Sermon Notes 1-4-2008
Sunday Night (didn’t blog the AM service. May add it later.)
Hebrews 13:4
Fornication and Adultery.
We live in a day of deluge of sexual immorality.
Bible: “whoa to those who call evil good and good evil.”
World: Christians are Narrow minded self righteous biggots.
1) Deep wickedness
One of marriages purposes is to eliminate fornication. Adultery comes from root word meaning “to destroy.” Fornication as replacement for marriage is anti-God.
Against all 3 persons of the trinity, against neighbor, against society in general, against church.
1 Thes 4:3
1 Cor 6:15, 19
2 Sam 12:10
Hosea 4
Prov 6:3
1 Cor 3:18
Prov 6:26
When you go home and turn on the tv you will see these sins at least condoned and likely celebrated. This should disturb us knowing how greatly it disturbs God.
2) adultery the greatest evil?
In 10 commandments
Breaks firmest bond we have on earth- Marriage. (Genesis 2, Matthew 5)
Malachi 2:14
Prov 6:32-35
Consider Deut 22:22 – get rid of it by purging.
3) How God judges these sins.
Temporal Judgements
Ephesians 5:5-6
In many prominant ancient cultures without the scriptures, adulterly was a capital crime.
Lev 18.
Often, God’s judgement may be to turn you over to sins and allow them to destroy you. If you are struggling with it, be glad that God’s spirit is still working in you to condemn you. If you feel no guilt, tremble in fear that God may have turned you over to those sins.
Ecle 7:26
Prov 5:3-4
4) God’s reasons for judgements.
They are often done in secret, so God must expose them. Nothing is secret to God.
2 Samuel 12:12. Proverbs 15:3.
To bring down mighty men who think they are above God’s law.
Luke 1:51-52.
Because mankind (civil and churches) is so lax to judge them itself.
1 Samuel 3:13-14.
Because men advance these sins, and so God wants to act stronger to stop them.
2 cor 5:11
Luke 12:4-5
5) God’s remedies (some) for these temptations.
Fight sin early. Consider David and Bathsheba.
Marriage. Better to marry than to burn.
1 cor 7:2-3. “Young people should not be trying out one another like clothes.”
Live a disciplined life. “The devil is least idol when we are most idol.”
Avoid obvious snares. (eg. Alcohol lowers inhibition.) “We don’t discipline against so called moderate drinking, although we do teach against it. We do discipline the clearly unbiblical drunkeness.”
Bad company. Avoid those who celebrate sin and make crude jokes.
Impure entertainment. Not just that the sins are their- it’s that they applaud and celebrate it, rather than show its true consequences.
Avoid mixed sex intimate (alone) settings. Prov 7. Don’t go near the door.
Avoid improper dress that makes you look like a whore. Avoid the personality of being whoreish.
Prov 2:16
Closing point) isa 42:3, 1 cor 6:9-11.
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