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Fornication is a sexual misconduct or minds with mental fantasies or once you are married and have a
sexual impurity outside of the bounds pornographic imagery to accompany marriage certificate. Your body is the
of marriage. Fornication is sleeping their masturbation, and these are temple of the Holy Ghost.
with a man or woman that you are not practices that violate the Biblical
married to. It is when you sleep with a principle that we should focus our Stop sexual immorality today.
man that is the father of your child or minds on what is good, doing all to the
children, but you are not married to glory of God. This is a sin before God. Offer your body as a Holy sacrifice
him. When you have a boyfriend or
girlfriend and engage in sexual 5.4 Homosexuality is an abomination “And so, dear brothers and sisters, * I
intercourse. before God. plead with you to give your bodies to
God because of all he has done for you.
When you stay with someone who has This is an erotic attraction to persons of Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-
just paid a portion of dowry (“lobola”), one’s own sex. Homosexuality includes the kind he will find acceptable. This is
for you. sexual thoughts, feelings, fantasies, truly the way to worship him. Don’t
and overt sexual acts with same-sex imitate the behaviour and customs of
Engaging in sexual immorality without partners. A homosexual act is any this world, but let God transform you
a marriage certificate, even if you have behaviour that involves engaging, even into a new person by changing the way
been together for a long time and you occasionally, in sexually stimulating you think. Then you will learn to know
have kids together, is called actions with another person of the God’s will for you, which is good and
cohabitation. same sex. Both males are called gays pleasing and perfect”. (Romans 12:1-2)
and both females are called lesbians. NLT
You are a fornicator, even if you are old. “Thou shall not lie with mankind, as
It is fornication, and you are with womankind: it is an abomination.” God wants us to offer ourselves, as
committing a sin before God. (Leviticus 18:22). living sacrifices daily laying aside our
energy and resources at His disposal
“But Fornication, and all uncleanness Solutions for Sexual immorality: and trusting Him to guide us. We do this
or covetousness, let it not be once out of gratitude that our sins have been
named among you, as you become As we have seen, fornication, adultery, forgiven. God has good, pleasing and
saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish lust, and other forms of non-marital sex perfect plans for His children.
talking, nor jesting, which are not are condemned in the Scripture and
convenient...” (Ephesians 5:3-5 KJV) described as sin. As a Christian, you are SIXTH DOORWAY:
obliged to forsake sin and follow the
Now that you are a new creation, the teachings of Christ. LIFESTYLE OF A
Spirit of God resides inside of you. You
are a temple of the Holy Ghost. “For Attempting to maintain a Christian life CHRISTIAN
this is the will of God, even your while engaging in sinful sexual
sanctification that ye should abstain practices is a contradiction. If the
hen you are a child of God,
from Fornication: that every one of you sexual immorality continues, one’s
you do not live anyhow. You
should know how to possess his vessel spiritual vitality and influence are Wneed to know that we
in sanctification and honour…” certain to decline. represent the Kingdom of God. You
(1Thessalonians 4:3-4) KJV
should live a holy life. When you are a
Sin must be confessed and forsaken if
child of God, you should attend
5.3 Masturbation is a sinful act one is to expect spiritual growth and services regularly, pray every day and
stimulated by lust avoid spiritual stagnation. This is a clear also read the Word of God daily.
statement, abstain, and stop adultery
Masturbation is the stimulation of today.
Participate in activities in a church.
one’s own genitals, which is most often
accompanied by lustful thoughts. Stop Fornication. Leave that man or
Many men and women stimulate their woman. You can only stay together

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