“Sexual Purity – Are You a Judah or Joseph?”

Genesis 38:13-16; 39:6b-10

1. Do not have any sexual relations before marriage and be completely faithful to your spouse after marriage.

Genesis 2:21-25

Genesis 38:13-14

Genesis 38:15-16

2. Judah’s lifestyle was sexual sin. That is usually how sexual sin works. It is not a onetime thing, but a lifestyle.

Genesis 39:6b-7

Genesis 39:8-9

3. Joseph realized what sexual sin is. It would be a great wickedness and a sin against God.

Some Facts When It Comes to Sexual Purity:

• Sexual purity is both a male and female problem
• The struggle for sexual purity never ends

1 Thessalonians 4:3

• It is the will of God that you are sexually pure
• Sexual purity begins in the mind, not the body
• Set boundaries both for the mind and the body

Picture of a Flood

Picture of a Quiet Stream