SF432 - THE RULES HAVE NOT CHANGED - Rule #7 Stay Pure (Exodus 20 14)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF432

@TITLE = THE RULES HAVE NOT CHANGED<R>Rule #7: Stay Pure

@LEVEL ONE = Exodus 20:14

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = Series Background

@LEVEL THREE = The purpose of the law

@LEVEL FOUR = To reveal man's sinfulness

@LEVEL FOUR = To expose the awfulness of sin

@LEVEL FOUR = To reveal the holiness of God

@LEVEL FOUR = To restrain the sinner and bring him to Christ

@LEVEL FOUR = To regulate society

@LEVEL THREE = Overview

@LEVEL FOUR = 1‑4 are God‑ward

@LEVEL FOUR = 5‑10 are man‑ward

@LEVEL TWO = Sermon Background

@LEVEL THREE = This commandment guards...

@LEVEL FOUR = the chastity of marriage

@LEVEL FOUR = the sanctity of the family

@LEVEL FOUR = the preservation of society

@LEVEL THREE = It is under attack by...

@LEVEL FOUR = entertainers

@LEVEL FOUR = advertisers

@LEVEL FOUR = educators

@LEVEL THREE = Today sex is associated with...

@LEVEL FOUR = perversion

@LEVEL FOUR = prostitution

@LEVEL FOUR = VD

@LEVEL FOUR = AIDS

@LEVEL THREE = When is should be associated with...

@LEVEL FOUR = marriage

@LEVEL FOUR = home

@LEVEL FOUR = love ‑ babies

@LEVEL TWO = Notice Three Truths...

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 1A. THE SANCTITY OF SEX

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. The Origin of Sexuality

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. It was a gift from God

@SCRIPTURE = Genesis 5:2  "He created them male and female and blessed them.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. It was good in God's design

@SCRIPTURE = Hebrews 13:4  "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure,..."

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. The Intention of Sexuality

@LEVEL FOUR = One man, One Woman, One Marriage!

@LEVEL FOUR = The sexual relationship is to occur within that circle of marriage.

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. For the propagation of the race

@SCRIPTURE = Genesis 1:28  "God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth ..."

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. For the mutual fulfillment of the partners

@SCRIPTURE = Ecclesiastes 9:9  "Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love..."

@LEVEL THREE = 1 Corinthians 7:3‑5

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 3

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. THE SIN OF SENSUALITY

@ILL TEXT = Sensual = to be preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures (Webster's New World Dictionary)

@SCRIPTURE = 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."

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Physical Immorality

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Premarital sex

@LEVEL THREE = 1 Thessalonians 4:3‑5

@LEVEL THREE = Why is it wrong?

@LEVEL FOUR = It is usually done in secret ‑ not celebrated in purity.

@LEVEL FOUR = It causes fear and guilt ‑ not joy.

@LEVEL FOUR = It hinders your chances for a happy marriage ‑ creates doubt not trust.

@LEVEL FOUR = It is based on selfish desires ‑ not on selfless devotion.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Extramarital sex

@ILL TEXT = It is dangerous as a lite match in a gunpowder factory.

@LEVEL FOUR = Because it is based on getting not giving

@LEVEL FOUR = Because it is based on guilt not trust

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Mental Immorality

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. What it involves

@LEVEL THREE = Matthew 5:27‑28

@SCRIPTURE = "looks" = This is a deliberate stare

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Where it leads

@SCRIPTURE = 2 Peter 2:14  "With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning..."

@LEVEL FOUR = It is the first step toward physical immorality.

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 4

@LEVEL ONE = 3A. THE STANDARD OF PURITY

@LEVEL TWO = This commandment could read "You shall stay pure"

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. For National Reasons

@ILL TITLE = Pitirim Sorokin of Harvard University; "American Revolution"

@ILL TEXT = "Unless there is a change in America we are doomed for the ash heap. No civilization, no nation, no empire has survived obsession with sex and impurity. This disease is eating the heart out of America."

@LEVEL THREE = We must stand for purity

@ILL TITLE = The Branch of The Tree

@ILL TEXT = Kill a leave and the branch will survive. Kill the branch and all the leaves die.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. For Marital Reasons

@LEVEL THREE = Purity in marriage is essential if your home is to survive!

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Choose love

@SCRIPTURE = Ephesians 5:25  "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her"

@LEVEL FOUR = We are commanded to love one another

@LEVEL FOUR = It is a choice not an emotion!!!!

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Cultivate love

@LEVEL FOUR = Rekindle the romance

@LEVEL FOUR = Learn to be her/him centered!

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. For Personal Reasons

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Protect you physically

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Protect you socially

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Protect you spiritually

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 5

@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION

@LEVEL TWO = Pastor "It's too late for me."

@LEVEL TWO = You can be clean...

@LEVEL THREE = John 8:3‑11

@SCRIPTURE = "go and sin no more..."