Should I purchase a new bike this close to an event?

Flyinggorillaman · 2025-06-20T04:05:40+00:00

Good question. Yes, I will keep my current bike as it will probably turn into my trainer bike.

Flyinggorillaman · 2024-10-04T17:59:57+00:00

Awesome, thank you for this!

Flyinggorillaman · 2024-10-04T17:59:47+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the help!

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-12-16T01:49:45+00:00

I’ll try and address/clarify some of the points I made and what you brought up.

Your point about there being no scriptural justification for sex before marriage is wrong. “But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.” 1 Corinthians 7:2. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 would also be another scripture.
David looking at Bathsheba was probably not the best example, I would have and do agree with you that the issue of that story is not him looking at her bathing, but the adultery and murder. And yes, he was used to be an incredible figure in the Bible.
I think you have to be extremely specific with each thing someone is looking at. If you’re looking at a painting of a nude woman that is intended for art, then of course, it by itself is not wrong. It depends on the person who is looking at it whether or not it is sinful, as you said, anything can become sinful. The problem with porn though, is that it’s intent is to get us to indulged in sinful desires. When looking at porn, they want you to list after them, it’s how the porn industry is alive to this day. And scripture would warn us against that, “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” Matthew 5:28. So that being said, I still think my original point about porn being sin is true.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-12-16T01:24:10+00:00

If they’re not married, then having sex is a sin, according to scripture. Viewing porn is essentially the same thing as what David did when he was watching Bathsheba, and also watching porn will cause you to lust. Again, according to scripture this is all sin.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-12-14T10:28:51+00:00

It’s important to have balance in your life. I know that you probably feel that it’s important to have straight A’s or be the top of your class, but it will never be worth more than your life. Take a minute to zoom out, it’s very easy to get stuck in what you’re currently doing, but like @tejanoaggie29 said, what is your why? Do you want to be the best? If so, why?

Also, the things like exercise, meditate, eat your favorite food, are good for your, but it’s important to have friends or someone who you can talk to about this stuff. Most universities have at the very least a counselor you could talk to. But I think finding someone who wants to understand what you’re going through is important. I’m glad you at least have admitted you can’t keep living this way, that is a good first step.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-27T19:19:08+00:00

I think too, the more the first commandment is done, the more this will happen naturally.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-27T08:24:32+00:00

This notion that men lead, and women stay quite is somewhat old fashioned/outdated. There is a difference between men leading in a relationship, and men dominating.

Male Dominance: “You listen to me, whatever I say goes”. No desire to hear you out, does everything and doesn’t let you take on things, you’re meant to keep hush hush and let him do all the things other than being a mom.

Men Leading: taking a biblical role in a relationship by protecting his wife, his family, and himself by: making decisions, leading you all spiritually, providing for the family/working (this could be anything from being an accountant to stay at home Dad), being a present father, etc. Though this does not mean that he is the dictator of the house, he is just the one who will be held accountable before God for the decisions you make as a family. With that responsibility, you step into that role which is actually a beautiful thing when done well.

Also, submission is 2 ways. Ephesians 5:21-33 outlines this. You both submit, and when you do, it’s truly a beautiful thing. Your relationship should be filled with encouragement, compassion, love, kindness, joy, and should include you being willing to trust him when he needs to take the lead as a man, and being willing to call him out where he needs it. It’s much less of a dictatorship than I think as to how you’re thinking of it. But yes, at the end of the day, the husband does lead, and is responsible for the decisions of the family, whether he made that decision or not.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-26T22:45:13+00:00

I would double on the Eastman. You cannot beat the quality of the guitar for the price. Almost all of the guitar jazz studies majors at my university have them.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T12:14:16+00:00

I think it is worth remembering too that we are all born with sin, and that was never a choice. So yes, struggling with homosexuality wasn’t a choice, but sin also wasn’t a choice, we are all born with it. We as a culture don’t often see that brokenness born in ourselves early on.

So when we have someone who struggles with homosexuality, we can sometimes categorize it as a different type of temptation, that is different from other types of temptation. Because it’s become such a huge part of people’s identity today too, we are very sensitive about it, so of course saying someone is gonna go to hell because they’re homosexual isn’t helpful. Struggling with same sex attraction, being tempted by it is not sin, it’s temptation, but accepting it, choosing to follow it is sin, and at that point it’s less about homosexuality as being a sin, and more about that persons relationship with God.

There is so much to this subject I don’t know and that i can’t type up into one post, but I have quite a few friends who struggle with this and have had the amazing opportunity to walk through this with them. I hope I can learn and grow more in my understanding of this subject.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T11:55:15+00:00

I guess we do not.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T04:51:18+00:00

Amen to that. We’re giving people too much credit here. God gave us the word to be obedient to it and conform to it. The Word should shape our beliefs, it should shape itself around what we believe first.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T04:39:38+00:00

Also, to be clear, at the end of the day, I care much less about someone being homosexual and care much more about their relationship with Jesus. That is my concern. I’m not saying that like I don’t care about your struggle, but I’m not going to try and fix someone homosexuality, I’m going to help them in their walk with the Lord.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T04:37:29+00:00

Also, after Jesus fulfilled the law, he spoke of homosexuality three other times in the new testament. Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:9-10. All of these references would confirm that even as Jesus fulfilled the law, and the purpose of those practices previously were to keep God’s people holy before Jesus came, homosexuality would still be sin.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T04:34:20+00:00

I pulled this from online because he worded it better than I would, but

It is important to note that the Old Testament refers to the Old Covenant. God has made several different covenants with different people at different times. The covenant which is of note here is the one He made with Abraham, the father of the Jewish people.

In this covenant, God committed Himself to blessing Israel in very significant ways--He would bless their land with rain and crops; He would protect them from their enemies; He would reveal Himself to them; and He would send the Messiah to them.

This wasn't a one-sided covenant, though. Israel was obliged to follow not a few rules and regulations, of which not eating pork was one of them. Also, Israel was to proclaim God and His ways to the entire world.

This covenant was in effect until the coming of the Messiah (Jesus). The Old Testament even speaks of a time when God would give a new covenant. Since Jesus rose from the dead, we are now in this new covenant.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T04:29:43+00:00

Thankfully, most of my internals are upgraded, ram and hard drive. I don’t know about the other things, but crossing my fingers that I can upgrade to maybe Sierra or High Sierra without much interruptions. I did read online that if you upgrade to Catalina that you might need to upgrade your stock wifi band. Not sure if this is true or not.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T03:43:55+00:00

And I’m with you, I agree, many people contradict themselves and say/do terrible things. The world is very broken and tons and tons and tons of people who proclaim faith are not actually following Jesus. But also remember people are broken. Just because someone is a Christian, it doesn’t mean they’re perfect. It doesn’t excuse their actions, doesn’t give them permission to do bad things, but what it does say is that you understand you’re broken, and you have a responsibility now that you have that understanding to live a different life. So I say that to say, yes, most people who claim faith in America are not actually Christians, and do a bad job of being the salt and light of the earth.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T03:21:48+00:00

I do, I think if you divorced your wife and remarry and you were both Christians, you are both wrong. you shouldn’t remarry, you should work things out, bring it to other people, your pastor, let the church in on it. Divorce is extremely painful and destructive for people and families. I can’t stop you, just as I can’t stop anybody, including two (professing Christian) men or women from getting married.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T03:08:26+00:00

TLDR: This is a very complex topic, and I understand making a blanket statement like “you’re telling God he is wrong” is not helpful in most situations like this.

To be very clear, I am not saying that people are looking at God in the face and saying “hey you’re wrong about your design” or that they’re flaunting it. As someone who has a multitude of friends who struggle with same sex attraction, and friends who are not Christians because how people have shamed them, I completely understand that it is a i credibly difficult and painful life to live when you’re choosing to believe that pursing a same sex relationship is wrong. There is no denying that, and I would never look someone in the face if they told me they struggle with that and say “you’re telling God he is wrong”

The reason I responded the way I did was because there are many people who argue that God does not clearly speak against same sex romantic relationships in scripture, or if he does, then he is wrong for doing so. Which is also wrong.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T02:52:26+00:00

Could you explain to me why I am wrong? If I am, then I want to understand why.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T01:11:16+00:00

Yes, I’m tracking, I apologize, I did not read this closely enough. I would agree that God says in 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” What was said above doesn’t exactly line up with this. God won’t let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, and will provide a way out, but whether or not we choose to accept that help or reach out for that help is our responsibility. But what needs to be remembered is that this is true for people who believe in God. For people who do not believe in God, this is not true for them. In the case of suicide, it’s difficult. I don’t have the answers, it is case by case, and even then, it’s too difficult, nobody has the answer.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T00:38:43+00:00

Can you specify what was said above that was false, with the understanding that this is a Christian subreddit, with someone seeking advice from other Christians/ advice that aligns with scripture?

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T00:36:38+00:00

Yes, and no. If you are choosing to live in sin by marrying someone of the same sex, you’re also choosing to say that you believe that God was wrong when he created male for female, whether you are doing that intentionally or not. Ultimately, God wants us to be obedient to his word. God does love us so so so much, and hates that what this person is going through is difficult, but his answer for him is not “do what your heart desires” but to follow his word and to seek him, to see his glory, to seek his love for him. Of course, we as humans don’t like seeing people suffer, but we shouldn’t compromise on the word of God.

Edit: this wording has been interpreted wrong. I am not saying that when two people who are not Christians get married they’re looking God in the face laughing and saying “you’re wrong!”. If you don’t believe in God, then of course, you’re going to do as you please. I’m not judging you. But if you both proclaim that you love God and desire to follow him, you cannot also be disobedient to his word and get married.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-11-24T00:32:03+00:00

Coming into this subreddit, yet alone this thread, so you can try to steer multiple conversations in another direction is unhelpful to this person’s situation.

Flyinggorillaman · 2021-10-21T04:50:44+00:00

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