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ME: Intro - Danger of Sexual Sin
One of the most exciting events in military history is the defense of the Island of Malts in 1565.
The Island of Malta was a small island that had been besieged by Islamic forces.
Suleiman the Magnificent sent in Turkish forces,
Outnumbering the troops of Malta eight to one.
On the island of Malta was a strong fortress.
Despite how outnumbered the defenders were,
Utilizing the strength of the fortress,
The Maltan forces were able to withstand wave after wave of assaults.
You can imagine how terrifying it would be for the defenders,
Attempting to stand strong against the onslaught of attackers.
There was a key moment in the assault,
Attackers managed to breach the way.
Some stones had fallen away,
The fortress was vulnerable,
There was an opening.
So, the commander of the defenders jumped down to the opening.
He stood there,
Sword in hand,
Defending the opening until more forces came to help in defense.
The Maltan troops plugged the whole with their bodies to keep the enemy from getting in.
Inspired by this account,
John Bunyan wrote what he titled “The Holy War.”
It is an allegory about how believers fight against sin.
The human person is a walled fortress.
We are all fortresses,
And like the fortress on the island of Malta,
We have a breach.
Church history has shown this glaring breach in the area of sexual purity.
It is a breach,
A weakness is the defense for all of us.
My hope is that we would shore up this defense.
Like the defense of Malta,
We too have a Commander who jumps down and guards this breach.
Our Commander is Jesus Christ.
He jumps down in the weakness of our defense,
Sword in hand,
That is, the Word of God.
He stands in that breach and helps us to fight for holiness,
As He is holy.
That is the picture for our passage today.
This morning we are doing an overview of chapters 5-7 in Proverbs.
Where we are warned about Bitter Words from Honey Lips.
This warning should strike terror in us.
It strikes terror in me.
I never want to have to confess sexual sin.
This is a healthy fear.
I believe our passage this morning affirms that we should be afraid of sexual sin.
And that is my hope for us all today.
That we would walk away from this text more afraid of sexual sin than you are right now.
But also understanding that this is a holy fear.
A fear that keeps us from the destructive damage of sexual sin.
So, to be completely honest,
This is not necessarily a sermon I am excited to preach,
Because the entire sermon is a warning,
It is a sermon that brings us into uncomfortable territory.
And a sermon that can be taken wrongly.
When understanding the grace of Christ in response to sexual sin,
Some may be tempted to justify their continued sexual sin.
Yet, hearing the warning of a deadly and destructive sin,
Can potentially overwhelm others who already feel the weight of this sin struggle,
And they may wrongly reach the conclusion that they cannot be forgiven.
So, I pray we will understand both the grace of God,
Which restores and renews,
But also hear the warning from God that sexual sin is a weakness,
That, when left open,
Can have catastrophic consequences.
So, I pray as we go through these chapters in Proverbs,
That God will give you what you need,
Wherever you are at.
Understand that I do not know your specific struggles,
But God does.
And God says that there is no temptation that has overtaken us,
Except what is common to all mankind.
So, friends, we are all facing the same kinds of trials that other believers face.
This breach in our defense was established in the first people.
Gen. 2:25 says that the first man and his wife were both naked,
Yet they felt no shame.
One chapter later,
After they ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil,
Gen. 3:7 says their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked.
At that moment, they felt shamed.
Because they made coverings for themselves out of fig leaves,
And they hid from God.
Immediately after they ate,
Sin did something to their minds.
Sexuality is like the breach in the wall.
It takes incredible courage and the Word of God with the power of our Commander,
Jesus Christ.
Without Him, we will fail.
The enemy will come storming in and we will fall.
The bodies of believers who have fallen to sexual sin are all around us.
Sexual sin is a tragedy.
Throughout the years,
Many leaders have fallen into sexual sin.
Both in the church and in the secular world.
There are stories of politicians, coaches, movie stars, and more who confess to adultery,
And the damage that follows,
At the very least,
They experience humiliation,
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