AboutDr Tim Gladu Expertise I can answer questions on most Youth and Teen issues as they pertain to what God has to say on the subject.
Experience I have been in Youth Ministry for more than ten years and I have also raised 3 Teenagers myself.
Bachleor in Ministry, Masters in Pastoral Counseling, and Doctorate in Theology.
Expert: Dr Tim Gladu Date: 10/4/2007 Subject: Sexual Immorality
Question Hi,
Could it be that the "sexual immorality" that the Bible speaks of is "only" intercourse, and not anything else ?
Thanks,
Alisha
Answer Alisha,
Sexual Immorality is concerning not just intercourse. Here are a list of scriptures that will help you understand. Your body is a temple of the living God so anything you do sexually outside of marriage is sexual immorality.
They have perverted their ways and have forgotten the LORD their God. (Jeremiah 3:21)
Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more. (Ephesians 4:19)
I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged. (2 Corinthians 12-21)
A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this. (Deuteronomy 22:5)
Cursed is the man who has sexual relations with any animal. Then all the people shall say, "Amen!" (Deuteronomy 27:21)
A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion. (Leviticus 18:23)
Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death. (Exodus 22:19)
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. (Ephesians 5:11-12)
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. (James 1:21)
Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (Jude 1:7)
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. (Romans 1:24)
Since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. (Romans 1:28)
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. (Romans 6:13)
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:16)
Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. (Romans 6:19)
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. (Romans 13:13)
See what you think and get back if you have any more questions.
