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(Romans 1:21-25 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cThey knew God, but they wouldn\\u2019t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.\\xa0 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools\\u2026As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other\\u2019s bodies.\\xa0 They traded the truth about God for a lie.\\u201d

(John 8:44)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026When (the devil) lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.\\u201d

The devil wants you to think sex is:\\xa0

o\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 An animalistic action.
o\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 An activity.
o\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 An isolated event.

The Truth About Sex

(John 8:32)\\xa0 \\u201cThen you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\\u201d

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sex is for married people.

(Genesis 2:20-24)\\xa0 \\u201cBut for Adam no suitable helper was found.\\xa0 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man\\u2019s ribs and closed up the place with flesh.\\xa0 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.\\xa0 The man said, \\u201cThis is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called \\u2018woman,\\u2019 for she was taken out of man.\\u201d\\xa0 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.\\u201d

(Genesis 2:25)\\xa0 \\u201cThe man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.\\u201d

2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sex is the ultimate expression of intimacy.

(1 Corinthians 6:15-17)\\xa0 \\u201cDo you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!\\xa0 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, \\u2018The two will become one flesh.\\u2019\\xa0 But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.\\u201d

3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sex should be taken seriously.

(1 Corinthians 6:18-20)\\xa0 \\u201cFlee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.\\xa0 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.\\u201d

What Now?

(John 10:10)\\xa0 \\u201cThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.\\u201d

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Admit your sin.

(Psalm 51:1)\\xa0 \\u201cHave mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.\\u201d

2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Allow God to heal you.

(Job 11:13-16)\\xa0 \\u201cYet if you devote your heart to (God) and stretch out your hands to him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear. You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.\\u201d

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