May 11, 2015
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SEXUAL
IMMORALITY
ADDICTION OF LOSS
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SEXUAL
IMMORALITY
ADDICTION OF LOSS
FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUAL
IMMORALITY
(1 Corinthians
6:12-20)
It will hurt you and rule over
you.
“All things are lawful for me, but all things
are not
helpful.
All things are lawful for me, but I will not be
brought under the
power
of any.”
(Verse
12)
It is not good for your
body.
“Now the body is not for sexual immorality
but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up
the Lord and will also raise us up by His
power.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I
then take the members of Christ and make them members of a
prostitute or whore? Certainly not! Or, do you not know
that he
who is joined to a
woman
is one body with her? For “the two,” God
says, “shall become one flesh.” [Torah:
Genesis 2:24] “But he who is joined to the Lord is one
spirit with Him.” (Verses 13-17)
This is why we need to commit to marriage before we have sexual
relations.
It should make us run
away.
“Run away from
sexual immorality.
Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits
sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
(Verse
18)
It dishonors God.
“Or do you not
know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,
whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were
bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your
spirit, which are God’s.” (Verse 19-20)
ALL
THINGS START WITH A
THOUGHT
What you think or what you
image—all
start in the mind: the soulish
realm. You are
a tripartite being. Just as there is a Divine Trinity: God, the
Father; God, the Son; and God, the Holy Spirit … so
are you a threefold personality: spirit,
soul and
body.
Your human spirit interfaces between God and your
soul (“nephesh”
in Hebrew). Your soul comprises intellect,emotion and
will. What you think or see in your mind
(image or imagination) is the progenitor of what you will do in
your
body.
That's WHY you must learn to control your thoughts and
images.
Learn to build a
wall. Delete
the BAD thoughts and images before they can spread, grow and
develop into actions like cancer. Learn to take your thoughts and
images CAPTIVE and CAST THEM DOWN. In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 we
read:
“For though we walk in the
flesh, we do not war
according to the
flesh. For
the weapons of our
warfare are not
fleshlybut mighty through God
for pulling down
strongholds,
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
against the knowledge of God,
bringing into
captivity every thought to the obedience of
Christ.”
I used to live on my yacht and because of that spent a lot of time
on the beach. At sunset I used to visualize the greatness of God
from the expanse of ocean from the Pacific Coast westward. It
helped me to think creatively. It reminds me of a story about a man
who was on the beach and prayed to God, asking for God to build a
bridge from California to Hawaii. God answered the
man, “I can do that easily, but wouldn't you
rather have something of more benefit to
you?” The man
thought, and answered,
“Yes, God, can you help me to understand
women?” The Lord
replied, “Do you want that bridge to be four lanes or
six lanes?”
You can talk to God. He understands the situation. Ask Him for
help. When you are tempted with sexual
immorality, learn to say to the LORD, “Jesus, do you want to do
this with me?”
And, if
you can't ask that
question—or
feel uncomfortable asking
it—then
you know NOT to perform the
action.
Just because it feels good does NOT make it
good. In
Genesis 3:6 we read that Eve thought the fruit
was:
Good for food |
Appetite |
Lust of the flesh |
Pleasant to the eyes |
Appeal |
Lust of the eyes |
Desired to make one wise |
Applause |
Pride of life |
But in 1 John 2:16 we read
that, “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.”
And in
verse 17, “And the world is passing away, and the lust
of it; but he who does the will of God abides
forever.”
Here is a SECRET to help
you. And … I
think it is really what holiness is about. When you start your day,
pray and ask God to give you the desire to
please Him MORE than you want to lust, commit fornication or view
pornography.
In the USA, 77% of men and 25% of women either do watch or have
watched pornography ... with a high percentage of those being
people involved in the work of the
LORD.
If you have
been—or
are—operating
in an alternative life style such as gay, lesbian, transgender,
bisexual or queer,
KNOW that God can deliver
you. He will
forgive you, cleanse you and give you a NEW start. Do NOT let
people, institutions, philosophies or friends deceive you and keep
you out of God's BEST for
YOU—and
out of Heaven.
In the Torah, Genesis 2:24, we
read: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and
mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one
flesh.” The
institution of the family
unit—marriage
based upon a man and his
wife—was
for procreation of the race: to produce children. This is why our
bodies are made such: with a man's penis and a woman's vagina. And
this is the only combination that produces a natural God ordained
fertilized egg in the
woman.
Reading the context of
Genesis Chapter
19 we can
easily see
God's view
of—and
the judgment
on—homosexuality.
Also, in Romans 1:24-28 of the New Testament, we
read:
“Therefore
God also gave them up
to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their
bodies among
themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the
lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator,
who is blessed forever.
Amen.
For this reason
God gave them up to vile passions. For
even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against
nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men
committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the
penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did
not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a
debased mind, to do those things which are not
fitting.”
I have a good friend who is in Heaven with the LORD now who founded
and directed for years a powerful ministry in a large metroplex. He
was a wonderful husband and father with a beautiful wife and
children, all who still love and serve God. One time after we
preached together he shared with me his
testimony.
He had been a male
prostitute—a
homosexual who hired himself
out—and
realized he was lost and on his way to
Hell. He gave
his life to Christ and was wonderfully transformed. He eventually
married the girl who had witnessed to him which resulted in his
salvation. And they lived a wonderful family
life.
I say this to share with you that you're never too far
gone. Jesus loves you so much … He gave His
life for you on the cross. His body and brain took your punishment
… His BLOOD paid for your
sins. Ask the
Lord Jesus to deliver you. And if you want other help, counsel or
encouragement, there are many places that will help you. And, you
can always contact me at the Email listed above. I will be happy to
pray for you.
Remember—thoughts,
images,
flirting—all
put you one step closer to the actions. Learn to stop them in their
tracks. If you have a problem at the office with flirting or
temptation, put a picture of your
family—or
a photo of the Bible or an
Angel—on
your phone or on your desk. Build a wall between you and the
problem to keep the “fiery darts” of temptation deflected. Get
involved in praying in the Spirit, in tongues, or in God's
Work. Faith quenches the fiery darts of the
wicked
one.
“Above all, taking the shield of faith with
which you will be able to
quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked
one.” (Ephesians
6:16)
And … remember this BONUS: If you want to be used in SPECIAL works
for the LORD, live a separated life. Study
thiis: The Power of a
Separated
Life.
Think these
>> I
want to please God – I want to be God's friend – I want to live
holy!
I trust teaching helps you, my
friend. Heaven is REAL … and it is
forever. Don't
miss it.
Baruch haba b'shem
Adonai.
Your friend,
Prince
Handley
President /
Regent
University of
Excellence
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