Sexual Purity
Dear Champions,
The short excerpt is by Andy Stanley, and the scripture is Romans 13:8-10 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. . . . "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Being sexual pure has nothing to do with trying to get God to love you or to keep Him from punishing you. It has everything to do with honoring other people. When you exercise sexual self-control, you are honoring someone else. Not only are you honoring them, you are also honoring every single one of their future relationships. By not becoming a regret you are honoring their next relationship, and you are honoring them. That's what Jesus wants you to do. He says, "I want you to do for others what I have done for you. Love the way that I have loved."
At the end of the day you discover that sexual purity actually paves the way to intimacy. There is a payoff, and there is freedom. Eventually everybody understands whether they admit it or not that exclusivity is what leads to romance and not experience. Where there is exclusivity and romance in a relationship, there is liberty.
Philippians 2:4 says, Look not only to your own interest but also the interest of others.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
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