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Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Wicked Bible

An edition of the Authorised Version of the Bible published in 1631 earned the printer the significant fine of £300, imposed by Archbishop Laud, for the error of omitting the word 'not' in the seventh commandment; that edition became known as 'The Wicked Bible'.

Brian H. Edwards, The Ten Commandments for Today (Day One, 2nd ed 2002), p198

Ugly Sex

Rev'd Prof J. I. Packer says:

… sexual activity is often out of place – when, for instance, it is directed by such motives as the quest for kicks, or for relief from mental or physical tension, or loneliness or boredom, or the desire to control of humiliate, or mere animal reaction to someone’s sex appeal. Such motives cheapen sex, making it (despite the short-term excitement) trivial and ugly, and leaving behind, once the thrill is over, more disgust than delight. (p84)

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In casual sex a man does not strictly love a woman, but uses and so abuses her (however willing she may be). Nor can solitary masturbation fulfill God’s ideal; sex is for relationship, not ego trips.

Keeping the 10 Commandments (Crossway, 2007) - previously Growing in ChristI Want To Be A Christian, p85 (1994), originally, I Want to Be A Christian