The Washington based Pew Research Center released a survey in 2020 that found that slightly more than half of professing Christians believe that sex outside of marriage is acceptable between consenting adults even if they are not in a committed relationship. The breakdown was:
1. Catholics 62% approve;
2. Protestants in mainline black tradition 56%;
3. Mainline protestants 54% approve; and
4. Those calling themselves evangelicals 36% approve.
The numbers approving sex outside of marriage increase if the parties are in a committed relationship.
These statistics reveal how much Christians have become conformed to the world as opposed to the Words of Scripture. God takes sexual sin very seriously. Many times in both the Old and New Testaments sexual morality of all kinds is strongly condemned (Lev. 18:1; 1 Cor. 6:12-20) and judged (Gen.19). Christians are commanded to abstain from sexual immorality (1 Thess.4:3). We are to flee from it (1 Cor. 6:18). The reason we are to take sexual sin so seriously is that sexual sin is against the body, which has been united with Christ (1 Cor.6:15) and we are the temple of the Holy Spirit v.19).
Sexual relations are reserved to those in a marriage between one man and one woman. They become one flesh (Matthew 19:5). Sex outside the covenant of marriage satisfies the flesh only. Fornicators will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor.6:9-10). Strong words indeed.
Why do so many in the church not see this? Either they have not been told (false preachers concerned with money and numbers and not souls) or they are light rejecters. 1 John 1:6 reads, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth...." 1 John 3:8-9 states in part: "He that committeth sin is of the devil...Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin...."
When is the last time you heard that message? Maybe, we need to hear it more!
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