Sexual Immorality vs. Personal Purity

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Sexual Immorality vs. Personal Purity

• Virginity
• Again, hopefully nothing offensive to anyone in
  this lesson.
• Has there been any area of our lives more
  affected by Satan and society than a biblical and
  proper view of virginity???

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• Probably no greater pressure felt by our children
  than that of maintaining purity in this regard.
• Virginity now is scoffed at, ridiculed, and made
  fun of. It is as if it is a weight around their
  necks loosened only by losing it (gratification).
  How very sad.

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• As parents trying to raise godly and pure
  children, we must be vigilent to instill the
  proper view of this subject from Gods word.
• Thats what this lessen (and perhaps the next) is
  all about.I hope it helps for the task is
  formidable.

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• I. What is Virginity? (again, dont get
  nervous)
• A. Virgin in the N.T. is always translated
  from the Greek term parthenos- a virgin.
• 1. Matt.123 applied to the mother of Jesus
• 2. Rev.144 applied to 144,000 Jewish males
• 3. 2Cor.112 applied figuratively to
  the church betrothed to Christ.

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• I. What is Virginity? (continued)
• B. Websters New Collegiate (selected)
• -the noun form 4- a person who has not had
  sexual intercourse
• -the adjective form 1- free of impurity
  or stain

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• II. What Importance did God place on it?
• A. God always has placed tremendous
  significance on purity in this regard.
• 1. Lev.2110-15 priest was forbidden to
  marry anyone but a virgin. (1Pet.25)
• 2. Deut.2113-30 God required the life
  of those who had no regard for their
  own personal purity or that of others.

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• III. What then should be Our attitude toward
  it?
• A. That Gods view of the subject is the
  only important one- the one that counts.
• 1. Isa. 558-9 Jer.1023 1Cor.125 all tell
  us that Mans wisdom is incomparable to Gods.
  (see also Eph.210)
• 2. We will not be judged in this matter by
  the worlds standards, Heb.411-13.

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• III. What then should be Our attitude toward
  it?
• B. That virginity is a very special gift we can
  only give once.
• 1. This is to emphasize the serious nature of
  subject.
• 2. There are decisions made while we are young
  that can influence the rest of our lives- good
  or bad.
• 3. The decision to retain your purity until
  marriage
• HAS NO BAD RESULTS! 1Cor.1420

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• III. What then should be Our attitude toward
  it?
• B. That virginity is a very special gift we can
  only give once.
• 4. Men and women should and can take
  tremendous pride when they present themselves
  pure to their marriage partners.
• -2Tim.222 flee youthful lusts (see also
  47)
• -Gal.67-8 If this gift is wasted, be not
  deceived.

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• Conclusion
• Your personal purity/virginity is a very special
  gift God has provided you to properly give
  to someone you love and with whom you will
  spend the rest of your life.
• Give it to the RIGHT person
• At the RIGHT time
• And you and they will receive the
  wonderful blessings God intended through it.
  Eccl.121

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