Key Truth Review Lesson 20 n n Lesson

Key Truth Review Lesson #20 n n Lesson Twenty God wants us to honor and obey his representatives in the _______________ , and the ________ , except when they command us to ________ God. Human life is precious because it a person's only chance to come to ________. The Bible says abortion is ________ an unborn child. Since life is so important, we'll want to ________ those in any need.

Key Truth Answers n n Lesson Twenty God wants us to honor and obey his representatives in the HOME, the CHURCH, and the GOVERNMENT, except when they command us to DISOBEY God. Human life is precious because it a person's only chance to come to KNOW JESUS. The Bible says abortion is KILLING an unborn child. Since life is so important, we'll want to HELP those in any need.

LESSON 21 GOD’S WILL FOR HIS PEOPLE (PART IV)

Opening Prayer

God’s Will for His People (Part IV) The Sixth Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.

THE ORIGIN OF SEX AND MARRIAGE

Genesis 1: 27 -28 n 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground. "

The Origin of Sex and Marriage God created both male and female

Genesis 2: 18 -25 n 21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man. " 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

The Origin of Sex and Marriage God created male and female for Marriage

Genesis 2: 18 n Genesis 2: 18 18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. "

Genesis 1: 31 n Genesis 1 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.

The Origin of Sex and Marriage Like everything else God created, God called sex and marriage Very good

Genesis 2: 25 n Genesis 2 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

The Origin of Sex and Marriage Like everything else God created, God called sex and marriage Very good It was something holy and pure. SEX AND MARRIAGE IS A PRECIOUS BLESSING FROM GOD.

GOD’S PURPOSE FOR MARRIAGE

God’s Purpose for Marriage 1. “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him. ” One purpose for marriage is loving companionship and helpfulness

God’s Purpose for Marriage 1. “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him. ” One purpose for marriage is loving companionship and helpfulness 2. “They will become one flesh. ” A second purpose for marriage is a God-pleasing sexual union

God’s Purpose for Marriage 1. “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him. ” One purpose for marriage is loving companionship and helpfulness 2. “They will become one flesh. ” A second purpose for marriage is a God-pleasing sexual union 3. “Be fruitful and increase in number. ” A third purpose for marriage is to bear children and provide for them

PROTECTING GOD’S GIFT OF SEX AND MARRIAGE

Protecting God’s Gift of Sex and Marriage You shall not commit adultery = Don’t spoil God’s gift of sex and marriage. This commandment is spoken to those who are already married and to those who are not married. Both need to be on guard to keep God’s gift of sex and marriage pure.

Ephesians 5: 1 -3 n 1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.

Christians Will Not … Before Marriage: Commit fornication (sexual relations between unmarried persons)

Ephesians 5: 4 -8 n 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them. 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

Christians Will Not … Before Marriage: Commit fornication (sexual relations between unmarried persons) Use the gift of sex in the wrong way (obscenity, pornography) Tell or listen to unclean jokes

Matthew 5: 27 - 29 n 27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery. ‘” 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Christians Will Not … Before Marriage: Commit fornication (sexual relations between unmarried persons) Use the gift of sex in the wrong way (obscenity, pornography) Tell or listen to unclean jokes Have unclean thoughts

Hebrews 13: 4 n 4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Christians Will Not … After Marriage: Use sex outside of marriage (adultery)

Matthew 15: 19 n 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Christians Will Not … After Marriage: Use sex outside of marriage (adultery) Love unclean thoughts or words

Matthew 19: 4 -6 n 4 "Haven't you read, " [Jesus] replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female, ' 5 and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? 6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. "

Christians Will Not … After Marriage: Use sex outside of marriage (adultery) Love unclean thoughts or words Seek to end the marriage by divorce

Matthew 19: 9 n I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery. "

Christians Will Not … After Marriage: Use sex outside of marriage (adultery) Love unclean thoughts or words Seek to end the marriage by divorce (Exceptions to this: If one spouse willfully breaks the marriage by Adultery (unfaithfulness),

1 Corinthians 7: 15 n 15 But if the unbeliever leaves [the marriage], let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

Christians Will Not … After Marriage: Use sex outside of marriage (adultery) Love unclean thoughts or words Seek to end the marriage by divorce (Exceptions to this: If one spouse willfully breaks the marriage by Adultery (unfaithfulness), or by desertion Then God permits the other spouse to obtain a divorce).

ALSO FORBIDDEN BY GOD ARE

Romans 1: 24 -27 n 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

Also Forbidden by God Are homosexuality and lesbianism

Christians Will …

Philippians 4: 8 n 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed

Genesis 24: 1 -4 n Isaac and Rebekah Abraham was now old and well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the chief servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh. 3 I want you to swear by the LORD , the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac. " 1

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed 2. Seek to marry a fellow believer

Romans 7: 2 -3 n 2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. 3 So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man.

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed 2. Seek to marry a fellow believer 3. Be faithful in marriage until death

Ephesians 5: 21 ff n 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed 2. Seek to marry a fellow believer 3. Be faithful in marriage until death 4. Try to build a Christ-centered home

1 Corinthians 6: 19 -20 n 19 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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed 2. Seek to marry a fellow believer 3. Be faithful in marriage until death 4. Try to build a Christ-centered home 5. Remember that their body is God’s temple

1 Corinthians 6: 19 -20 n 19 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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Christians Will … 1. Seek to remain pure in thought, word and deed 2. Seek to marry a fellow believer 3. Be faithful in marriage until death 4. Try to build a Christ-centered home 5. Remember that their body is God’s temple and therefore glorify God with their body.

1 Corinthians 6: 18 -20 n 18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Christians Will … 6. Flee temptation

His Word in My Life n n n Concerning sex and sexuality, do the standards of "the world" often match God's requirements noted above? How are they alike or different: 1. In the movies and on television or the internet? 2. In school? 3. How are these ideas deceitful? 4. What is God's idea of "safe sex"?

His Word in My Life n Evaluate: Melissa said, "I'll dress the way that I want to. If guys gawk and lust after me, it's their own fault. "

His Word in My Life n Evaluate these statements: A person can appreciate a piece of art as beautiful, but if he covets the art piece then it is wrong. In the same way a person can appreciate a person as beautiful, but if he lusts after that person then it is wrong.

His Word in My Life n Agree or disagree and why? God doesn't want us to talk about or think about sex.

His Word in My Life n Agree or Disagree: If two people love each other, they should get married.

His Word in My Life n Evaluate this statement: The only way a Christian can be sure of a happy marriage is to marry a person who shares the same faith.

His Word in My Life n Agree or Disagree: Flirting is harmless.

His Word in My Life n Jean says, “Wow, I have broken this commandment so many times in my thoughts, words and my actions. I am worried about what will happen to me if I die. God has every right to be angry with me. ” What do you tell her?

Promise Ring n Many teen Christian girls and boys wear promise rings denoting their commitment to purity until marriage. Among the phrases on the rings are, " Worth the wait, " or "True love waits. " What do you think about that idea?

His Word in My Life n Evaluate: Jeannie said, "The best gift I can give my husband on my wedding night is my virginity. "

The Gift n n Your Body – Yourself A Wedding Gift

His Word in My Life What are the benefits / risks of dating?

Closing Prayer Father, to put these things into practice takes real trust. Increase my trust in all your promises so that, beginning today and for the rest of my life, I can live more and more for you. Thank you for helping me see you more clearly today. In Jesus' name, Amen.

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK 1. Study carefully the notes you have taken in class; be sure you understand them. 2. Study carefully questions #87 -98 in the Catechism. 3. Complete the “Working with God’s Word” section. 4. Memorize the 7 th and 8 th Commandments and “What Does This Mean? ” 5. Memorize the following Bible passage: 1 Corinthians 6: 19 -20 – “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. ” 6. Complete Worksheet #21 and have parents correct.

Key Truths n n Lesson Twenty-One God's purposes for marriage are: loving ________, God-pleasing ________, and bearing and caring for ________. In choosing a husband or wife, a believer will consider the importance of sharing ________ in Jesus and work to build a ________ - centered home. Misusing God's good gift of sex spoils it. That's called ________. Since Jesus died to forgive our sexual sins too, we ask him to help us ________ him by how we treat and use our bodies and minds.

Key Truths n n Lesson twenty-one God's purposes for marriage are: loving COMPANIONSHIP, God-pleasing SEXUAL UNION, and bearing and caring for CHILDREN. In choosing a husband or wife, a believer will consider the importance of sharing FAITH in Jesus and work to build a CHRIST - centered home. Misusing God's good gift of sex spoils it. That's called ADULTERY. Since Jesus died to forgive our sexual sins too, we ask him to help us HONOR him by how we treat and use our bodies and minds.