciples came to me by the Holy Spirit. It's common sense. Is common sense wisdom? It holds godly spiritual power to destroy PMO immediately, contains godly power to end PMO forever for all who use it. Let those who suffer get encouragement that works with order from disorder.

There are over 3,300+ members that came to Group Christian Fapstronauts at a time. That is fact. Where are they? I only read from a small number. Usually less than 10 regulars. We need to be the source of light as God commands us to let shine. We live the truth when we obey Christ. We are losing members to the enemy. The 4 RULES are the beginning of rejuvination, knwledge, strength, and victory to overcome sexual sin and the end of PMO for every visitor. We lose a visitor to the enemy when we do not present the truth and do so powerfully that it convicts their actions permanently. So help me God.

@stands to reason Your four rules seem to be helpful, and I find much to agree with in them. But they are not the only possible way to formulate the steps we all must take in order to follow Christ consistently and well. By spamming them to this board, your voice drowns out all others. The end result of this action will be a shrinking of the community and a slow deterioration in the mutual encouragement that occurs within it. I merely ask that you show the same grace and humility to others that Christ has shown to you -- and to us all!

@stands to reason , somehow, somewhere, you developed this misconception of the word "addiction". I do not interpret the word to represent complete lack of control, nor a gateway for self-pity. It is merely a proven science, a psychological change that takes place when you introduce an unnatural amount of pleasure or excitement. Addictions can be reversed/mitigated, Christ has given us the ability to do so. "Knowledge"

Some say addiction is not in the bible but it is, addresses in the context of slavery.

@stands to reason , I hate to say it...but I think that you may be addicted to the word "ADDICTION", lol!!!

If anyone is interested, Caroline Leaf is a christian neuroscientist that explains addiction and how it forms in the brain. She is on YouTube.

There is plenty of Christian research and literature that addresses addictions, it is a part of life.

All addictions share one thing in common...In one way or another, they alter your neurologic chemistry.

Yes, I was simply giving a resource for those who may not have done the research. They will probably trust the information from someone with clout in the field of study such as neuroscience and a Christian view versus somone not in the field.

@EquitableMove , sorry brother for not specifying earlier, but those last two comments of mine weren't directed at you, they were in conjunction with what you were deriving.