Immorality, nature of sexual

Sexual behaviour which is contrary to God's law.

Sexual immorality is widespread in the world

1 Corinthians 5:9–10 See also 1 Corinthians 7:1–2; Revelation 9:21

I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

The cause of sexual immorality

Galatians 5:19 See also Matthew 15:19–20 parallel Mark 7:21–23; Ephesians 4:17–19

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

The folly of sexual immorality

Proverbs 6:32 See also Proverbs 5:3–5, Proverbs 5:20, Proverbs 6:26

He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Sexual immorality brings punishment

Hebrews 13:4 See also Leviticus 20:10–21; Proverbs 2:16–19, Proverbs 22:14; Ezekiel 16:38; Romans 1:24–27; Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5–6; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–6; Jude 1:7; Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Sexual immorality has no place in the Christian life

1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:7 See also Acts 15:20, Acts 15:29, Acts 21:25; Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, 1 Corinthians 6:13–20, 1 Corinthians 10:8; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; Hebrews 12:16

For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

Forgiveness for sexual immorality

1 Corinthians 6:11 See also Luke 7:36–39; John 8:3–11

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.