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Purity is not what you do or have done. It was not lost with how you used to spend your nights. It is neither earned nor undone by your choices. Purity is the cloak Jesus earned for you on that darkest of days centuries ago on a wooden cross. Purity is a gift. It never expires or loses its value. It doesn\u2019t not apply to certain people or circumstances, and it isn\u2019t used up or given away. You are redeemed and always will be. Your standing before the throne of a just and holy God is not threatened by your past, your future, or by those who judge you. If you cling to the cross, you are, simply put, pure. And \u2013 don\u2019t miss this truth \u2013 you are not less pure than a woman who has never had sex, gotten drunk, smoked cigarettes, did drugs, or gotten tats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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