Posted by rayww on March 9, 2003, at 21:47:07
In reply to Lou's respons to rayww's post-3C » rayww, posted by Lou Pilder on March 9, 2003, at 18:54:01
Addiction is far more prohibitive than a gospel standard. Take pornography and gambling. A gospel standard would warn against both, yet the person would still be free to choose the action and the consequense. Somewhere between making that first choice and getting to the point where it is the focal pivot point of your whole life, freedom is lost. Gospel standards actually set one free. Gospel standards support the family. Without some logical restrictions the family falls apart. Restrictions are the same as belief and standards. All successful families have them. If you would like me to further clarify and explain restrictions - - - you cannot screw around and keep your family, whether you have an addiction to flirting and the buzz, or to porn, or other sexual fantasies, you are better off not to fall to addiction. We all have addictions in one form or another. Even this INternet can become an addiction if it takes the place of your real family. If you come here for emotional support, rather than going to the people who are close to you, you may start dissociating and lose the coping skills you need to get through the day to day.
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