It is God’s will that you should be sanctified ; that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable. I Thessalonians 4:3-4
Many people are “searching for God’s will.” But what’s the point of seeking God’s will in less important things if you’re ignoring what he has already already commanded you, or revealed to you by your conscience, such as for instance, to flee from sexual immorality?
To say that sexual sin is common among professing Christians is indeed true. But when individuals or the body imply that such conduct has to be common, undermines both the forgiving truth of Scripture and the indwelling Holy Spirit’s power.
BOTTOM LINE:
The purity of Christ’s disciples will absolutely set them apart from the surrounding pagan culture. The church today needs to rediscover the critical role purity, whether sexually or lifestyle, plays in our identity as his spotless bride.
“According to the Bible, the primary way to define sin is not just the doing of bad things, but the making of good things into ultimate things.” Timothy Keller (1950-2023)
Read Tim’s “Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work, or John Bevere’s book “Good or God: Why Good Without God Isn’t Enough, to avoid the trap of creating those insidiously acceptable church idols.
Truth: A Bigger View of God’s Word, Randy Alcorn, 2017, Pg 70 Harvest House.
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