I also want to point out that in 1 Thessalonians we are called to avoid sexual immorality and are three times called to be “holy.” To reject this is to sin against the Holy Spirit — the living presence of God — as the Thessalonians passage makes so clear. Therefore, as Christians, we ought to desire with all our hearts to live this calling/ command, not half measures, but FULLY. The best part, is that you can start where you are(upon acquiring this knowledge), for our God is a forgiving, merciful, loving God, and HE sanctifies us continuously based on our sincere repentance and true commitment: GOD DELIVER US!, GOD HELP US, for we are only but clay, Selah!
As the New Testament scholar Leon Morris has written: “The man who carries on an act of impurity is not simply breaking a human code, nor even sinning against the God who at some time in the past gave him the gift of the Spirit. He is sinning against the God who is present at that moment, against One who continually gives the Spirit. The impure act is an act of despite against God’s good gift at the very moment it is being proffered. . . . This sin is seen in its true light only when it is seen as a preference for impurity rather than a Spirit WHO is holy.
Therefore, for a professed Christian to reject this teaching regarding sexual purity is to reject God, and this may indicate a false faith! Beloveds of God, if we are Christians, it is imperative that we live pure, godly lives in the midst of our Corinthian, pornotopian culture. We must live above the horrifying statistics or the Church will become increasingly irrelevant and powerless, and our children will leave it. THE CHURCH CAN HAVE NO POWER APART FROM PURITY. This demands that we live out Paul’s dictum: “train yourself to be godly” — holy sweat!
TO GOD WHO IS ABLE AND ENABLES US, TO HIM ONLY BE THE GLORY, HONOR AND POWER:AMEN.
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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