Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2012
Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY
BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International
Bible Society. Used by permission
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Two views on sex ...
is dirty (The Platonists)
is divine (The mystery religions)
The Biblical view is always contrasted against
BOTH these positions
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The Bible on sex ...
1. the context for sex is always
marriage
PROTECTION
2. it celebrates sex in a way that
would make the average Christian
blush
PROMOTION
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A high view of sex ...
Biblical imagery: A signpost
to the intimacy we crave found only in Jesus
Romans 7:4
So, my brothers, you also died to the law
through the body of Christ, that you might
belong to another, to him who was raised from
the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to
God.
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Sex is for ...
1. Procreation
Genesis 4:1-2Adam lay with his wife Eve, and
she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.
She said, "With the help of the LORD I have
brought forth a man."
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Sex is for ...
2. Pleasure
Proverbs 5:18-19May your fountain be
blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of
your youth.
A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts
satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated
by her love.
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Sex is for ...
3. Permanence
“I belong completely & utterly to you”
Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his wife,
and they will become one flesh.
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Sex is for ...
Procreation - Pleasure - Permanence
Genesis 4:1Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she
became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She
said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought
forth a man."
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Sex is for ...
Procreation - Pleasure - Permanence
Genesis 4:1Adam knew Eve his wife; and she
conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have
gotten a man from the LORD.
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We need to talk about ...
1. pornography’s reality
“greatest moral challenges facing the church”
Ephesians 5:11Have nothing to do with the
fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose
them.
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We need to talk about ...
2. pornography’s destruction
a. destroys the gift of sex
Romans 1:24-25Therefore God gave them over
in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual
impurity for the degrading of their bodies with
one another.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and
worshipped and served created things rather
than the Creator ...
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We need to talk about ...
2. pornography’s destruction
b. destroys marriage
Matthew 5:27-28"You have heard that it was
said, 'Do not commit adultery.'
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a
woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.
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We need to talk about ...
2. pornography’s destruction
c. destroys you
Romans 7:5For when we were controlled by the
sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by
the law were at work in our bodies, so that we
bore fruit for death.
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We need to talk about ...
3. grace
forgiveness & cleansing
1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness.
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We need to talk about ...
4. the goodness of sex
Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers, whatever is
true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is admirable—if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy—think about such things.
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We need to talk about ...
5. God’s new life
Romans 1:25They exchanged the truth of God
for a lie, and worshipped and served created
things rather than the Creator—who is for ever
praised. Amen.
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We need to talk about ...
6. it to each other
a. healing
James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to
each other and pray for each other so that you
may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
is powerful and effective.
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We need to talk about ...
6. it to each other
b. holiness
Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins does
not prosper, but whoever confesses and
renounces them finds mercy.
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We need to talk about ...
6. it to each other
Matthew 5:30And if your right hand causes you
to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better
for you to lose one part of your body than for
your whole body to go into hell.
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We need to talk about ...
6. it to each other
Matthew 5:30And if your right hand causes you
to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better
for you to lose one part of your body than for
your whole body to go into hell.
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We need to talk about ...
7. to ourselves
Job 31:1"I made a covenant with my eyes not to
look lustfully at a girl.
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