God’s Design for Pure Living God’s design and mandate for purity is for his glory and our good Even though sexual sin haunts our hearts and culture, the believer is called to purity Through the power of the Spirit, the Christian is freed and healed from sin - Rom 8 The Christian simultaneous realizes, believes, …
God’s Created Order God has designed this world and humankind for his glory God blesses those who live according to his design and for his glory; this is wise and faithful living God judges those who selfishly reject his design; this is foolish and unfaithful living (a.k.a. sin) Sin is always destructive, those who choose …
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God’s Design for Sex God patterned human marriage as a foreshadowing of the divine marriage - Eph 5:31-32 Marriage is more than sex, but it’s not less than sex God’s created sex to serve as a living witness of the spiritual oneness between Christ and the church Our sex lives should be patterned after the …
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God’s Created Order God has created and designed marriage and sex for his glory and as a picture of the gospel God has created and designed marriage and sex for the good of the married couple Intimacy, sacrifice, spiritual growth, trust, humility, provision, support, pleasure Marriage and sex are desirable by design, but how and …
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God’s Created Order God has designed the structure of the family for his glory and its individual’s spiritual growth Parents provide love and spiritual training for their children Children grow as they obey their parents, receive their parent’s discipline, and ask questions The loving care of a father and mother pictures God’s care and training …
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God’s Created Order God has designed humankind with intended design and purpose for his glory This includes our responsibilities, relationships, bodies, and identities We are fundamentally designed by God - physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally We are fundamentally dependent on God - including our sexuality and identity Trusting God’s design for us will lead to …
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God’s Created Order God has designed relationships with order and purpose for his glory. God has created marriage and sovereignly ordains marriage. God sovereignly blesses some with the gift of singleness. No status is more important than the other and one’s value is not tied to their relationship status. God calls us to be faithful …
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We live in a sexual world. God created sex; it’s good, it’s for marriage, it’s enjoyable, and it’s useful for procreation Sin breaks God’s order; humans, relationships, marriages, and sex are now tools of rebellion. This study is an effort to look at our current surroundings and then ground ourselves in what the Bible says …
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Familyhood 