Fornication

Intro: If you could go anywhere in the world for your honeymoon, where would you go?

Study

  1. 1 Cor 6:9-11, Heb 13:4 The Bible tells us that fornication is sin, Gods plan and design for sex is to be within a marriage between a man and a woman.
    1. 1 Peter 4:3-4 Fornication is a normal way of life for so many in our world today, many people mock Christians, and think it is strange when you don’t join in with them.
      1. Romans 1:28-32 We live in a world where we are surrounded by movies, music, and social media that glamorizes fornication and sexual perversion.
      2. 2 Cor 6:14-17 Many people even Christians enter into dating relationships that are not of God, and as a result many times end up in fornication.
    2. Prov 7:21-27, James 1:15 Those who give into the temptation of fornication, like other sins, find themselves trapped in the relationship, and distracted from the call of God.
  2. 2 Cor 4:4 The sin of fornication is like all sexual sins, when a person is in the sin, they are blinded to whats right and wrong, can become defensive, and will justify the sin.
    1. Prov 28:13 This in reality is a cover up, an attempt to ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit when he is trying to speak to us.
      1. 1 John 3:6 When we quit fighting the voice of God and repent of our sin, and then break off bad relationships, God will set us free from guilt and shame.
      2. Gen 39:9-12 We must have a strategy to avoid falling into sexual sin and fornication, first we must run from the situations, we need to get away.
    2. 1 Tim 4:12-13 We must set strong convictions and hold to them, avoid negative influences people, music, etc… and we need to fill our time active in ministry.

Discussion

  1. Can you think of examples today of music, movies and social media that glamorize sexual perversion and fornication? Why is it essential that we avoid these influences?
  2. What are some of the compromises that lead to fornication? What are some of the consequences of giving into the temptation of fornication?
  3. Why do you feel many people tend to become defensive, and try to justify wrong relationships and sexual sin?
  4. What are some of the things that we can do to stand firm and avoid fornication? What is the best way we can reach out to others who are in fornication?

End: Pray for any who are struggling with any sexual temptations or fornication, and want to surrender it to God, then take prayer requests.