I agree completely with biblical mandates to honor marriage and wait for good timing (i.e. Amidst the #metoo movement, there has also been recent backlash against my passport country’s “purity culture,” even amongst believers, so I suppose I’m not the only one with mixed feelings about the word pure…when I forget where my purity comes from. First, last, always.prayer! Love you, my teenage son.I used to bristle at the word pure. And, it’s such a blessing to have wonderful tools along the way, like P2P.
🙂 However, I always believe charting the course and following a proven “map” (aka the Bible and our faith) is the best place to start. I know I am not qualified to give tips on raising a Godly teenager since I haven’t actually accomplished that objective yet. He did say that they didn’t get through all of the material, so a weekend retreat seems to be the best bet. He said they had great conversations, good laughs and an overall memorable time. I think we both expected it would be more awkward than what it ended up being. Jim reported back that they had a great evening. The will ‘ought to’ follow the true good. It is, indeed, duty that most fully displays the freedom of the human will. For it is a man’s duty to choose the true good. This is where the concept of duty comes in. “Freedom of the will is possible only if it rests on truth in cognition. If I am to be complete just to God the Creator, I must offer him all that is in me, my whole being, for he has first claim on all of it.” The man who chooses virginity chooses God. Chastity cannot exist without capacity renounce self, to make sacrifices and to wait. Chastity is the spiritual power which frees love from selfishness and aggression. The human heart is a battlefield between love and lust. “How should you respect a woman? Be her friend, treasure her, respect her, protect her, love her like a sister. Jim took Gabriel hiking, rock climbing, then dinner, and spaced out the topics accordingly. Since that wasn’t possible with our schedule right now, we modified it to make it work for us. It’s designed to be a getaway over a weekend timetable. We gathered the materials, selected a date, and continued to have private conversations about some of the potential questions and answers that could be discussed. I was slightly surprised by the amount of materials and preparation required, but of course…this is designed to an “experience” not just a fly-by obligatory conversation. The first thing we did was to read the manual. I ordered the kit in the mail several months ago. We hope that Passport to Purity will be on the of stones in building the foundation of manhood. Our goal is to raise virtuous children who embody the words of the Knight’s Oath (above). I don’t want to compare him to a baby by any means, but I think (for me) it’s important so that I don’t take his maturity as meaning that Jim and I can go on auto pilot as we enter this incredibly important chapter. Of course, Gabe SEEMS totally self-self-sufficiant and I’m proud of the young man he has become. That was probably a totally obvious observation to everyone but me (ha ha), but I just never thought about it that way before. I realize that in the teen years, it is also true that brand new experiences, physical and emotional changes will also require heightened diligence on the part of Jim and me. It goes without saying that it is a time of intense engagement for the parents as they care for, teach and guide their baby. As I was writing a letter to my son (part of the program), it dawned on me that this time of adolecence is like a gradual birth into adulthood. Newborns discover their surroundings with curiosity, as their cognitive awareness awakens to the world around them.
It’s a set of materials that aims to lay the foundation for approaching relationships and sexuality in a healthy, holy way.
So, with that in mind, several months ago we ordered the “Passport to Purity” weekend kit from Family Life Today. Yet, I’m also trying to force myself to recognize that he is now a young man and needs to be treated as such. The mom in me still sees him as my little baby. This has caused a bit of an internal conflict for me. My baby boy, who was just a cherub-cheeked newborn yesterday, somehow just became a teenager. My oldest son, Gabriel recently turned 13. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong – that is your oath.” Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. “Be without fear in the face of your enemies.īe brave and upright that God may love thee.
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