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There is a woman pastor, who started out in churches of
Christ, who promotes sexual flourishing. She says whatever
gives you pleasure is fine as long as you have consent. She
apparently has many fans.
The author writes about two sexual revolutions. The first,
when Christians influenced the Roman world away from its
acceptance of sex outside of what we consider traditional
marriage. The second was when Americans moved away from
biblical morality and chose hedonistic pleasure as their guide.
But we don’t want to live that way.
1 Thess 4.3-6 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual
immorality; 4 that each of you know how to possess his
own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful
passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 and that
no one violate the rights and take advantage of his
brother or sister in the matter, because the Lord
is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you
previously and solemnly warned you.
1 Cor 6.9-11
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit
the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the
sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those
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habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers,
will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you;
but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you
were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in
the Spirit of our God.
Immorality gets in the way of people having healthy, full blown
marriage. The God-given drive for sex is appropriately
expressed in marriage where a man and woman have a
committed love for each other. Men and woman are
complementary not just physically but also spiritually. Couples
provide a safe place for children to come into the world. They
offer unique gifts that support the development of their children
into mature godly adults.
In short, marriage is God designed.
Children get to see in their parents real friendship, forgiveness,
forbearance and perseverance.
When God’s way of marriage is followed, children will be able
to grow and flourish.
Marriage is a beautiful thing. Paul, the apostle writes that it is
like the relationship between Christ and the church. Eph 5.32
The author writes that America’s hedonistic ethic is the
greatest social injustice of our time. He list results: STD’s, teen
pregnancy, abortions, rape and sexual abuse. And then there’s
broken marriages, single parent families and poverty.
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About LGBT he discredits the idea that people should be
categorized with an identity based on their different sexual
experiences. He points out that many don’t choose to feel the
way they do. He reminds us to love these people.
He says we are all sexual sinners in need of grace. I know
I’ve had seasons of sexual sin that I greatly regret.
And I’m thankful for God’s grace.
I’m going to read Galatians 5:13-26 to see how to be pure.
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do
not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love
serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one
word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest
you be consumed by one another!
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust
of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the
Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so
that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led
by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which
are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry,
sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath,
selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,
drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you
beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who
practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness,
self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who
are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the
Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another,
envying one another. 1 Peter 1:22-25
22 Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth
for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one
another from the heart, 23 for you have been born again not of
seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the
living and enduring word of God. 24 For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory is like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is the word which was preached to you.
Why do men have such trouble with sexual purity?
Matthew 7:13
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the
way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who
enter through it. Sexual purity is a struggle for many men. It’s
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just that fantasy and masturbation are easy. And relationships
and marriage are challenging.
I wrote a few lines about this and sent them into Chat GPT:
I value and honor other human beings deeply, recognizing
that their bodies are not mine to possess. I firmly believe
in treating bodies with utmost respect, refraining from
objectification or sexualization. I firmly advocate that the
only appropriate context for enjoying another person's
body is within the sacred bond of marriage between a man
and a woman.
I find solace in sublimating my sexual desires and
dedicating myself diligently to the service of the Lord. I
actively engage in acts of compassion, selflessness, and
creativity, seeking to make a positive impact on those
around me.
It’s clear that immorality destroys lives and destabilizes our
society? Then why do people persist in it?
They do not know God.
What does God want us to do to rescue people from their
immorality?
Maybe we can discuss about how a man can have sexual purity.
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