{"id":24921,"date":"2020-02-27T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T11:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=24921"},"modified":"2020-02-27T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T11:44:27","slug":"consequences-of-sexual-immorality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=24921","title":{"rendered":"Consequences of sexual immorality"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tope Banso<\/strong>
\n\u201cNeither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites\u2026 will inherit the kingdom of God\u201d (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 New King James Version).
\nSexual immorality is getting worse in the world today. All forms of sexual immorality, including fornication, adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, pedophilia, bestiality, rape, and incest are being committed with reckless abandon, contrary to the Word of God.
\nSexual immorality is not a sign of civilization or sophistication, as many think; it is actually a sign of depravity or corruption. Unfortunately, both Christians and non-Christians are guilty of this sin. No sexually immoral shall be exempted from its consequences except he or she repents. What are the consequences of sexual immorality?
\n1. It sends people to hell fire. The sexually immoral shall not enter the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 highlights the sins that will disqualify one from entering the Kingdom of God, and sexual immorality tops the list.
\nWe see the same thing in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. It says, \u201cNeither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites\u2026 will inherit the kingdom of God\u201d (New King James Version).
\nAlso, in Revelation 21:8, the Bible says the sexually immoral, among others, shall have their part in the lake, which burns with fire and brimstone \u2013 the second death. Jude 7 reminds us of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with sexual immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. They were destroyed by fire, and are a warning of the eternal fire that will punish all who\u2019re evil.
\n2. It destroys fellowship with God. The sexually immoral are unacceptable to Him. Matthew 15:19-20 says sexual immorality and other sins will defile you and \u201cmake you unacceptable to God\u201d (New Living Translation); but not eating with unwashed hands.
\nExcept one repents, confesses and forsakes sexual immorality, it will rob one of the boldness to come before God ( Hebrews 4:16).
\nUnrepentant sinners can\u2019t climb the mountain of the LORD or stand in His presence (Psalm 24:3-4). Sexual immorality stains the hands and garment of the believer; it creates a barrier between him and God.
\nEvery repentant immoral person should cry like David did In Psalm 51:10-11: \u201cCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me\u201d (New King James Version). David is believed to have written this psalm after Prophet Nathan had confronted him with his sin of sexual immorality with another man\u2019s wife, Bathsheba.
\n3. It defiles the body and opens it to demonic possession and oppression. Sexual immorality makes your body unholy. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 says, \u201cGod wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin. Then each of you will control your body and live in holiness and honor \u2014 not in lustful passion as the pagans do, in their ignorance of God and his ways\u201d (New Living Translation).
\nDemons can possess or oppress human bodies through sexual immorality. Sexual morality is a sin against your own body.
\nEvery sexual activity joins you as one in body with your sex partner. The many the sexual partners, the many the joining that takes place! That is the danger. That\u2019s why those who have multiple sex partners live a life of self-inflicted confusion. They\u2019re joined to different persons \u2013 one person with different bodies! (1 Corinthians 6:15-18). Unless they repent and pray for or go for deliverance, demonic activities in their lives will persist.
\n4. It robs the sexually immoral of peace and joy. No child of God can be living in sexual immorality and have peace of mind or joy. He is living in the fear of being found out by his wife, husband, fianc\u00e9 or fianc\u00e9e, brethren, neighbors, the husband or wife of the cheating partner.
\nHe could be manifesting a strange attitude that a discerning person will know that something is wrong. It\u2019s only as such a person persists in this sin that his conscience becomes hardened. Only genuine repentance, confession and forsaking the sin can restore his peace and joy.
\nThis step must be taken no matter how difficult it seems. Concealing the sin won\u2019t do any good; it makes one a prisoner and also weak to stop committing the sin. Proverbs 28:13 says anyone who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
\nIn Psalm 51, David prayed to God, \u201cMake me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice\u201d (verse 8 New Living Translation). He also prayed, \u201cRestore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit\u201d (verse 12 New King James Version).
\n5. It destroys people\u2019s destinies. Those who engage in sexual immorality, whether pre-marital, marital infidelity, homosexuality, lesbianism, rape, or masturbation, ruin their destinies. Unless they repent quickly, they won\u2019t be able to fulfill the purposes of God for their lives.
\nThe destinies of so many promising youths have been perverted by obsession for sex. They\u2019ve wasted their youthful energies on sex (Proverbs 31:3). Samson is a case study. Delilah, a harlot, eventually terminated the twenty years of ministry of this great man of God. Alas, Samson died with his enemies! (Judges 16).
\nReuben lost his place; he lost his inheritance as the first born, because of just few minutes of immoral sexual pleasure \u2013 he slept with his father\u2019s wife\/concubine (Genesis 35:22; 49:3-4).
\nCompare Reuben and Joseph. In Genesis 39:7-9, Joseph didn\u2019t surrender his destiny to sexual pleasure offered him on a silver platter by his master\u2019s wife. He refused to sleep with her saying, \u201cHow then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?\u201d (Verse 9b New King James Version). It\u2019s the fear of God that keeps one from all forms of evil, including sexual immorality (Proverbs 16:6b).
\n6. It destroys the home. Pre-marital sex robs those engaged in it of the pleasure of sex that God has reserved for marriage alone. They\u2019ve seen it all! There\u2019s therefore nothing new for them to really look forward to in marriage as regards sex. When such get married, there\u2019s little or no appreciation of their spouses. They may never be sexually satisfied by their wives or husbands.
\nMarital infidelity erodes trust, causes conflicts and may lead to separation or eventual divorce (Matthew 5:32). So many homes have been torn apart today by sexual immorality. Hebrews 13:4 warns, \u201cMarriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge\u201d (New King James Version).
\nBeware of sexual immorality that may result from inappropriate closeness and emotional entanglement with the opposite sex \u2013 in your family, place of work, church, neighbourhood, etc. especially with those who\u2019re sexually active including divorcees, widows\/widowers, those in troubled marriages and those old enough to marry, but not yet married.
\nNever forget God\u2019s warning in Proverbs 5:15-17: \u201cDrink water from your own well \u2014 share your love only with your wife. Why spill the water of your springs in public, having sex with just anyone? You should reserve it for yourselves. Don’t share it with strangers\u201d (New Living Translation).
\n7. It exposes the sexually immoral to sicknesses and diseases, including STDs and HIV\/AIDS. Some of these sicknesses could actually be spiritual, because the victims have slept with people who are agents of the devil in skirts and trousers! No medication can cure them; only the power of God can set them free.
\nSicknesses can also be God\u2019s judgment on the sexually immoral. In Revelation 2:20-23, God says He gave that woman, Jezebel, time to repent of her sexual immorality, but she didn\u2019t. Therefore, He\u2019ll, among other things, cast her into a sickbed.
\nMany have also contacted sexually transmitted diseases and are spending so much money on treatment while many will have to live the rest of their lives with HIV\/AIDS except God heals them.
\n8. It opens the door to all kinds of tragedy, including premature death. This can be as a result of life threatening diseases contacted. It may also be as a result of physical or spiritual attacks from those who feel cheated by immoral sexual relationships or from the demonic spirit inhabiting either of the persons involved.
\nSome husbands, fianc\u00e9s, boyfriends (or wives, fianc\u00e9es, girl friends) are known to have resorted to self-help through diabolical means or physical violence to eliminate or inflict injury on those they considered intruders to their love relationships. Proverbs 6:26-29 captures the dangers of being involved with a prostitute.
\nUnfortunately, those committing sexual immorality are usually deceived by the devil and blinded by lust. Repent now of sexual immorality, including mental adultery (Matthew 5:28). Surrender your life to Jesus. Ask God for forgiveness and the power and grace to live a holy life henceforth.
\nQuit all sinful relationships, hangouts and practices immediately. Return to your spouse, seek forgiveness and be faithful. Feed on the Word of God daily. Flee from every temptation. Make yourself accountable to a servant of God or a mature Christian you can confide in, who can minister the Word of God to you, pray for you and with you and monitor your progress.
\nIf you\u2019re not born again, repent of your sins today and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Whoever comes to Him, He will by no means cast out.
\nPRAYER POINT: Father, I repent of my sexual immorality. Forgive me LORD. I destroy the power of sexual immorality over my life in Jesus name. I shall abstain from sexual immorality henceforth in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/strong>
\nThis is wisdom for living, and it\u2019s worth sharing. Please share.
\n(For over 260 in-depth and insightful messages by T.O. Banso, visit: www.cedarministry.org)
\n\u25aa Banso heads Cedar Ministry International, Abuja, Nigeria<\/strong>
\ncedarministryintl@yahoo.com, cedarministryng@gmail.com<\/strong>
\nTel No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523; WhatsApp No: +2349081295947<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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