Message for 10/30/2022 "The Biblical Sexual Ethic Part 3" by Justin McTeer.

*All verses are NLT unless otherwise noted*

2 Samuel 14:14b - [God] devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.

1) Does it really matter if I get married in the legal sense? My partner and I are committed to each other, we see ourselves as married in God’s eyes, we just don’t want to do it via the government for a variety of reasons.

2 Corinthians 11:2 - For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ.

Mark 2:18-20 - Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?” 19 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them. 20 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 19:3-6 - Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?” 4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.” 5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ 6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”

2) Within marriage, is there anything that’s off limits? What if we feel like our sex life has become dull and we want to liven it up?

1 Corinthians 7:3-6 - The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. 4 The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

Genesis 4:7b - Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

1 Peter 5:8 - Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

3) What about transgenderism? It seems like it’s becoming much more common. Is this a new thing or is it just that people have always been this way and now they just have the freedom to express themselves more?

Matthew 19:11-12 - Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Song of Solomon 2:7b MSG - Don’t excite love, don’t stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you’re ready.

Romans 12:2 - Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

4) How do I protect my kids?

Resources For Those Who Struggle with Same Sex Attraction:

Uprooted Heart

Fearless Identity

Overcome Ministries

Freedom March

Changed Movement

Support Outlets (For Parents and those with SSA):

Faith Hope Love Support Group

Restored Hope Network

His Wonderful Works (Local to Ga)

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