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LAST WEEK
We looked at issues that Paul had been told about
News had gotten to him about certain things that were happening within the Church
Issues that dealt with Christian Ethic, Sexual Behaviors, and dealing with civil issues.
THIS WEEK
Paul is going to confront the contents of the Letter the Corinthians wrote to Paul
In this Letter, The Corinthian Church asks Paul about various different issues.
Issues that concerned them as followers of Christ
Issues that they had questions about
Issues that could make or break the testimony of this church.
QUESTION FOR US:
Sex does not have a singular purpose.
Sex was not created for the singular purpose of multiplying, but to be fruitful
One thing that is fascinating to me, is how Adam and Eve figured it out.
All they were giving was “Be Fruitful and Multiply”
Somehow, they got it done.
Today, we have manuals, novels, and even state funded initiatives trying to educate our children.
What does Sexual Health look like for the Christian?
Should we not talk about it?
Should we just let each other figure it out?
Or is there something in scripture that guides our sexuality as Followers of Christ?
TURN TO
PRAY
1 cor 7:1-
The Question the Corinthian church wanted to know more about was regarding Celibacy:
Should
“Is it good for a man not to touch a woman”
AKA Is it better for a man to live a celibate life?
This is a question that most men don’t ask themselves.
In fact, most Christian Men ask the question, “When will I get married?”
instead of “Is Marriage in the cards for me?”
Sometimes, the Christian Culture makes marriage out to be a mandatory mark of a Christian.
The sad part is, it becomes such a major life event, that it sometimes devalues Singleness.
We have made one to seem better than the other.
But Paul finds value in both as a Single Man.
In the Bible we have two great examples of people who lived powerful Single Lives.
One wrote most of the New Testament, and the other was the Protagonist of the New Testament.
AKA Paul and Jesus.
IN VERSE 1 PAUL STATES THAT CELIBACY IS GOOD
IT’S NOT SOMETHING TO BE LOOKED DOWN UPON
IT’S NOT SOMETHING TO BE DEVALUED
PAUL SAYS “IT IS GOOD...”
BUT IF YOU CAN’T DEAL
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CELIBACY IS NOT FOR YOU, WHAT DOES YOUR SEXUAL IDENTITY LOOK LIKE?
FRIENDS, IF CELIBACY SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR MARRIAGE?
If you don’t have self control now
How will you have self control when your spouse and you are not on the same page?
If you aren’t faithful to Jesus now
How will you lead your spouse and children in faithfulness?
If you can’t flee sexual immorality now
How will you flee sexual immorality when you are married?
CHURCH, IF CELIBACY SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, MARRIAGE IS NOT THE IMMEDIATE ANSWER
Your Faith in Jesus is
Your Walk with the Lord is
Finding your identity in Christ is
These three things will better prepare you for marriage
You know what is the greatest asset you can have in your singleness?
Knowing who you are in Christ
Knowing how Loved you are by God himself
Knowing that nothing can compare to the Love God has shown you.
PAUL THEN TURNS THE FOCUS OF THE CONVERSATION TO THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED:
1 Cor 7:2-4
IT IS/WAS REALLY HARD TO BE SURROUNDED BY SUCH AN SEXUALLY BROKEN CULTURE
IT IS/WAS REALLY HARD TO BE SURROUNDED BY SUCH AN SEXUALLY BROKEN CULTURE
IT IS HARD TO BE IN A CITY LIKE CORINTH AND STAY SEXUALLY PURE
SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION FOR THE CHRISTIAN SPOUSE IN CORINTH?
IF YOU
PAUL GOES ON TO
For those of you who are married, because of your culture
Do
Because of the Temple Prostitutes
Because of the Sexual Immorality that is running it’s course within the Church
Paul fights against
Let each man have his own wife
Let each man have his own wife
Let each wife have her own husband
AKA Let them be intimate.
Let the Marriage bed be there source of intimacy.
Let the Husband render to his wife the affection due to her
Let the wife also, render to her husband the affection due to him
One of the joys of marriage is the discovery of one another’s pleasures
I believe, there is more adventure in companionship than in the conquest.
There is more adventure in finding what makes your spouse feel loved, than actually finding your spouse.
And no, I’m not just talking about intimacy with one another
It’s important, but there is more to life than just sex.
I’m talking about every area of the marriage
One of the things I learned early on, is that sexual health is important, but its not the most important thing
There is beauty in every part of marriage
There is beauty in knowing that you belong to one another
There is beauty in ownership of one another
Paul isn’t speaking of abusive authority
However, it is mutual
Most of the time, when we think of submission, the first thought that comes to mind has a feminine undertone.
However, it is mutual
Paul isn’t speaking to seeing your spouse like property
In a marriage, our authority is over one another
No one, and I mean no one should take the place of your spouse.
Paul isn’t speaking of abusive authority
He is speaking to the belonging of one to another.
Like, you ever look at your spouse and praise God for giving them to you
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