This says so much better what I have tried to express: The Purity Culture movement might just be the single most anti-gospel doctrine in the American Church today. Yes, I said it. I don’t think any other doctrine in the … Continue reading
Could it be that it’s even less about me, and less about my efforts to become pure than I ever imagined? In the past, I spent so much time hung up about doing, that in my worst moments of extreme distress … Continue reading
By the grace of God, one can begin living a chaste life at any point. Even the most sordid past sins can be forgiven, and the Holy Spirit can empower the weakest of the weak to walk in repentance, in purity, and in holiness. Continue reading
Purity is far more than virginity, and it’s not just about sex. I’ve noticed that those I know who walk out a lifestyle of radical purity are not trumpeting it forth loudly on the internet, nor do they draw attention to themselves in general, nor do they boast of their purity. It just becomes apparent as you get to know them, and it also becomes apparent that their purity is accompanied by other virtues…especially, it seems, humility. Continue reading
Purity is not what most purity advocates think it is. But, before we get to that, it’s time we admitted that there is a lot of immodest behavior going on among those advocating modesty and decorum. For women claiming “freedom … Continue reading
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