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I've heard this term come up quite a bit in Christian circles; it is clearly utilized more by females especially; though a man can certainly have boundaries.
I was angry at first, because boundaries were placed on me that I felt were not biblical (I was not allowed to bible studies because pastors family found me annoying). However, after a lot of research, I did give some room to the teaching, in particular when it regarded serious immorality.
But, more often than not, "boundaries" are just another avenue that either directly or indirectly leads to the end of relationships; which I have always seen as divisions within the church. It seems to me that females in particular need "emotional" boundaries," that quite frankly don't make sense to me most of the time. If a stranger is insulting you to your face constantly...ok, I get it...but where I don't understand boundaries is people you've had established relationships with you who are generally not all that bad...perhaps you find them annoying; but why don't we just have an honest discussion about whats bothering us, rather than just jump straight to the boundaries?
I was angry at first, because boundaries were placed on me that I felt were not biblical (I was not allowed to bible studies because pastors family found me annoying). However, after a lot of research, I did give some room to the teaching, in particular when it regarded serious immorality.
But, more often than not, "boundaries" are just another avenue that either directly or indirectly leads to the end of relationships; which I have always seen as divisions within the church. It seems to me that females in particular need "emotional" boundaries," that quite frankly don't make sense to me most of the time. If a stranger is insulting you to your face constantly...ok, I get it...but where I don't understand boundaries is people you've had established relationships with you who are generally not all that bad...perhaps you find them annoying; but why don't we just have an honest discussion about whats bothering us, rather than just jump straight to the boundaries?
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