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The Bible calls us to be sexually pure, even in a culture that encourages us to do whatever we want. But why do it?
Key Points:
- Benefit #1: Your relationship with God. Your relationship with God will benefit from you honoring God and obeying him.
- Benefit #2: You’ll have a better wife. Choosing to honor God now will filter out potential matches who aren’t so interested in honoring God.
- Benefit #3: No guilt and shame. We all struggle with guilt and shame to some degree, but you won’t be struggling with it concerning your sexual purity if you choose to obey God and practice sexual purity.
- Benefit #4: Credibility. You won’t lose it! This includes the credibility you have right now but also the credibility you’ll have in the future in instructing younger people.
- Benefit #5: Establish headship in your future marriage. Christian men are called to be the head of the home (Ephesians 5:22-24). This isn’t about privilege, but about answering to God first for the marriage and family’s health.
Quote This:
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (NIV) 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…
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- List out the five benefits of sexual purity. Which one means the most to you?
- What other benefits of sexual purity can you think of?
- What are some of the things that trigger lust in your life? What can you do about it to stay pure?
- Read Ephesians 5:22-24. Talk about spiritual headship. Describe the concept in your own words. How is it relevant to this topic?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
