Starting my Relationship with Jesus

Sexual Purity



Sex is so powerful that God warns us about sexual immorality

 

Who does sexual immorality hurt?
Why are our bodies important to God?

How does God want us to use our bodies?

Who is the law made for?

How are we able to fulfil God’s requirements?

God’s Design For Sex

This scripture describes sex as a kind of super-glue that unites a man and a woman so strongly that they become “one.” Sex creates intimacy on all levels; this is why we ought to protect it. This is why God wants us to be careful to only join ourselves to the one we marry.

(Adultery means sex between two people where either one or both are already married).

Why should we keep our marriage bed pure?

Some Negative Results of Sexual Immorality

  • Physically hurting our own bodies and other(s)
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD): the effects are permanent and severe. (Some STDs like Chlamydia can cause sterility; others cause cervical cancer: all require lifelong use of medications)
  • Emotionally unable to trust or love someone because of past hurts
  • Unwanted pregnancy, abortion and sterility caused by abortion(s)
  • Guilt and shame

Wrong Thinking About Sex

・Wrong thinking, “sex is for escaping reality” (detachment)

・Wrong thinking, “everyone is doing it.”

・Wrong thinking, “sex before marriage is OK because I will marry him/her eventually.”

・Wrong thinking, “sex for money, gifts, status, or convenience is OK.”

・Wrong thinking, “my sexual identity – I was born this way, I’m an addict, etc.”

・Wrong thinking, “lust or pornography are OK.”

 

Why does God care about the things that happen in our heart and mind?

Why does God care about our bodies?

 

Perhaps you didn’t know that God designed sex for marriage. Like many guys and girls, maybe you’ve been exposed to pornography or have been sexually active outside marriage. Perhaps you’re regretful of opening God’s gift before marriage. Perhaps, because of wrong thinking and wrong decisions, you are feeling shame and fear regarding your sexuality and marriage.
The Bible has some good news for us:

How does God set us free from our mistakes?

(Note – if you have been sexually abused, this is NOT your mistake, but you may want to ask God to make you pure. (It will help you to privately seek prayer from a leader you trust)

God’s Purity

How does God restore our purity?

Ask a Friend

How important is sexual purity to you? Why?

Application

Have you ever asked God to help you stay sexually pure?
How can you make sexual purity a priority in your life?

Prayer Model

Lord, thank you for the great gift of sex. Help me to treasure this gift, and keep it safe for marriage. I commit my body and my sexuality to you. Help me to live in your ways.

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