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This is from an anonymous sister in the Lord.

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She says, "Pastor Tim,

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I've been raised in a Christian home,

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and recently over the past five years,

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I've experienced tremendous growth

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in my walk with God.

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I'm a true believer

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and strive for my life to glorify God.

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On the other side of things,

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my husband was also raised

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in a Christian home,

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but he's decided in the past year

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to look into Wicca, the Golden Dawn,

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Satanism, etc.

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He's leaning towards Free Masons

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and the Golden Dawn.

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I've been counseled to leave him by many.

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I do not feel this is what the Holy Spirit

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is leading me to do,

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but I would appreciate some biblical direction.

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I have three young children,

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four and under,

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and I'm doing my best daily

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to teach them to live for Jesus.

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I do struggle with this whole thing

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very much some days,

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and I just lean on the Lord

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and pray for wisdom in all circumstances.

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Thanks for any help and guidance."

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Well, this is a Christian sister.

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And I would say the same thing that I said last week,

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we had some sensitive issues last week.

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My first counsel to this sister is:

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you've got to be in a good church.

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And you've got to find some good and godly men

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to walk with you through these things

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and pray with you through these things.

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It's absolutely essential that people

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are in good churches.

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But, beyond that, I would say this.

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Do you know what the Scripture teaches?

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How many Christians do you have to have

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in a household for it to be a Christian household?

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One.

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Now, it's very interesting that the text

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that we would go to

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to support that truth

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immediately follows a text

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that actually gives this sister counsel

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in her area as well.

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Listen to this: 1 Corinthians 7:13

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"If any woman has a husband

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who is an unbeliever..."

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Well, that identifies this sister.

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"...and he consents to live with her."

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And that sounds like it's the case.

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"She should not divorce him."

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Now listen to this.

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"For the unbelieving husband

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is made holy because of his wife."

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You see what's said?

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The unbelieving husband,

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even if he's a Free Mason,

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even if he's involved in the Golden Dawn,

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is made holy by his marriage to a Christian.

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What does that mean?

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Does holy mean righteous there?

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The idea of holy means separate.

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It means that that husband

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is sanctified by his marriage to

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that Christian woman.

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And then it goes on to say this:

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"Otherwise your children would be unclean,

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but as it is they are holy."

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See, a Christian wife makes

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the whole house sanctified.

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A Christian wife makes the unbelieving husband sanctified.

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Makes the children sanctified.

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The household is declared holy,

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the husband is declared holy,

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the children are declared holy.

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Now what does that mean practically speaking?

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Well, in some way,

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that whole family is sanctified.

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And I believe it probably means this:

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there's a special protection there.

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I believe that the angels are ministering spirits.

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They're given to minister to God's people.

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If you've got God's people in that house,

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that house is protected by the angels of God.

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It definitely has the light of God's Word in it.

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It definitely has an individual that

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is receiving the blessings of the Lord.

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You know, when you have a Christian in a household,

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there's a blessing of God that falls on that household

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that wouldn't otherwise be there.

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And in that sense, that whole household is sanctified.

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And what does it say?

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The instruction to this sister is

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if you've got an unbelieving husband,

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and he's willing to stay with you,

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don't leave him.

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And it doesn't give any qualifications.

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It doesn't say, well, if he's in Satanism,

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that's an exception.

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There's no exceptions.

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If he's willing to dwell with you, dwell there.

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Now obviously, if situations arise

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where there's physical danger to the family,

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physical danger to the children,

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that would be another thing.

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And obviously this sister would need to be

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in close contact with some pastors

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that could guide her through the situation.

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The other thing I would say is this:

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This is a text that comes out of 1 Peter.

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"Wives, be subject to your own husbands."

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So to this sister, I would say,

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you know what,

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the Lord calls you,

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even though he's unbelieving,

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to be subject to your husband.

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Obviously in all the areas that aren't sin.

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If he asks you do to sinful things,

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attend any kind of meetings

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or get involved in any kind of occultic practices,

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obviously, you don't go there.

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But in as much as she can honor her husband,

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reverence her husband,

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be subject to her husband,

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she needs to be.

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Why?

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So that even if some do not obey the Word,

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and he's not obeying the Word,

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they may be won without a word

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by the conduct of their wives.

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So she needs to live in front of her husband

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in such a way as to win him.

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When he sees her respectful and pure conduct.

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Do not let your adorning be external,

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the braiding of hair, the wearing of gold,

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or putting on of clothing,

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but let your adorning be the hidden

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person of the heart,

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with the imperishable beauty

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of a gentle and quiet spirit

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which in God's sight is very precious.

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For this is how the holy women

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who hoped in God used to adorn themselves

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by submitting to their husbands

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as Sarah obeyed Abraham

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calling him lord.

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Now listen to this:

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And you are her children

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if you do good,

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and listen to this,

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and do not fear anything

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that is frightening.

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Isn't that an amazing thing

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that he would say that.

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Don't fear anything that is frightening.

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You know what I would say to this sister?

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Peter is calling her to live virtuously,

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to live in such a way

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that she is respectful,

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she is pure,

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but also not afraid.

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Why?

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It's a call to faith.

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Trust the Lord.

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Don't be frightened by

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any of your husband's occultic practices.

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Because He that's with you is stronger

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than he that's with your husband.

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And your husband's sanctified.

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And your home is sanctified.

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Trust the Lord.

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Don't be frightened by anything that's frightening.

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Don't fear anything frightening.

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Live trusting the Lord.

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Live godly before your husband.

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Don't involve yourself.

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Don't participate in his occultic practices.

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But the Scripture would say stay with him.

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Live righteously before him.

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And it might even be that God

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will allow you to win your husband.

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That seems to be the biblical counsel in the matter.