The Case for Purity

The Case for Purity

by Estelle Nazary

I. Sexuality as a gift of God. Genesis 1:26-27; 2:18, 21-25; I Corinthians 1:1-7
1. Created by God
2. The place of sexual intimacies in marriage.

II. The Wrong Use of Sex - Matthew 5:27-30; I Thess. 4:3-5, 8
1. Outside marriage
a. Lust
b. Permissiveness
2. Within Marriage - Exodus 20:14; 1 Thess. 4:5-6

III. Source of Christian Values - 1 Thess. 4:1
1. Life Pleasing to Christ
2. Sanctification
a. We are under the authority of Jesus Christ
b. We are to control our own bodies.
c. God's standard is purity.