Jessa Duggar is never one to sky away from controversy. She proved this again with a Facebook post about judgment, sin, God and hell this week.
The 22-year-old 19 Kids and Counting star, an evangelical Baptist who married Ben Seewald last fall, is outspoken and steadfast in her religious beliefs.
In Jessa Duggar's most recent social media missive, she said:
“I will speak to you a hard truth. I do not write this because I think that it will bring me popularity. It won't. But it is Truth from the Word of God: the Bible."
"To not tell people this is to hide the truth from them. To keep silent is to not care for their eternal destiny! I care about you, and this is why I am speaking out!”
She then quoted Matthew 7:1, which says “Judge not.”
“Whenever someone speaks out against something that God calls sin, ‘Don't judge!’ can be heard coming from a thousand lips,” Mrs. Seewald began.
“People don't like to have other people disapprove of the way they're choosing to live their life."
"People are content to live on in lying, cursing, pride, anger, bitterness, disrespecting of parents, lust, pornography, fornication, adultery, and other sexual sins."
"And if anyone tries to confront them, their attitude and response is, ‘You live your life, I'll live mine. Don't you tell me what to do! Only God can judge me!’"
"But when unbelieving, sinful men die and stand before God, He justly condemns them to hell.”
We're going to go ahead and guess this puts an end to rumors that Jessa Duggar is secretly on birth control or gave her v-card to Ben inside a church.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald in one of their many sweet Instagram moments. Her shirt sums it all up, really.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald share a passionate kiss in this new photo posted on Instagram after their wedding.
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Derick Dillard, Jill Duggar, Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar in a cute family photo with Jim Bob and Michelle.
Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar are engaged to be married. They are a cute couple.
Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar are engaged to be married. We will see their courtship play out on TV.
Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar in a nice photo. Are they getting engaged soon?
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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are courting. They are not exactly going to sleep together before marriage we're guessing.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald of 19 Kids and Counting fame on TLC. Nice looking couple.
Ben and Jessa Seewald have consummated their marriage now. But did they do so in a bizarre public way?!
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald of 19 Kids and Counting fame. These are are next in line to get married, we know it!
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TLC's Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald in one of many cute photos of the duo.
TLC's Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have been dating for awhile now. When will they get engaged?
TLC's Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have been dating for awhile. When will they get married?
TLC's Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have been together for awhile. When will they get hitched?
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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have been together for awhile.
Jessa and Ben Seewald in a sweet photo. She calls herself Jessa Seewald on Instagram, even though we're not sure they're even engaged.
Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar are engaged to be married. There's no looking back ... except in the mirror here.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are pretty darn cute together. Gotta give them that.
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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are together ... forever! The couple just got engaged!
Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar are engaged to be married. Congratulations!!
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are getting married very soon. November 1!
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are as cute as they come. Well, tied with Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard.
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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald continue to clog our Instagram feeds with images like this. And we love them for it, let's be honest.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald continue to gush over one another and post loving selfies such as this one.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald continue to gush over one another. Often.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald celebrate their engagement in summer 2014.
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Jessa Duggar and fiance Ben Seewald have shared this new engagement pic. So cute.
Jessa Duggar's hand after Ben Seewald put a ring on it.
This beautiful wedding invitation beckons you to the nuptials of Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald. If only we could go.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald in their first wedding photo. So magical.
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Ben Seewald kisses Jessa Duggar on Instagram. Very Sweetly.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald. What a cute couple they are.
Jessa and Ben Seewald make for a cute couple. One that's not afraid to cause controversy, too!
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are so cute together. We wish them a lifetime of happiness.
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Ben Seewald and Jessa Seewald got married in 2014. Here is a photo she shared to remember that day ... seven whole weeks ago.
Ben Seewald and Jessa Seewald go Christmas shopping together near the end of 2014. Cute hats.
She went on to blast the common argument made by people who profess that they believe in “a loving God, not one who would send people to hell.”
To Jessa Duggar, this is contradictory to the Bible and patently false.
“The person speaking this is right - their god is not angry with them. He can't be, because he doesn't exist. They are not talking about the God of the Bible."
"They have created a god in their own mind to suit themselves."
"They have removed any notion of the Justice of God, and have created a god of their imagination that they can be comfortable with."
"The Bible teaches that God is a Just Judge, and He must punish sin. Every one of us have broken God's law, and hell is our deserved punishment."
"(Unless you're reading some very distorted ‘translation’ of the Bible, you cannot get around the fact that there is a hell).”
She concluded her sure-to-be controversial post by listing a series of Bible verses, and urged her followers to read most passages from the holy text.
“If you find yourself a sinner in need of Jesus, then open your Bible today and begin to read the books of John and Romans. Let the Word of God root out the sins of your heart."
"Do not let up until you have found Salvation for your soul!”
The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain "accountability" and "keep things from going in the wrong direction," per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave "moral danger." When the parents aren't available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.
Even in the kids' late teens and early 20s, mom and dad are creeping on their text messages. When Ben Seewald jokingly wrote to fiancee Jessa, "Give me a ring," Jim Bob actually jumped in on the group text, writing "No ring yet." With a smiley face emoticon. Seriously, he did that. Jim Bob needs his own Instagram so he can start posting screen shots of this stuff.
This moment you see here between Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard would not have been permitted until the couple was married. Side hugs are the preferred method of PDA in order to prevent any further temptation or hanky panky, as has been well documented on 19 Kids and Counting. The Duggars love their side hugs so hard. Any touching beyond that? Save it for your wedding night.
This is probably an obvious one if you know anything about the Duggars. The family does not smoke or drink. They do, however, enjoy the occasional sugary dessert or getting high on life and love.
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Safe to say the Duggars are in the minority, having not read Fifty Shades of Grey (the movie adaptation of which they won't be seeing either, we're guessing). The Bible warns not to "think about gratifying the pleasure of the flesh," so instead the family studies Christian text and not E.L. James' erotic fiction. The Duggars' option is probably better-written.
Avert your eyes, Michelle Duggar! The family matriarch feels that dancing encourages "sensual" feelings, while Jessa Duggar has said that she feels modern music promotes "sex, drugs, all that type of stuff." Instead, the family chooses to play gospel music together.
Yes, seriously. There is Duggar-approved swimwear (it's conservative and not very revealing, spoiler alert) but when it comes to the beach, that's not happening. At all. Blame the general public. "It's just too hard for the guys to try and keep their eyes averted," Michelle explains. If we happened upon Kaley Cuoco doing beach yoga, we might see her point. But we also wouldn't complain.
Even if you took out the boozy parties and sexy nurses and cats looking to get frisky, Halloween would still be a no-go for the Duggars. According to the parents, magic and witches are "part of a demonic realm God wants us to stay away from," and this holiday qualifies. To each their own.
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We don't actually know if there's a definitive rule against the use of birth control in the Duggar household, but it's clearly not something the family is thinking about, or using, ever. Just saying. Once those vows are exchanged, fornication and procreation tend to happen early and often, ensuring that the great state of Arkansas will never have a population shortage of really nice, quirky, family-first, side-hug loving human beings.
Jessa, who has previously likened abortion to the Holocuast and attacked evolution, is never one to pull punches when it comes to things that matter to her.
What do you think of her latest comments? Discuss ...
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