Chastity Workshop via Rev. (some last name i can't remember right now...)

=> these are the notes i took from a workshop at my church about chastity.

=> love processing. (could have been 'love possessing' but this is what happens when you're taking notes on your phone)
1) having favourable impression
2) missing
3) confessing
4) accepting
5) dating
6) changing

=> high school friends last a lifetime. (hey, isn't that what i said in my letter to j?)
therefore, hold stronger relationships with friends. develop more peer relationships than romantic ones.

=> to date does not mean you have to have pyhsical intimacy. you won't die if you don't have intimate lust. it's like drugs, where you'll never be satisfied.

=> lust possessing (ok this one i'm sure its 'possessing') [to be thought of as 'levels']
1) get close to
2) hold hands
3) embrace
4) kiss
5) fondle
6) sexual contact
7) sexual intercourse
possible 8) stds & pregnancy (to be lead to the question of abortion)
the attraction to advance to then next 'level' will grow as you reach the previous 'level'
=> intimacy boundary.
where should we place it? or not have a boundary at all?
since it's very difficult to have self control and stop at lvl 7) so stop at 6). because of the attraction and temptation to proceed at 6), stop at 5). so stop at 4), 3), 2), 1)?
so accordingly, stop at 2) and be looking deeply into the person's personality and inner being. stay away from the physical stuff.

=> there are more temptations nowadays than back in the bibical times. God has a greater expectation from us. we have been specially selected to show the strength of chastity.

=> 2 corinthians 11:2
maintaining pure for christ and for your future spouse
psalms 139:13-16
He saw our unformed body, written our life plan already. know from the beginning of the beginning.

1 corinthians 6:18-20
2 timothy 2:21-22
1 thessaloians 4:3-5

we will never be asked to face sexual immorality. we are simply told to flee from it. (note: joseph feeing from madien)

=> 80% lose virginity at home. fleeeeeeeeeee
abortions can haunt you even as an elderly having had an abortion in teenage years. abortion and pregnancy at a young age can up risk of ovarian cancer.
it is equal to ripping out baby's page in the book of life. we have no right to do so

=> no one likes their spouse to be experts at sex. they hope that they too are virgins.
many pre-marital sexual partners will result in “boredom” once married and turn to the likes of affairs.

think of the story of rebekah and issac, destined by God for each other. Can you guarentee that your bf/gf is your rebekah / issac? If not, think twice cause like wise, you wouldn’t want your rebekah / issac to have previously fooled around with by someone else.
=> pick a spouse that loves God with all their heart. Learn to pray for your future, for your rebekah / issac.