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Don McClain W. 65th St. church of Christ / March 29, 2009
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The Sin of Fornication
1 John 2:15-17 (NKJV)
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world--
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. [17] And the world is passing away, and
the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Dealing With WorldlinessWhat Is
Worldliness?
Don McClain
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W. 65th St. church of Christ / March 29, 2009
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TV Sitcoms – Movies –
TV commercials –
Music – Internet - Comics – Books -
Magazines – Sales papers – Art displays - Education -
Dealing With Worldliness
General Attitude - We are living in an environment where sexual immorality is accepted – advertised and promoted!
Not a new problem -
The Sin of Fornication
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Abma JC et al., Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, 2002, Vital and Health Statistics, 2004, Series 23, No. 24.
Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationSex becomes more common in the later teenage
years.By age 15, only 13% of teens have ever had sex. However,
by the time they reach age 19, seven in 10
teens have engaged in
sexual intercourse.
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationFornication:
“Properly of illicit sexual intercourse
in general”(Thayer)
Adultery:“To have unlawfulintercourse withanother’s wife”
(Thayer)Adultery
Fornication
To Define
Sexual Intercourse Before or Outside of Marriage - Heb. 13:4
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationOld TestamentForbidden -
(Exo. 20:14)Punishable by
death (Lev. 20:10)Heinous Crime,
Wickedness (Job. 31:11)
New TestamentSin – Will keep us
out of Heaven1 Cor. 6:9-11Gal. 5:19-21
Eph 5:5,6Rev. 21:8Rev. 22:15
God Will Judge, i.e. Condemn - Heb. 13:4
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Dealing With Worldliness
Against body - 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Destroys reputation &
respect for self - Job. 31:12; Prov. 5:9; 6:27, 33
The Sin of Fornication
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
Fornication“Having premarital sex was the most horrifying experience of my life. It wasn’t at all the emotionally satisfying experience the world deceived me into believing. I felt as if
my insides were being exposed and my heart was left unattended. I know that God has forgiven me of this haunting sin, but I also know I can never have my virginity back. I dread the day that I have to tell the man I truly love and wish to marry that he is not
the only one – though I wish he were. I have stained my life – a stain that will never come
out.”
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
Fornication“If I could have read Josh McDowell’s article ‘Helping Teens Say No to Sex’ when I was a teenager, perhaps I would not have given in
so many times back then. Even after I became a Christian and knew God forbade premarital sex, the old habit was hard to
break. Now I am a wife and mother and am still haunted by my past. It hurts to realize
that the most precious gift I could have given my husband on our wedding day – a
pure wife – was not possible.”
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Dealing With Worldliness
Against body - 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Destroys reputation & respect
for self - Job. 31:12; Prov. 5:9; 6:27, 33
Harms others – 1 Cor. 5:6 Creates jealousy - Prov. 6:34-
35 Can destroy marriage - Matt.
19:9 Stirs the wrath of God - Col.
3:6 Brings disfellowship - 1 Cor. 5 Breeds other sins - 2 Sam. 11 Sends soul to hell - Rev. 21:8
The Sin of Fornication
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Dealing With Worldliness
Fail to grow spiritually & relationally - (With God & Mate)
Careless – (2 Sam. 11:1-5; Prov. 5:8; 7:6-23)
Heed the looks of the eyes – (Prov. 6:24-25)
Listen to the flattery / lies – (Prov. 6:24-25; 7:15, 21)
Encouraged by society (music, TV, movies, books, associates).
The Sin of FornicationHow It Happens
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Dealing With Worldliness
Say “No” - Gen. 39:8, 10 Remember it is a sin - Gen.
39:9 Watch behavior around the
opposite sex - Gen. 39:11 Get married - 1 Cor. 7:2 Be what you ought to be in
the marriage - 1 Cor. 7:2-5 Keep thoughts pure - Prov.
6:25 Run - literally! - Gen. 39:12
(cf. Prov. 5:8)
The Sin of FornicationHow To Stay Pure
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationMust Flee . . .
1 Corinthians 6:18 (NKJV)
18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he
who commits sexual immorality sins against his
own body.
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationMust Flee . . .
Ephesians 5:3 (NKJV)
3 But fornication and all uncleanness or
covetousness, let it not even be named among
you, as is fitting for saints;
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Dealing With WorldlinessThe Sin of
FornicationMust Flee . . .
1 Thessalonians 4:3 (NKJV)
3 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification: that you should abstain
from sexual immorality;
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The Sin of Fornication
It Is A Sin
What It Does
How It Happens
How To Keep From Falling
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The Sin of Fornication
Fornication is NEVER
“harmless” act or a “healthy
release.”
It is ALWAYS offensive to
God.
It is always corrosive to our
well being!
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