(God’s Gift of Marriage) THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT (God’s Gift of Marriage) You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we lead a pure and decent life in words and actions, and that husband and wife love and honor each other. Lesson 16

Aim: How does God want us to keep his gifts of sex and marriage pure?

1. How do some married people ruin God's gift of marriage? Proverbs 21:19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife. Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. destroy companionship

1. How do some married people ruin God's gift of marriage? Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. It can’t be wrong. It makes me so happy. be unfaithful

1. How do some married people ruin God's gift of marriage? Matthew 19:9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” 1 Corinthians 7:15  But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. I’m outta here. I tried. divorce a marriage partner

1. How do some married people ruin God's gift of marriage? Key Point 1 Some people sin against God’s gift of marriage by ruining their companionship, by being sexually unfaithful, or by getting an unscriptural divorce

2. How do both married and unmarried people sin against God's gift of sex? 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. Everybody else is doing it have premarital sex

Wow! I’d sure like to get her in bed! 2. How do both married and unmarried people sin against God's gift of sex? Matthew 5:27,28 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’  28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Wow! I’d sure like to get her in bed! Have impure thoughts

practicing gay or lesbian 2. How do both married and unmarried people sin against God's gift of sex? Romans 1:26,27 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. It’s okay to be gay. That’s how God made me. practicing gay or lesbian homosexuality

2. How do both married and unmarried people sin against God's gift of sex? Key Point 2 Married and unmarried people sin against God’s gift of sex by engaging in premarital sex, by having impure thoughts and words, or by practicing gay or lesbian homosexuality.

3. How does God want us to keep his gift of sex and marriage pure? 1 Timothy 5:22 …Keep yourself pure. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

3. How does God want us to keep his gift of sex and marriage pure? 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”  Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. flee temptation

3. How does God want us to keep his gift of sex and marriage pure? Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, what-ever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. God, please remind me that my body is the Holy Spirit’s temple be pure in thoughts, words, and actions

3. How does God want us to keep his gift of sex and marriage pure? Ephesians 5:33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. You’re right, I should spend more time with you. honor and love your marriage partner

3. How does God want us to keep his gift of sex and marriage pure? Key Point 3 God wants us to be pure in thoughts, words, and actions.