THE
BOOK OF GOD'S PROMISES
The Biblical View of Sexuality
By
J. Stephen Lang
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-- One thing the world seems pretty certain about: Christianity is a killjoy,
anti-sex religion. But this is a lie. Nothing in the Bible says that sex is wrong.
The Bible does hold the view that sex is such a mysterious and powerful thing
that it ought to be subject to certain boundaries -- like marriage. The Bible
views the body as something important -- something to be taken care of and used
in God's service, not used as a sexual toy.
Put to death the sinful, earthly
things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust,
and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that
is idolatry. God's terrible anger will come upon those who do such things. You
used to do them when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time
to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don't
lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its
wicked deeds. In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature
that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who
created this new nature within you. Colossians 3:5-10 Did you notice in
the preceding passage the words "You used to do them . . ."? This is a promise
of forgiveness for people who dabbled in sexual sin. In the following quotation
from 1 Corinthians, notes these important words "There was a time when some of
you were just like that . . ." Don't you know that those who do wrong will
have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge
in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers -- none of these will
have a share in the Kingdom of God. There was a time when some of you were just
like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart
for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ
and the Spirit of our God have done for you. Don't you realize that your bodies
are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which belongs to Christ,
and join it to a prostitute? Never! And don't you know that if a man joins himself
to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, "The two
are united into one." But the person who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit
with him. Run away from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body
as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 1 Corinthians
6:9-11, 15-18 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in
marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
Hebrews 13:4 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives
will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness
for lustful pleasure, idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility,
quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling
that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group, envy, drunkenness,
wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before,
that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians
5:19-21 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such
sins have no place among God's people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse
jokes -- these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You
can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom
of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is really an idolater who worships the
things of this world. Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for
the terrible anger of God comes upon all those who disobey him. Don't participate
in the things these people do. For though your hearts were once full of darkness,
now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it! Take
no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose
them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
But when the light shines on them, it becomes clear how evil these things are.
This is why it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will
give you light." Ephesians 5:3-8, 11-14 Those who live only to satisfy their
own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those
who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. Galatians
6:8
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