Replay Thursday-The Anatomy of an Inappropriate Relationship

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Welcome to REPLAY THURSDAY, where you'll hear the most popular episodes from the previous season. This episode first aired on February 13, 2023, the day before Valentine's Day. Not exactly the kind of episode for a romantic holiday, but thousands of downloads later, it was one of the most played episodes of 2023. It's devastating to hear about marriages and families exploding because of inappropriate relationships. This has become its own pandemic, with too many people walking into traps baited with flattery and excessive attention. When all the lust is exhausted, two people are left with empty brokenness. It's not so exciting then. God never intended for the sacred beauty of the physical relationship to be treated like a fast-food restaurant meal. His boundaries are for the blessing and benefit of our lives. "Keep my commandments and live" is not a suggestion; it's an instruction for our wellbeing. Proverbs chapter seven details the anatomy of an inappropriate relationship. This is not an episode for children. "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye." (Proverbs 7:2) Visit the shop links below at Keep the Heart for books by Francie Taylor and other authors, as well as a beautiful selection of Bibles. Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor Vitamins for the Soul: Maintaining Spiritual Health by Kathy Ashley Minerals for the Mind: A Study of Romans 12 by Kathy Ashley Call Upon Him: An Examination of Prayers Throughout Scripture by Kathy Ashley Ponder the Path: A 31-Day Devotional by Francie Taylor Follow Keep the Heart on Instagram Like Keep the Heart on Facebook

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0:00.0	Welcome to Replay Thursday, where we play some of the most popular episodes from the previous season.
0:06.6	This episode, The Anatomy of an Inappropriate Relationship, first aired on February 13, 2013.
0:14.4	Not exactly the best day to air that episode since it was the day before Valentine's Day.
0:20.1	So many people missed it, and yet in spite of that,
0:23.8	this episode has also had thousands of downloads. Aren't you tired of hearing about relationships that
0:29.8	have been exploding because of inappropriate relationships that destroyed marriages and destroyed
0:36.2	families? Sin is so invasive. And one of the greatest
0:41.5	lies anybody can ever tell themselves is, well, I can handle it. No, we can't. None of us can.
0:48.9	I really do like that old quote that says, when fleeing temptation, don't leave a forwarding address.
0:55.3	Here's this episode. Let's listen again. We're going to go to a hard chapter in scripture
1:00.5	today to look at the anatomy of an inappropriate relationship. Because these things happen,
1:06.2	and when I talk about this, I want you to understand I'm not talking about a physical assault where someone
1:12.6	is taking advantage of someone and hurting them. I'm talking about two willing people going into a
1:19.1	relationship that is forbidden by God. There is such a thing, and when that happens, there's a lot of
1:26.9	things that go wrong as a result of such a thing. And when that happens, there's a lot of things that go wrong as a result of such a
1:29.1	choice. Welcome to Keep the Heart podcast with Francie Taylor. Francie is an author,
1:40.3	teacher, and conference speaker known for sharing biblical insights that are practical and inspiring.
1:47.6	Now back to today's valuable study.
1:54.9	The anatomy of an inappropriate physical relationship is clearly outlined in Proverbs chapter 7.
2:04.2	The word anatomy has more than one meaning, but in this case we're talking about the study or
2:09.2	structure or the internal workings of something. We're looking at the internal workings of
2:15.1	inappropriate physical relationships, whether it's fornication or
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