1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (NKJV) Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
God created sex for procreation, communication, pleasure, and release. However, everything that is meant for good can be perverted by the devil. Therefore, there must be parameters when it comes to sex. Like fire, it is only safe with parameters and dangerous when left unattended.
There is a secular worldview on sex that is bombarding us on mainstream and social media. It tells us that it doesn’t matter what we do with our bodies, but sex does matter because it tells us what it means to be human. If we believe that our bodies don’t matter, we will act as though our bodies are free to be used and open ourselves up to being used and abused. We may also see the body as something that can be bought at a price, like a drink or a meal. Such thinking is behind the media’s portrayal of women as sex objects.
Matthew 5:28 (NKJV) But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Pornographic and suggestive videos are widespread on social media. Both genders can be addicted to pornography, which can lead to other vices. It is the result of the lust of the eyes and the flesh. According to Matthew 5:28, adultery has already been committed in thought by watching pornography without engaging in sexual acts. Pornography belongs to the realm of darkness. The chances of committing adultery with someone will increase when our minds are filled with pornographic materials because it will develop into a stronghold in our minds. It may even cause some people to request unnatural sex acts from their spouse, which in turn causes them to be repulsive towards having sex.
Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV) Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Cohabitation before marriage is also a form of fornication. Because we are made with emotions, fornication—especially if it ends in separation after a prolonged period—can do long-term emotional damage to us.
Sexual morality is not outdated, and sexual ethics help us to understand what God created us to be. Our bodies matter, and our emotional health is essential because we are priceless. Choosing to have a healthy sex life within a marriage brings sexual relationships to a whole new level as compared to the secular worldview.
Sermon Series ： Before You Say I Do (Lesson 12)
珍惜你的身体
哥林多前书 6:18-20 你们要逃避淫行。人所犯的，无论什么罪，都在身子以外。惟有行淫的，是得罪自己的身子。岂不知你们的身子就是圣灵的殿吗？这圣灵是从神而来，住在你们里头的。并且你们不是自己的人。因为你们是重价买来的。所以要在你们的身子上荣耀 神。
上帝创造性是为了生育、交流、快乐和释放。然而，一切本来是美好的事物都可能被魔鬼扭曲。因此，在性方面必须有界限。就像火一样，它只有在界限下才是安全的，而在无人看管的情况下则是危险的。
有一种关于性的世俗世界观正在主流和社交媒体上轰炸我们。它告诉我们，我们对自己的身体做什么并不重要，但性却很很重要，因为它告诉我们做人意味着什么。如果我们相信我们的身体不重要，我们就会表现得好像我们的身体是可以自由使用的，并接受自己被利用和虐待。我们也可能把身体看作是可以花钱买到的东西，就像饮料或一顿饭一样。这种想法是媒体背后的隐喻，将女性描绘成性对象。
马太福音 5:28 只是我告诉你们，凡看见妇女就动淫念的，这人心里已经与她犯奸淫了。
色情和映射性的视频在社交媒体上广泛的传播。男女都可能沉迷于色情，这可能导致其他恶习。它是眼目和肉体情欲的结果。根据马太福音 5:28，在没有性行为的情况下观看色情内容，就已经在思想上犯奸淫了。色情属于黑暗的领域。当我们的脑海充斥着色情内容时，与他人犯奸淫的概率就会增加，因为它会发展为我们思想的营垒。它甚至可能导致一些人要求他们的配偶进行不自然的性行为，这反过来又会导致配偶厌恶性行为。
希伯来书 13:4 婚姻人人都当尊重，床也不可污秽，因为苟合行淫的人，神必要审判。
婚前同居也是行淫的一种形式。因为我们在被造时是有情感的，行淫—尤其是如果它在长时间进行后以分手告终—会对我们的情感造成长期的伤害。
性道德并没有过时，性伦理帮助我们了解上帝创造我们的样子。我们的身体很重要，我们的情绪健康也至关重要，因为我们是无价的。与世俗的世界观相比，选择在婚姻中拥有健康的性生活，会将性关系提升到一个全新的水平。
讲章系列: 步入红毯之前（第十二课）
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