Secular society in the United Kingdom is filled with a narrative about sex. This being we should get as much of it as we can, with whoever we can, for our own self-gratification and fulfilment. This sermon shows this narrative to be untrue and explores the appropriate place for the joyful gift of sex.
It firstly looks at the foolish path with sex. This is to be seduced and tempted into committing adultery. There are devastating consequences listed in this Proverb if we follow this path and give ourselves to it.
So, the call is to take radical action! Firstly, radical action to go nowhere near the door of temptation, that we might fall into sexual sin. This may mean we have to make costly decisions and choices. But this is better than to go down the foolish path. Secondly, radical action to enjoy and use the gift of sex given to a man and woman inside of marriage. This is to be fully consumed, committed and present during sex. This is the wise path with sex and is the best one to follow.
However, we only do this because of God, because we are his servants, who have presented our bodies as living sacrifices to him. We can also only do it through him and his equipping power of the Holy Spirit. The Fear of the Lord is what prompts us to choose the wise path of sex.
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