A Summer of Sensuality or a Pattern of Purity?
June 1, 2011
Hey men–especially young single men–as you hang out on the beach this summer and fraternize with members of the opposite sex, consider that nonbelievers may be watching.
Recently, while rereading a book on gender differences, I came across this fascinating anecdote. A father of an attractive blonde at an Ivy League school was surprised by his daughter’s conversion to Christianity. Just as interesting is the reason how this young woman first got exposed to the gospel. The dad explains:
Men were constantly asking her for sex. She noticed that the women in the Campus Crusade for Christ didn’t get bothered as much. She began going to the meetings and became more religious.
Guys, will you be treating “younger women as sisters, in all purity” this summer? 1 Timothy 5:2 commands you to. And you never know, if you keep your conduct honorable, some scoffers may see your good deeds, be drawn to your fellowship, respond to the gospel, and glorify God on the day he visits us (1 Peter 2:12).
Don’t flirt; someone might convert.
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