Lesson 2: Lessons in Morality (from Second Corinthians 6)
Murderers, thieves, adulterers, homosexuals, and drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But God makes allowance for the salvation of souls such as these if they will repent and turn from their sins.
Many things are allowable for the Christian but not all things are beneficial; we need to be careful not to be enslaved by these things that we have the freedom to enjoy.
Our bodies were created for the Lord and not for immorality, which gives us dignity; so how we use our bodies is very important, particularly in the use of our bodies for sex, which God intended to be between man and woman in marriage.
God has high regard for the body which is why he raised Christ’s body from the dead. A body destined for resurrection should not be used for immorality.
We are members of Christ – body and soul – which gives us dignity.
When two people come together in a sexual union, they become one and offspring could result. Sexual union outside the bond and responsibility of marriage is a gross perversion of the divinely established marital unity.
The only stronger union is our union with Christ which is intended to serve as a model for the marital unity.
Flee from sexual immortality because when we sin in this manner, we sin against our own body which is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Since the Holy Spirit lives in us we have the power to control our morality.