Expert: Thurman C. Petty, Jr. - 2/1/2009

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QUESTION: Well I somehow feel like this is my fault.He said that I could stop talking to him whenever I wanted but I feel like I just kept egging it on.I ask him to show me the nide picture of(well actually he requested it the first time and I said no but I said yes the second time.)I do feel like a slut though now.I'm not going to have sex before marriage,I planned to be a virgin until I am married,maybe even after for that matter becaus eI do take a lot of pride in my virginity.So maybe he shouldn't go to jail.I mean,he was more than happy to talk to me that way but it is my fault.Is it all my fault?

ANSWER: Corrina,

Yes, maybe it was your fault. But that’s in the past. Have you asked Jesus to forgive you? If you have, then He’s forgiven you, and the event is now history. When you keep bring it up and rehashing it, you are telling Jesus that you don’t believe that He forgave you. So don’t doubt His word. He said He would forgive you if you confess it to Him. If you have confessed, then it’s gone. If you have not confessed, then for sure it’s time to do it. And then let it drop—forget it. Break it off with this man and live your life with Jesus.

I have the feeling that you are using me just like you used the man in the UK. You are trying to drag me along to fulfill your fantasies with me.

So let this be our last communication between each other. If you want to receive information from me, then I refer you to my website www.PettyPress.com, where I have 18 books, 40 Bible Lessons, and a whole lot more.

Corrina, Don’t go over and over again with someone else about your problems. You’re using them as “father-confessors.” Take them to God and confess them to God. Tell them all to Him, and He will forgive you. Lay all your problems on Jesus and let Jesus clean up your life and your desire to have vicarious sex with people over the internet.

Always be ready for Jesus to come.

Good bye, Corrina. Let Jesus make a good life for you.

Signing off,

Thurman C. Petty, Jr.


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QUESTION: Also if you hate me,that's fine too.And if you do,then I am not forcing you to respond.But again,I can't express how sorry I am.I didn't mean to send that kind of impression.And if you don't forgive me,then that is fine also.

ANSWER: Corrina,

I don't hate you. I'm sorry that I left the impression that I did. It just seemed, of a sudden, that it may be that you were using me. It's when you began describing in detail what you did between yourselves. I really don't want to have anything to do with that.

My goal is to help you out of the mess your in, and I just don't want to become a part of your affair. Do you understand that? I'm 68 and have pastored many churches and counseled many people on the subject you have difficulty with. And I told you how I had a similar experience as a young man. I wanted you to know that Jesus can help, if you go to Him and let Him help.

But you keep going around in circles, and seem unwilling to accept my counsel or that of the Bible. Jesus can't help you unless you let go of sin. But if you're willing to let go, then He will free you of all the tentacles that Satan is using to pull you into his net.

Jesus says:

Matt. 11:28: “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy ladened and I will give you rest.”

All you need to do is let go of sin, lay it all on Jesus, and accept from Him the rest of salvation. That’s all I want for you. That’s all Jesus wants for you. I want to see you saved in Jesus’ kingdom, and share eternity as my neighbor. Won’t you come to Jesus and let Him save you?

I’m waiting to hear that you’ve laid all your sins on Jesus, and have received from Him the rest He promises.

Do it for Jesus. It’s not about you; it’s not about me; IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS!!!

Thurman C. Petty, Jr.
Petty@hyperusa.com
www.PettyPress.com

P.S. This answer is for both questions. I’ve refused the other.


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QUESTION: Okay,sorry anyway.So I guess I can't as you anymore questions.

Answer
Dear Corrina,

I accept your apology, I forgive you.

You may ask me any question you want.  But keep you questions to those that pertain to the Bible. If you’ll remember on my Allexperts description, I answer questions about the Bible only.

I want to share with you a few verses I read this morning. They are filled with meaning, and I thought you would appreciate them. I will add some comments as well.

John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2  He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:3  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:4  In him was life, and that life was the light of men. . . .
John 1:14  The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Look at the Word. He was WITH God, and He WAS God. The phrase “In the beginning,” in the Greek reads “In beginning.” There is no article—“the.” In the Hebrew mindset, the lack of the article would mean that THE WORD HAD NO BEGINNING. This is saying, actually, “When everything that had a beginning began—the Word already was. The Word had no beginning. HE ALWAYS EXISTED WITH GOD, FOR HE WAS GOD.

Wrap your mind around that! You can’t, but it is true. But let’s go on.

Verse 3 says that THE WORD MADE ALL THINGS. The Word is the One who created this world in the beginning (Gen. 1.1 used the article (the) which means that this world had a beginning.) And God (the Word) created it at its beginning.

So when God said . . .

Gen 1:26  . . . "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
Gen 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

. . .It was the Word who was speaking. The Word created the human race, forming Adam from the dust of the ground (Gen 2.7), and Eve from Adam’s rib (Gen 2:21, 22).

Now Who is the Word? Verse 14 explains that THE WORD became flesh and lived for a while among us, and humans beheld—saw—His glory. That could be no other than JESUS, the only begotten Son of God.

So Jesus created all things—including you and me.

Corrina, read this in the Bible for yourself, and think about this for a while. Now you know Who Jesus really is. What does that mean to you? How does that make you feel about Jesus?

I hope you see Jesus in a different light, and accept Him not only as the Man who walked the streets of Judah in the first century AD. But I hope you will see Him as your God, as well as your Savior.

May our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, be with you always,
Thurman C. Petty, Jr.
petty@hyperusa.com
www.PettyPress.com

PS. Why don’t you write me at my personal e-mail address petty@hyperusa.com. That would great simplify our communication. tcp