What is Se*XUAL PURITY

Why is se*xUAL PURITY so vital to every Christian living 

God gave man and woman the joy and pleasure of se*xual relations within the bounds of marriage, and the Bible is clear about the importance of maintaining se*xual purity within the boundaries of that union between man and wife Eph5:13.

Humans are well aware of the pleasing effect of this gift from God but have expanded it well beyond marriage and into virtually any circumstance. The secular world’s philosophy of “if it feels good, do it” pervades cultures, especially in the West, to the point where se*xual purity is seen as archaic and unnecessary.

Yet look at what God says about se*xual purity. “You should be sanctified: that you should avoid se*xual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God.

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life” 1Thes4:5. we are “sanctified,” and for that reason we are to avoid se*xual immorality. The Greek word translated “sanctified” means literally “purified, made holy, consecrated unto God.”

As Christians, we are to live a purified life because we have been made holy by the exchange of our sin for the righteousness of Christ on the cross and have been made completely new creations in Christ 2cor5:17. Our old natures, with all their impurities, se*xual and otherwise, have died, and now the life we live, we live by faith in the One who died for us.

To continue in se*xual impurity (fornication) is to deny that, and doing so is, in fact, a legitimate reason to question whether we have ever truly been born again. Sanctification, the process by which we become more and more Christlike, is an essential evidence of the reality of our salvation.

We know God’s rules and discipline reflect His love for us. Following what He says can only help us during our time on earth.we can experience unreserved love for our mates, which is surpassed only by God.