Killing Lust with the Gospel

Colossians 3:5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

1 Corinthians 6:9-7:5

Cultural Sexual Ethic

• Three Questions:1. Is sex desirable?2. Is sex consensual?3. Is sex safe?

• Assumption: sex is just an appetite, like eating.

Biblical Sexual Ethic

Sex is a gift to be used to celebrate, renew, and strengthen a

covenant.

• Adultery – Sex outside a covenant.

• Sexual Immorality – Sex without a covenant.

• Lust – strong desire for sex regardless of any covenant.

Bible is not Sexual Repressed

• Genesis 2:24 • Proverbs 5:18-19 • Song of Solomon

Cultural Sexual Ethic

Commodity – Sex is what you want.Currency – Sex will get you what you want.

“We aren’t married but we are committed.”

• How do you define commitment?• Sex minus a covenant makes it a

tryout.

Sex without a covenant is destructive.

• 1 Corinthians 6:16-17• Matthew 5:27-30

Gospel Hope – Ephesians 5Jesus Justifies his Bride

• Jesus knew his bride and entered into a covenant with her anyway.

• He knows your sexual brokenness and loves you anyway!

Gospel Hope – Ephesians 5Jesus Sanctifies his Bride

• Jesus washes his bride to make her pure and radiant

• He sees you as he will make you – pure and radiant.

Gospel Faith – Our Response

John 8

• Make Jesus the lover of your soul.

• Leave sexual immorality behind.o Single: sex does not complete you,

Jesus does (Paul 1 Cor. 7:8-9)o Single (but burning): Let Jesus

prepare you for a covenant.o Married: use sex to strengthen and

renew your covenant (1 Cor. 7)