Sexual Issues in the Church
Ephesians 5
1 John 1:9
Collosians
His sexual desire became evident as he drew closer to becoming a committed Christian. After we discussed the underlying childhood issues and his familial blood line history, we went into the WORD of God and found the prescription for his breakthrough. Now, he is dedicated to living according to his purpose.
Sexual activity is a normal ritual in
life. God created it! There are mysteries in the Bible that we still
do not understand. I thank God for my teachers of the gospel message.
They taught from their experience and understanding of the Scripture.
However, today we are the generation the Bible speaks of growing
wiser but weaker. We are in the information age. We have knowledge at
our fingertips. However, so much knowledge with no wisdom of God can
destroy us. Yet, the same information with the knowledge of God
breaks the power of sin.
I want to help all those struggling
with sexual addiction in the church. First, understand that God
dwells in the believer. He does not leave. You are not God's bed and
breakfast! Your body is the temple of His Holy Spirit. This is
possible because you believed Jesus died for your sins. Now all your
transgressions are forgiven through the blood of Jesus. Your
trespasses are covered by the blood of Jesus. However, read on to
understand how you are hurting yourself when you intentionally sin.
The Apostle John teaches that there remains no more forgiveness. This
means that God judges you openly for your actions and the
consequences come long and strong to correct you, because you are His
temple.
First change your thinking about how
God dwells in your temple. Jesus' work on the cross broke the
separation of man from God. Previously, the Mosaic Laws were followed
and the high priest offered a blood sacrifice to God for the Jewish
descendents. However, non Jewish persons had no eternal hope but
Jesus being a circumcised Jew and the seed of God took on the Sin
nature of man. He then being nailed to the cross became Sin that we
who believe in Him have no sin on our record. Christians do not have
sin charged against them in heaven.
Now that you understand that sin is not
counted against the Christian, let me explain what happens when you
do commit foolish sins. YOU DO NOT HAVE A LICENSE TO SIN! As a
Christian, you have a new way of living, thinking, and behaving (read
both Ephesians and Collosians) The Apostle Paul tells both cities
that to know God is to do the right thing all the time. In fact, we
do right because we love God. There is no license to sin. When you
intentionally sin, God immediately judges you.
I can tell you that I worked with a
family of six: father, mother, three daughters, one son. The oldest
daughter is fourteen and decided to get a boyfriend at school. She
kept it a secret, but they decided to embrace in a kiss after school
and her father and other siblings witness this. The boyfriend
decision she made was not the real issue, it was the intentions in
their heart that moved God to expose them. She is committed to
working for the Lord and this was a tactic of the enemy to try to
take her away from this. God judged the decision by exposing the
actions, we worked through the Scriptures to teach her how God's word
should guide her choices. She cried! She cried! Then she decided, I
will keep him as a boyfriend but no more touching. If God is pleased
with this, I am. God judges the heart!
The heart is where God looks when you
sin. He is the righteous judge, not men. Go to God who searches all
things and knows all things. My position is to tell you that when you
read the Word, apply it to your life. Sex is meant to enjoy, but
between the couple in covenant. Because the two persons become one
vessel, God pours out the family unit through them and receives them
all back to Him through LOVE!
Sexual sin and addiction is tough to
break, so you need to read and pray every day to counterattack this
issue. Read Ephesians and Collosians and meditate on the words that
address sexual behavior and ask God for wisdom to understand what you
are reading. My mission here is to restore the individual and family
unit in the church.
Truly I Am,
Apostle Lockley
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