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Clean, Cleanness, Cleanse, Cleansing:
akin to A, signifies
(1) "to make clean, to cleanse"
(a) from physical stains and dirt, as in the case of utensils, Mat 23:25 (figuratively in Mat 23:26); from disease, as of leprosy, Mat 8:2;
(b) in a moral sense, from the defilement of sin, Act 15:9; 2Cr 7:1; Hbr 9:14; Jam 4:8, "cleanse" from the guilt of sin, Eph 5:26; 1Jo 1:7;
(2) "to pronounce clean in a Levitical sense," Mar 7:19, RV; Act 10:15; 11:9; "to consecrate by cleansings," Hbr 9:22, 23; 10:2.
See PURGE, PURIFY.
This isn't my first rodeo, been battling this sin for a long, long time. Too long. Like most men, I found porn in my childhood through a friend. Over time it progressed into PMO and this became my go-to behavior for all things stressful. If I was bored, angry, stressed, anxious or anything that made me uncomfortable I turned to PMO for comfort, relaxation and/or escape. I'm not escaping anymore, its time to stand firm, to hold fast and quit being double-minded in all my ways. The bible promises certain things if we follow the instructions and seek him "wholeheartedly". First I must confess, which is what I'm doing now with this thread. Not sure if I'll get to post every day as my work schedule moves around and this, "Wuhan Flu/Pneumonia"(aka Covid-19) has upended things even further, but I will be back. I'm not looking for advice or anything like that, this is strictly a journal for me, ie diary, so responses aren't necessary.
1 John 1:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Day 01
Clean, Cleanness, Cleanse, Cleansing:
akin to A, signifies
(1) "to make clean, to cleanse"
(a) from physical stains and dirt, as in the case of utensils, Mat 23:25 (figuratively in Mat 23:26); from disease, as of leprosy, Mat 8:2;
(b) in a moral sense, from the defilement of sin, Act 15:9; 2Cr 7:1; Hbr 9:14; Jam 4:8, "cleanse" from the guilt of sin, Eph 5:26; 1Jo 1:7;
(2) "to pronounce clean in a Levitical sense," Mar 7:19, RV; Act 10:15; 11:9; "to consecrate by cleansings," Hbr 9:22, 23; 10:2.
See PURGE, PURIFY.
This isn't my first rodeo, been battling this sin for a long, long time. Too long. Like most men, I found porn in my childhood through a friend. Over time it progressed into PMO and this became my go-to behavior for all things stressful. If I was bored, angry, stressed, anxious or anything that made me uncomfortable I turned to PMO for comfort, relaxation and/or escape. I'm not escaping anymore, its time to stand firm, to hold fast and quit being double-minded in all my ways. The bible promises certain things if we follow the instructions and seek him "wholeheartedly". First I must confess, which is what I'm doing now with this thread. Not sure if I'll get to post every day as my work schedule moves around and this, "Wuhan Flu/Pneumonia"(aka Covid-19) has upended things even further, but I will be back. I'm not looking for advice or anything like that, this is strictly a journal for me, ie diary, so responses aren't necessary.
1 John 1:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Day 01