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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jesus freak here.

... I have a wonderful husband who would not be wonderful if it weren't for our faith. He is faithful because he fears the Lord and loves me as the Lord has commanded....[/quote]

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I'm glad you have what you perceive to be a great marriage but this is really disturbing to me.  From what you said, it sounds like your husband is only acting the way he does because he fears punishment by someone he thinks is bigger and badder.  Does that really sound like love to you?  Or something bordering on abuse and manipulation?[/quote]
You appear to have a fundamental misunderstanding of Christianity. No Christian fears punishment (Romans 8:1), because we are forgiven for all our sins by Christ and His sacrifice on the cross. You cannot get to Heaven by behaving. Salvation is a free gift of God through Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9) solely through faith. So no Christian is trying to behave because he fears being punished by a big, bad, mean God. Christians strive to love God and their neighbor because He loved us first (1 John 4:19). We strive to act out our faith in gratitude for a loving Savior. We don't want to disappoint Him. We want to show others the same love and forgiveness that God showed us. This is 180 degrees different from what you stated. In addition, we have the Spirit of Christ to help us with this; the fruit of the spirit of God is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:28-29). All these things are what the PP was saying about her husband being a better man because of his faith. No Christian is perfect, and a good Christian will admit that quicker than anyone, but the more we yield to God, the more we, and others, will see this fruit of God in our lives.[/quote]

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