How do you define a "Sheltered" Life?

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How do you define a "Sheltered" Life?
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Mon, 01-19-2009 - 11:39am
Thought I'd bring up this topic as some people think I have lived a "sheltered life" because I went from living in my parents home to getting married and not living on my own. I was curious of what everyone's definition of living a "sheltered life" is.

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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 11:52am
I never once denied that fact either.
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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:01pm
No one has said or implied it is a secret. No one has denied the existence of bonuses either.
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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:01pm

my life is pretty darn easy actually in comparison to a great number of people.

 

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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:08pm

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....which I answered and I don't know if they are anyone's realities or not, mg09 seems to be a new poster, so I am not drawing the same conclusions about that and I can't seem to get you to answer my questions, so again....I'm not sure.


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That hasn't been stated or implied, anywhere in this discussion to my knowledge.


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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:10pm
But in mainstream Christian theology, a marriage is not just a relationship with another person, but a relationship that is supposed to mirror and reveal the relationship the believer has with God. It is supposed to be not just a contracted relationship, but an unbreakable covenant that is the closest, most intimate, and most enduring relationship human beings enter into. It is also an exclusive relationship, just like the relationshiop between the Godhead and the Believer. Christian marriage is a spiritual discipline. I believe that divorce is sometimes necessary -- but to beleivers it should be a very serious step taken after all other options have been exhausted.
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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:14pm

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That hasn't been stated or implied, anywhere in this discussion to my knowledge.


i believe it was implied when

 

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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:24pm

Oh, I know my view isn't mainstream .. which is one more indicator of why organized religion and I don't get along, lol.

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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:26pm

My opinion of what it means to have lived a "sheltered" life:

Physically sheltered is when a person has never had to worry about the basic needs of life (food, shelter, security, transportation) because those needs have always been guaranteed for them by another person. For example, someone who has always lived at home, or who has never had to pay for their car, or who has a relative that bails them out of every financial crisis.

Emotionally sheltered is when a person has grown up generally unaware of or unconcerned with the broad spectrum of individual circumstances regarding things such as race/ethnicity, cultures, religions, family structure, personal values, socioeconomic statuses, and local/national/international conflicts.

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Registered: 01-08-2009
Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:34pm
It's supposed to be an imperfect mirror, a training ground. When marriage is going right,supposedly it is the closest you can come to understanding the kind of relationship God wants with the believer.
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Wed, 01-21-2009 - 12:43pm

Yes, perfect.


Emotionally sheltered is when a person has grown up generally unaware of or unconcerned with the broad spectrum of individual circumstances ......

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