Purity Challenge - A Free Course

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Day 1 - Part 1

Tom asked his Mom and Dad if he could go with some friends to see an R-rated movie that was showing at their local theater. "You know that we don’t approve of R-rated movies," answered his Dad. ‘There are things in there that neither adults nor teenagers need to be watching." Tom turned on his heels and stormed up the steps and just before he turned the corner he piped, "You and mom are so old fashioned. That movie only has a few cuss words and one sex scene in it. It’s not like it's a porno movie or anything."

Later in the evening when Tom had calmed down at bit, he was drawn downstairs by a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen. "Whatcha making, Mom?" he asked as he gave her a quick hug. "Well I thought I would make you a treat tonight. A pan of brownies is almost ready to come out of the oven."

Just then the buzzer sounded and Tom’s mouth began to water in anticipation of the savory treat. Mom cut into the moist, steaming brownies and put the largest one on a plate and handed it to Tom. Just as he was about to sink his teeth into the gooey delight, his mom said, "Oh by the way, along with the flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, and baking soda, I added a teeny bit of Petey’s dog doo-doo to the batter. But don’t worry, it was only a small amount, you probably won’t even notice it."

Were the brownies pure??? What lesson was Mom trying to teach Tom?

What is purity?

For the next 31 days we will deal with various topics regarding purity, but first we should all be clear about what "purity" means. So let’s look at a definition of "pure".

Webster’s Dictionary defines "pure" as: free from anything that taints, impairs, etc.; unmixed, clear

By that definition, a gallon of water that had only 1 teaspoon of something else mixed in would not be pure water. A bucket of white paint with ...

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