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1 Corinthians 6:12 [ Sexual Immorality ]
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.
“I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything."
That is the good news when it comes to sexual immorality, God said it is not so powerful that it can't be mastered.
What is sexual immorality? God's Word defines it as
anything that is something which goes beyond a the natural creation of man \ woman who are married
And how can one be not mastered by sexual perversion \ immorality?
" ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices! ' " Ezekiel 14:6
" Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. " James 4:7
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. " 1 Corinthians 10:13
The good news is that nothing is declared "sin" but that which is harmful to man, his relations with his felllow and/or is relationship with God. Everything is subject to review with all the knowledge thatcan be brought to bear and the spirit of concern for all who are involved that is agape.
The most revolutionary statement in the Bible was that Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
The good news is that nothing is declared "sin" but that which is harmful to man, his relations with his felllow and/or is relationship with God. Everything is subject to review with all the knowledge thatcan be brought to bear and the spirit of concern for all who are involved that is agape.
The most revolutionary statement in the Bible was that Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Sexual perversion \ immorality is declared "sin" thus it is harmful to man, his relations with his fellow and/or is relationship with God.
Sexual perversion \ immorality is declared "sin" thus it is harmful to man, his relations with his fellow and/or is relationship with God.
Absolutely. Now let's talk about what constitutes sexual perversion in terms of what Paul said about all things being lawful but not all things beneficial.....
1 Corinthians 6:12 [ Sexual Immorality ]
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.
“I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything."
That is the good news when it comes to sexual immorality, God said it is not so powerful that it can't be mastered.
What is sexual immorality? God's Word defines it as
anything that is something which goes beyond a the natural creation of man \ woman who are married
And how can one be not mastered by sexual perversion \ immorality?
" ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices! ' " Ezekiel 14:6
" Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. " James 4:7
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. " 1 Corinthians 10:13
You know I am so grateful that God loved me enough to provide a means for me to be free from my sin. To overcome that which He say's is wrong. God loved me enough to lift me up from that bondage. I hurt for those who do not believe God will do the same for them or teach others that God won't do it for them. And even sadder are those who believe and teach that God want's you to remain in bondage to your sin. While I am not the judge of any man I cannot accept that anyone who believes God want's people to sin know Him.
You know I am so grateful that God loved me enough to provide a means for me to be free from my sin. To overcome that which He say's is wrong. God loved me enough to lift me up from that bondage. I hurt for those who do not believe God will do the same for them or teach others that God won't do it for them. And even sadder are those who believe and teach that God want's you to remain in bondage to your sin. While I am not the judge of any man I cannot accept that anyone who believes God want's people to sin know Him.
I too am grateful that through relying on God's strength and mercy, there is no sin that is powerful enough to keep one in bondage.
Probably they aren't in "your Bible" because they would probably expose more than you care admit to.
However, God still did even in the OT define it
" ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent!Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices! ' " Ezekiel 14:6
One of the detestable practice God says to turn from is (keeping with the topic of the OP)
Leviticus 18:22
“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable."
Leviticus 20:13
“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.' "
And I'm sure that you follow ALL of the laws of the OT.
Right?
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