Sexual Immorality

Scriptural, sexual immorality is any sexual activity that takes place outside of marriage. This includes adultery (infidelity) and fornication (premarital or extramarital sex). Holy writ teaches that both are off-limits for Christians (see I Corinthians 6:9; Acts 15:29; Hebrews 13:4). I Thessalonians 4:3-5 tells us that it is God¿s will that we should ¿avoid sexual immorality¿ and that each of us should learn to control his or her own body ¿in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen who do not know God.¿Sexuality is a powerful thing, and sexual intimacy is progressive in nature. What this means is that the longer you and your boyfriend are together, and the more physically affectionate you allow yourselves to become, the more difficult it will be to resist temptation. At that point, any rules and guidelines we might be able to lay down aren¿t going to be of much help ¿ especially not when hormones are running high and the culture is saying ¿just do it.¿ If you want to remain sexually pure, you have to be cool-headed enough to devise a definite plan of action and courageous enough to implement it.