Christians & The Use of Substances, Part 1 (TMF:2940)

Friday, August 14, 2026

Peace to Live By: Christians & The Use of Substances, Part 1 (TMF:2940) - Daniel Litton
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Moving on. The use of substances was mentioned, and how a Christian is to use discernment when it comes to substances. Does this mean that, say, for instance, smoking cigarettes is wrong? This subject matter can be considered briefly. People probably aren’t going to like the answer to this one, and that is, that fifty or a hundred years ago, it doesn’t seem it would have been wrong. That would be primarily due to the fact that the people back then didn’t know of the harmful effects to smoking cigarettes. Nowadays, we obviously do. And knowing that, the speaker certainly doesn’t see how it could be a regular practice of a Christian. It should also be noted that it would appear that cigarettes could be a ‘gateway drug’, if you will, to other more serious substances. That only seems likely. In that case, it may be best to avoid cigarettes altogether for that reason. Cigarettes, in and of themselves, it is understood do not really cause a change in one’s mental state, like drinking too much alcohol.

Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 4 (TMF:2939)

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Peace to Live By: Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 4 (TMF:2939) - Daniel Litton
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Anyway, it seems good too, if the individuals are mature, to go ahead and marry young if the opportunity avails. A couple was known recently, for example, where the guy was nineteen and the girl twenty when they got married. And they seemed really happy about it. Obviously, this will depend on maturity. Some people don’t reach a good level of maturity, say, till the mid-twenties. It just depends on the people in question. As far as who to actually date, and besides the obvious fact that the person should be a born-again Christian, a beneficial thing that the speaker affirms, coming from the realm of psychology (remember, the speaker’s degree is in psychology), is that of attachment theory, and specifically the theory as it relates to dating relationships. That is, in selecting one’s partner. First, of course, it has to be determined what attachment style the individual is who is seeking a partner, and then it needs to be discerned what attachment style the individual in question is—the perspective date, if you will.

Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 3 (TMF:2938)

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Peace to Live By: Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 3 (TMF:2938) - Daniel Litton
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But, as it has often been said, it seems good for Christians to have rules in place for themselves before they find themselves in any kind of tempting situation. Some might want to limit things to just holding hands, and that seems good. Some might want to go so far as not even doing that, though, that might not be realistic. Kissing probably is best left for marriage, at least, on the lips. Maybe a hand or forehead kiss would be okay. But it appears it’s better to be prepared, and even strict if one needs to be, in order to avoid unwanted behavior. It is also believed, if it is possible (and this will depend on each individual situation), that people marry sooner and not date so long. It’s best to marry say, six months or perhaps a year into it, it would seem. Of course, numbers are just be thrown out here, but it’s best not to date forever, That’s just probably going to lead to problems, unless it’s long-distance perhaps.

Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 2 (TMF:2937)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Peace to Live By: Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 2 (TMF:2937) - Daniel Litton
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Interestingly, on this topic Jesus did say that if the miracles that had been performed during his time would have been able to have been preformed back during the times of Sodom and Gomorrah, that at least some individuals would have believed (see Matthew 11:23). That’s interesting since he is basically saying that the people during his time had even harder hearts. Now, obviously, those miracles couldn’t be performed back then because the time hadn’t come for Christ to come down. We know the people ended up having hard-hearts because they ended up crucifying Jesus, and most of them didn’t come to believe. And later comes the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Anyway, we got a little off track there, but, as it has often been said, it seems good for Christians to have rules in place for themselves before they find themselves in any kind of tempting situation. Some might want to limit things to just holding hands, and that seems good.

Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 1 (TMF:2936)

Monday, August 10, 2026

Peace to Live By: Avoiding Sexual Immorality, Part 1 (TMF:2936) - Daniel Litton
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The next area of discussion. Sexual immorality was discussed in Colossians 3. What are some ways that singles and even dating couples can avoid sexual immorality? Admittedly, talking about sexual purity among individuals seems sometimes like it’s almost talking about an alien topic in that, it has been witnessed recently, surprisingly among some who call themselves Christians, that purity in dating is not practiced. It can be disheartening at times to see that. Of all the things that Satan has focused on in our world, this area may be the greatest area. Satan knows, and we probably know too, that sexual immorality leads to the hardening of the heart. The hardening of the heart. This is probably, for instance, why in the Old Testament God had no choice but to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah—for their hearts had become so hardened, and this by the practice specifically of homosexuality and probably even other worser things.