🔥Shade Fireborn🔥

This story has truly been a litmus test for those who take the grace and mercy of God seriously and those that think they are above it. Was the original post “oversharing?” Probably. Still, we should be celebrating the redemption of a woman who was lost in her sin (as we all were/still are), not condemning her. I don’t use the term “misogynist” lightly, but it seems that the “Christian” men who are belittling her and her husband get more joy out of judging her past without Christ than in celebrating her salvation. These “men” simply hate women under the guise of “tradition.”

If you're a virgin man, PLEASE, for your own mental well-being, do NOT marry a girl that has had a promiscuous past. I don't care how hard she larps about it, you don't want to be the cleanup crew.

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. – The Sora Team

I am legit going to be sharing my testimony in solidarity, but also because sharing our testimonies is something God calls us to do. To the Pharisees who used a single post to reveal how easily they are sifted like wheat and that they lack biblical understandings/ the call to openly share testimonies that are meant to uplift and encourage men and women in and out of the church, shame on you. I hope you come to truly know the biblical Christ, not your opinionated build-a-bear version of Him that was concocted in your minds.

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