AM I BEING MODEST?

May 31st, 2011 | By admin

Dear Aunt Mary,

When I go to friends houses to swim in their pool, I always wear shorts over my bathing suit. They always ask where my bathing suit is. Am I being too modest?

Modest Christian

Dear Modest Christian,

If you feel uncomfortable swimming with both boys and girls, you are doing the right thing by covering up. We are told in the Bible to be modest and not to be a person that is showy. 1 Tim. 2:9, 1 Peter 3:3-4.

So many people think that swimming with both sexes is okay, even wearing the skimpiest swim suit. It isn’t, especially when you are showing so much of your body. Wearing shorts is a good idea, as long as they are not short, short and too revealing. To be on the safe side, why not also include a tee shirt on the top? (more…)

MEMORIAL DAY

May 30th, 2011 | By admin

In the United States we are celebrating today to remember all the fallen soldiers who died for our freedom. A lot of families are celebrating today as a memorial to their loved ones.

Let us remember those who fought for our freedoms. Let us not forget that Christ gave the ultimate sacrifice to free us from sin. Give thanks today.

BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE-POTIPHAR’S WIFE

May 27th, 2011 | By admin

by Katt Anderson

Genesis 37 and 39

First we need a little backstory. Joseph was the son of Jacob, and lived in the land of Canaan. His brothers tended the sheep and Joseph was loved by his father. The brothers were jealous of him, and when he was sent by his father to check on them, they grabbed him, tore off his coat of many colors and threw him in a pit. Jealousy makes men and women do hateful things.

They had considered killing him, but when they saw a band of Ishmaelite traders coming their way, they pulled him out of the pit and sold him to them. He would surely be sold into slavery, but they didn’t care. The dreamer, as they called him, would be out of their hair.

Joseph was sold into slavery and went to work in the house of Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah. The Lord blessed Joseph and all of Potiphar’s house. Potiphar liked Joseph and respected him, making him the overseer of all that he had. Such an honor for a young man. Potiphar had no idea what he had in wealth, Joseph took care of everything. (more…)

GOD’S AMAZING LOVE

May 26th, 2011 | By admin

Last night during the storms that raced through Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, several families huddled in the basement of Walnut Grove Church of Christ. The church remained open for those who needed shelter. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and love.

Isn’t God’s love amazing? When we think we are at our lowest, He shows His love for us. Without His care and protection, we would be a lot different. We as Christians depend on Him more than anything. We trust Him in every way. Last night during the storms, we were in the best place to be, around His children.

John 3:16 sums up God’s love for us. He gave His only son to die for us. That’s how great His love is for us. If we love Him, we will obey His commands. We will want to do what is right and good. We will want His love. The best thing is that God has prepared a future for us, Heaven.

Wind is a scary thing, but it isn’t nearly as scary as Hell. We need to follow God’s guidebook, the Bible. Obey the commands in it and look forward to Heaven. When we realize God’s love and protection, nothing can harm us.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

May 25th, 2011 | By admin

There have been several of the same questions asked, and I wanted to answer them today. Some readers are new and some have been with us since the beginning, but with your permission, I would like to answer some of these inquiries.

All of the writers are members of the Church of Christ. Forchristiangirls.org is under the oversight of the elders at the Walnut Grove Church of Christ in Benton, Kentucky. We started the sight in February, 2011, so we are fairly new. It was designed for teenage girls to help them mature into strong Christian women. We appreciate anyone who reads it and I know several men do. Hopefully something we say will bring you closer to Christ.

The sight was designed by Rog Designs. They have been very helpful to me in navigating the sight and also all the updates that are needed.  Any questions you have about the design can be answered by Rog Designs.com.

We do not advertise on this sight. We appreciate your word of mouth advertising and the churches through out the world that have spread the word.

If you have sent a comment and it has not been shown in the comments, it is because the language was not appropriate for teen girls or Christians, or you have written the same thing several times. If you did not state your name, most of the time it is deleted. When you make a comment, please include your name.

Some of you have asked if we will have more articles about certain subjects. Yes, we will. There will be more on the Cobweb series and the Bad Girls of the Bible. Thank you for the positive comments you have made on these articles. If there is something you would like to discuss, please contact me through wgcoc@bellsouth.net. I would be happy either to prepare an article or have someone else do it.

We do not solicit money. We are happy to be able to give you something from God’s Word. All of the writers are either authors or writers.

At this time we do not have a subscription button. You can either bookmark the page or go to the RSS feed. We do offer a free Bible Correspondence Course. If you would be interested in learning more about the Bible and what it teaches, please write wgcoc@bellsouth.net. Someone there will be able to assist you.

Also, we would love to have questions for Aunt Mary. If you are a teen girl and want something discussed, send your comment to wgcoc@bellsouth.net and we will be glad to answer any question within reason. To protect teens, your name will not be used, but we do need your name and email address to verify your question.

I hope this has cleared up some questions. All of us who write here enjoy doing it. We take pride in our writing and hope we are saying something to encourage you. Thank you.

BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE-LOT’S WIFE

May 24th, 2011 | By admin

by Katt Anderson

This lesson is a little long, but still worthwhile.

Genesis 19:1-26

In our lesson today we are studying a woman that there is little known. We know she was married to Lot, the nephew of Abraham.  Abraham was exceedingly rich with flocks, gold and silver.  Lot was also very rich and there was not enough land for all of their herds to feed on. The herdsmen were arguing and fighting.

Abraham was a peaceful man as it states in Gen. 13:8-9. ⁸ And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. ⁹ Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

In verses 10-13, we can see that Lot was a little selfish. He took care of Lot.  ¹⁰ And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. ¹¹ Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. ¹² Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. ¹³ But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. (more…)

BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE – EVE

May 23rd, 2011 | By admin

BY Katt Anderson

Most of us read about the good girls of the Bible and forget about the bad ones. Several characters did not do good things in those pages. Some are not really bad things and some are very bad.

We will be looking at these ladies to see why they did what they did. What made them do the things they did? How can we learn from their mistakes?

EVE (Genesis 3)

To live in the Garden of Eden would be like us living in a mansion today and having servants to wait on us. Eve lived in the most beautiful place ever created. There are beautiful things all over this earth. We look at the ocean, the mountains and the desert and think how beautiful they are, but the Garden was more than that. Everything Eve ever wanted was there and she didn’t have to work to get it.

Eve meets the serpent and he was a smooth talker. He was crafty and knew the right thing to say. Eve was new to the world and hadn’t had any experience with anything like that serpent.

He fast talked her into thinking God would not let her die, but she would know everything He knew and be like God. How many times do we people listen to others and make the wrong decision? Remember, Eve had not seen sin or evil. She was very naive.

Did Eve have the trust in God as she should have or was she easily talked into things? Our trust today falters and we can make the wrong decisions.

In verses 1-6, we can see the fall of woman. Why didn’t the serpent try to get Adam to eat of the fruit? Did he know he could convince Eve to do it? Do you think men are more levelheaded than women and make better decisions?

Let’s look at these questions and have some discussion.

1. Why didn’t the serpent tempt Adam? We don’t find the answer in the Bible, but women are much easier to make decisions of the heart than of the head. As a woman we know if the answer feels good, we will do it. We are more emotional than a man. After all, the serpent did tell Eve that “she would not surely die” v.4, “but here eyes would be opened and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil,” v.5. That’s tempting, isn’t it? He sugarcoated it, put chocolate on top of it, and made everything sound so good. She was tempted.
2. Did he know he could convince Eve to do it? I think he did. He sure tried to make it enticing. The Devil knows how to make sin look good to us. Sometimes we make the wrong decisions. Just like Eve, we pay the consequences. We may not pay here, but we will in judgment.
3. Do you think men are more levelheaded than women and make better decisions? In some instances, they are. We are nurturers more than men are. We nurture our children and our husbands. As before, we make decisions from the heart more than the head. Eve probably saw the fruit as a way to be like a god and know good and evil. It was also good to eat.

When Eve ate the fruit and it tasted good, she then took it to Adam, v. 6. They both ate of it and their eyes were opened to realize that they were naked. With no sin or lust, previously, they did not realize they had no clothes on. After eating of the fruit, they were embarrassed and hid from God.

Did Adam and Even lie when God confronted them with the fruit? In verse 12, he blames it on Eve for giving him the fruit. Did he have to eat of it or could he have refused to eat? How truthful are we when we are about to be caught in something? In Gal. 5:19-21, the sins are listed that will not inherit heaven. One named in verse 20 is seditions in the KJV. In the NKJV, two words can describe seditions. One is selfish ambitions and the other is dissentions. The serpent had selfish ambitions to be better than God. Eve caused a dissention when she talked Adam into eating the fruit.

Can we hide our sins from God? Definitely not!  God is all knowing. He knew they were naked, but then it was not a sin. Hiding did not help them. God knew where they were and what they did. Just like today, God knows what we do. When we sin, God knows it first. We may try to cover it up as Adam did, but God knows.

Verse 23 tells us what happened to Adam and Eve. God drove them from their beautiful home and Adam had to work, while Eve labored in childbirth.

In summary, Eve let someone talk her into doing something God had told her not to do. This tells us the gospel can not be sugar coated into making you believe that something is right. We need to take the Word, study it and learn what it says. We need to stand up for the truth.

ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROM

May 20th, 2011 | By admin

This year, as every year, Walnut Grove Church of Christ had an alternative to the prom. It was a very nice Junior/Senior Banquet with all the trimmings. The teens that attended enjoyed it very much.

I’m sure you are curious to what they did. They ate at a nice restaurant, and from what I heard, they ate alligator. Then they strolled through town in their dressy attire. After that they had ice cream. That all sounds good to me, except the alligator. They had good clean fun.

Why did the church decide to do this? One thing is to have a special evening for the juniors and seniors. The other was to have something beside the prom.  (more…)

Have You Committed Social Suicide Yet?

May 18th, 2011 | By admin

by Debra  Reitz

It sounds like a really dumb question! Who, in their right mind, would choose to commit “social” suicide?

We need to live in society, or so we are told. “It takes a village” is the common cry among the progressives who attempt to embrace all society has to offer and incorporate it into their personal, subjective lifestyle of selective faith. This is worldly wisdom, and we know where things of the world lead, do we not?

What is “social” suicide and why do we need to commit it? Not only do we NEED to commit it, we are commanded to commit it!

Social suicide is putting “death” to the ways of the world, or society in general… i.e… our peers from before we put on Christ in baptism and are added to a new kingdom, the church.

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IS YOUR BODY A TEMPLE?

May 18th, 2011 | By admin

by Katt Anderson

The temple to the Jews was a Holy Place. A place where God resided. During the forty-year journey to the promised land, God was with the children of Israel all the time. His presence could be seen in the cloud by day or the fire at night. He was a guide to them.

When Christ died on the cross, the Old Testament was done away with, and we had new laws to live under. They are found in the New Testament, which was written by men inspired by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we do not need the temple to remind us of God.

In 1 Corinthians 6:19, it says our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Our bodies now belong to God. Before that passage, it tells us to beware of sexual sins, but isn’t any sin wrong if it includes our bodies? (more…)