08 January 2017
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Advice to Young People- Sexual Purity, Part 2 (TMF:560)

Friday, January 13, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Sexual Purity, Part 2 (TMF:560) - Daniel Litton
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       Number seven, I want to state advice for dating, particularly that we, as young people, remain pure when we are dating. You have to decide your boundaries with your Christian boyfriend or girlfriend before you find yourself in any type of situation. You have to decide beforehand that you’re not going to go too far with a person whom you are interested in, whom you are dating. Since you are going to be spending a lot of time together, and some of that time all alone, you want to make sure you have to proper rules in place. God wants us, as people, to stay pure and wait for any sexual activity until we are married. This is what is pleasing to him and beneficial to us. It’s not good to be involved intimately before marriage because, besides the fact that God said don’t do it, it could lead to number of negative consequences. You may not even end up marrying that person you are dating, obviously. So, you want to make sure to reserve sex for marriage. And, I would advise you to never have a girl at your residence by yourself who isn’t saved—who isn’t a Christian. And that goes for you too, ladies. Don’t have a guy at your place who isn’t saved, who isn’t a Christian. This will rule will definitely help.

Advice to Young People- Sexual Purity, Part 1 (TMF:559)

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Sexual Purity, Part 1 (TMF:559) - Daniel Litton
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       It is written in 1 Thessalonians 4, again, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God” (ESV). But even in dating, you need to keep extra close watch on yourself. I would personally advise you to only have roommates of the same sex. I know a lot of people in my generation feel it’s okay to have roommates who are of the opposite sex when you are on the same page, that you’re not interested in each other beyond being friends. But I just don’t think it is good for people to live with each other being of the opposite sex as friends. It seems to me that you are just opening the door for possible temptation—especially when you are at a low point or time, as we all experience lows from time to time. Even if you are not interested in the person, an interest could develop over time as you are around the person more and more. So, again, I would advise people not to have roommates of the opposite sex. It just doesn’t seem wise.

Advice to Young People- Taking Responsibility (TMF:558)

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Taking Responsibility (TMF:558) - Daniel Litton
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       And that leads me to my next point, number five, which is young people have to take responsibility for taking care of themselves. Now the age at which this responsibility transfer completely changes over will vary from person to person, as there isn’t one set universal standard for all. For each person, there comes a time that you have to move out of the house, to take care of yourself. It seems reasonable for most that this should occur by age 30, as even psychologists recognize the ‘Emerging Adulthood’ period, we’ll say, between 18 to 30 years old, to be generous. Many people will move back home after college is over, and sometimes stay there a few years. But we should be on our own—for most—by age 30. So, number six, as we will be on our own until we get married, and many will be living with friends, it is important to keep watch on our purity and to stay sexually pure. As you have more and more freedoms in college and then living on your own, temptations in this area are undoubtedly going to come. Hopefully, if we have surrounded ourselves with Christians, or at least one solid Christian friend who is close to us, the temptations will be less.

Advice to Young People- Family Time, Part 2 (TMF:557)

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Family Time, Part 2 (TMF:557) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, of course, your parents should not still be parenting over you—telling you all that you have to do. Once you’re grown up, it’s time for you to make the right choices and to run your own life. I also understand that many young people have relocated for their careers, and, obviously, they wont be able to spend as much time with their families. And that’s understandable. Even in the times of Jesus people would often move around to different areas—to gain better opportunities for themselves. But young people should try to find time for their parents or siblings when possible. Also, if you’re grandparents are alive, it is important for you to spend time with them as well. Often in our society it seems like the older people get, the more they can be neglected by their loved ones. But this is not the way it is supposed to be. It is amazing what we can learn from our grandparents. It is usually the case that they have a lot of wisdom to give to us, but it’s just we wont spend the time to learn from them, and learn about the history of what they have to tell us. Just because they may not be able to talk as quick doesn’t mean they still don’t need love; of course they do. They need more.

Advice to Young People- Family Time, Part 1 (TMF:556)

Monday, January 09, 2017
Peace to Live By: Advice to Young People- Family Time, Part 1 (TMF:556) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, number four, it is important for young Christians to spend time with their families, assuming you are not married yet, to care for them. 1 Timothy 5:8 says, “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” (ESV). Now, this is a pretty strong passage, and it is talking about providing for your family monetarily. But don’t you think that if later on in life we are to help our parents monetarily, if needed, when they are older, shouldn’t we care about spending time with them now? It seems like with many in our society parents are viewed as uncool and to be avoided many times, but this is not the way the Christian should be thinking. It is good to spend time doing things with your mom and dad from time to time, when opportunity allows or when you want to. Now, of course, your parents should not still be parenting over you—telling you all that you have to do. Once you’re grown up, it’s time for you to make the right choices and to run your own life. I also understand that many young people have relocated for their careers, and, obviously, they wont be able to spend as much time with their families.