God has a lot to say about sex. The core of any relationship is trust, and the most obvious evidence of trust is obedience. Those who trust God obey Him.
Since every act of disobedience is a denial of trust, it whittles away at the heart of our dependence on God. When that happens, we compromise the most vital relationship we have on earth. Sexual immorality rapidly erodes our closeness to God at a time when we need Him most.
The idea of unrestrained sexual freedom for consenting adults is foreign to the text. There are six sexual activities prohibited in the Bible: homosexuality, adultery, fornication, rape, incest, and bestiality. Each prohibition involves having sex with someone other than one’s spouse.
Inside marriage sex is undefiled; outside marriage it’s forbidden. God gives sexual freedom only to husbands and wives – not to friends or co – workers, not to casual dates, not to long-time sweethearts who are in love.
Sexual chastity is not just the “ideal.” We don’t choose morality on a sliding scale from worse to better. When we depart from the biblical command, we are not choosing something that’s merely short of the best, but something that’s sinful. Sexual purity is not simply God’s ideal; it’s God’s command. If we fall short of the command, we are not missing
No comments:
Post a Comment