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Believers are called in Christ to be morally and sexually pure(1Cor 6:18; 2Cor 11:2; Tit 2:5; 1 Pet 3:2). The word "pure"(GK hagnos or amiantos) means to be free from all taint of that which is lewd. It suggests refraining from all acts and thoughts that incite desire not in accordance with one's own virginity before marriage or one's marriage covenant after marriage. It stresses restraint and avoidance of all sexual stimulation or activity that would defile one's own purity before God. It includes controlling one's own body "in sanctification and honor"(1Thes 4:4), and not in "lust of concupiscence"(4:5).
With regard to sexual morality and purity, the Bible teaches the following:
[1]Sexual intimacy is reserved for the marriage relationship and is approved and blessed be God only in that state(Gen 2:24; Sol 2:7; 4:12). Through marriage the husband and wife become one flesh according to God's will. The physical and emotional pleasures resulting from a marriage relationship are ordained by God and held in honor by Him.
[2]Adultry, sexual intercourse before marriage, forbidden sensual activity, homosexuality, and degrading passions are considered grave sins in God's sight, since they are a transgression of God's moral law(Ex 20:14) and defiling of the marriage relationship. Such sinns are not only condemned in scripture(Prov 5:3), but also place one outside God's kingdom(Rom 1:24-32; 1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21).
[3]Sexual impurity includes not only forbidden intercourse or consummated acts, but also involves any act of sexual gratification with another person other than one's own marriage partner achived by uncovering or exploring the nakedness of that person. The contemporary teaching that says "sexual intimacy between 'commited' unmarried youth and adults is acceptable as long as it stops short of full sexual union" is a teaching contrary to God's holiness and Biblical standard of purity. God explicitly prohibits "uncovering the nakedness of"(literally, a modern translation would be "having sexual relations with") anyone who is not a lawful wife or husband(Lev 18:3-30; 20:11,17,19-21).
[4] The believer must exercise self-control with reference to all sexual matters before marriage. To justify premarital intimacy in the name of Christ merely on the ground of a real or a felt love for another flagrantly God's holy standards with the world's impure ways and, in effect, justifies immorality itself. After marriage, sexual intimacy must be confined to one's marriage partner. The Bible names self-control as one aspect of the Spirit's fruit, the positive and pure behavior that is in contrast to immoral sexual play, gratification, adultry, and impurity. One's faith commitment to God's will with regard to purity will open the way to receiving this gift of self-control through the Spirit(Gal 5:22-24)
[5]Biblical terms used for sexual immorality, describing the breadth of it's evil, are as follows:
(a)Sexual immorality(GK pornia) describes a wide variety of sexual activities before or outside of marriage; it is not limited to consummated sexual acts. any intimate sexual activity or play outside of the marriage relationship, including the touching of the intimate parts of the body or viewing another person's nakedness, is included in this term and clearly a transgression of God's moral standards for His people(Lev 18:6-30; 20:11-12,17,19-21; 1Cor 6:18; 1Thes 4:3).
(b)Debauchery, or sensuality, (GK aslegeia) denotes the absence of clear moral priciples, especially of sexual self-control that maintains pure behavior(1Tim 2:9). It includes the inclination toward indulging in or arousing sinful lust, and thus is a participation in Biblically unjustifiable conduct(Gal 5:19; Eph 4:9; 1Pet 4:3; 2Pet 2:2,18 ).
Note: debauchery
(c)Exploiting or taking advantage of someone(GK pleonekteë) means to deprive another of the moral purity that God that God desires for that person in order to satisfy one's own self-centered desires. To arouse in another person sexual desires that cannot righteously be fulfilled is to exploit or take adanvitage of that person(1Thes 4:6; Eph 4:19).
(d)Lust(GK epithumia) is having a sexual desire that if fulfilled would be a violation of God's law and another person's purity(Eph 4:19,22; 1Pet 4:3; 2Pet 2:18; Mat 5:28 )
Most of this is from study notes in my Bible. It cofirms to exactly what God's sexual expectations are of us with many scriptural references to back it up! I hope this helps clear up what exactly the Biblical definition and standard of sexual morality is. veil Glück!
With regard to sexual morality and purity, the Bible teaches the following:
[1]Sexual intimacy is reserved for the marriage relationship and is approved and blessed be God only in that state(Gen 2:24; Sol 2:7; 4:12). Through marriage the husband and wife become one flesh according to God's will. The physical and emotional pleasures resulting from a marriage relationship are ordained by God and held in honor by Him.
[2]Adultry, sexual intercourse before marriage, forbidden sensual activity, homosexuality, and degrading passions are considered grave sins in God's sight, since they are a transgression of God's moral law(Ex 20:14) and defiling of the marriage relationship. Such sinns are not only condemned in scripture(Prov 5:3), but also place one outside God's kingdom(Rom 1:24-32; 1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21).
[3]Sexual impurity includes not only forbidden intercourse or consummated acts, but also involves any act of sexual gratification with another person other than one's own marriage partner achived by uncovering or exploring the nakedness of that person. The contemporary teaching that says "sexual intimacy between 'commited' unmarried youth and adults is acceptable as long as it stops short of full sexual union" is a teaching contrary to God's holiness and Biblical standard of purity. God explicitly prohibits "uncovering the nakedness of"(literally, a modern translation would be "having sexual relations with") anyone who is not a lawful wife or husband(Lev 18:3-30; 20:11,17,19-21).
[4] The believer must exercise self-control with reference to all sexual matters before marriage. To justify premarital intimacy in the name of Christ merely on the ground of a real or a felt love for another flagrantly God's holy standards with the world's impure ways and, in effect, justifies immorality itself. After marriage, sexual intimacy must be confined to one's marriage partner. The Bible names self-control as one aspect of the Spirit's fruit, the positive and pure behavior that is in contrast to immoral sexual play, gratification, adultry, and impurity. One's faith commitment to God's will with regard to purity will open the way to receiving this gift of self-control through the Spirit(Gal 5:22-24)
[5]Biblical terms used for sexual immorality, describing the breadth of it's evil, are as follows:
(a)Sexual immorality(GK pornia) describes a wide variety of sexual activities before or outside of marriage; it is not limited to consummated sexual acts. any intimate sexual activity or play outside of the marriage relationship, including the touching of the intimate parts of the body or viewing another person's nakedness, is included in this term and clearly a transgression of God's moral standards for His people(Lev 18:6-30; 20:11-12,17,19-21; 1Cor 6:18; 1Thes 4:3).
(b)Debauchery, or sensuality, (GK aslegeia) denotes the absence of clear moral priciples, especially of sexual self-control that maintains pure behavior(1Tim 2:9). It includes the inclination toward indulging in or arousing sinful lust, and thus is a participation in Biblically unjustifiable conduct(Gal 5:19; Eph 4:9; 1Pet 4:3; 2Pet 2:2,18 ).
Note: debauchery
(c)Exploiting or taking advantage of someone(GK pleonekteë) means to deprive another of the moral purity that God that God desires for that person in order to satisfy one's own self-centered desires. To arouse in another person sexual desires that cannot righteously be fulfilled is to exploit or take adanvitage of that person(1Thes 4:6; Eph 4:19).
(d)Lust(GK epithumia) is having a sexual desire that if fulfilled would be a violation of God's law and another person's purity(Eph 4:19,22; 1Pet 4:3; 2Pet 2:18; Mat 5:28 )
Most of this is from study notes in my Bible. It cofirms to exactly what God's sexual expectations are of us with many scriptural references to back it up! I hope this helps clear up what exactly the Biblical definition and standard of sexual morality is. veil Glück!
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