I hate to be dirty. There’s nothing like a long, hot shower at the end of a long sweaty day. Others are more comfortable with their dirty state, but not me. I love to feel clean. I love to take a long hot bath for stress relief even when I am already clean. God invites us to the wonder of purity even in our fallen state. Honestly, do I really want to be pure? Obviously, the church is having a problem with longing for the purity of God’s standards above the impure culture’s standards. I see this strongly in the number of Christians who openly live together before getting married. Sometimes their Christian parents encourage them to live together so they can be sure before they make a marital commitment. What? Purity is very low on our lists of what we are willing ...
