SEXUALITY AND FAITH
Rev Michael Benson Ajayi
1Cor.7:5 "Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency."
There is a correlation between faith and one's sexuality as revealed in the aforementioned scripture. Jesus speaking to His disciples in Matthew 17:15-21 said fasting and prayer was a requirement in developing faith to deal with stubborn situations in our lives. The disciples had attempted casting out an evil spirit but they couldn't because of their unbelief (Matthew 17:20) .
The process of fasting includes abstinence from sex for a short period of time by mutual consent by married persons. The act of sex is the most powerful physical experience one could ever experience and it's the only time when a human being surrenders his or her spirit, soul and body to another person. That's why it is a major gateway to evil spirits into the human soul. For this reason, believers are admonished to marry spouses that have a sound biblical foundation because the person we engage in sex with does affect our faith in God (1Cor.7:5,Acts15:20).
Sex is a gift from God and should be treated with honour (Heb.13:4) It comes with obligations which should be adhered to dutifully (1Cor.7:3) each party in a marriage should strive to ensure that they satisfy their partner's sexual needs. In marriage, our bodies are jointly owned by our spouses thus no party has any write whatsoever to deprive the other sex. Depriving one's partner sex opens the doors to infidelity and demonic manifestations in a marriage (1cor.7:4-5).
Sex is likened to water and regardless of the shape of the container ,its chemical components of two molecules of hydrogen bonding with one molecule of oxygen remains the same. Therefore, one should be satisfied with one's spouse (Proverbs 5:18-20)Satisfaction is a state of the mind and it's by choice. One could be married to the most beautiful person in the world and yet not be sexually satisfied because of exposure to sexual perversion which seeks to say that the taste of a glass of water is determined by the colour , dimensions, orientation and geographical location of its container.That's the logic behind sexual perversion as portrayed by the world's media. This is the motivation behind sexual immorality, it is a disease of the mind that corrupts one's vision about sex and marriage. It is intended towards destroying the family bond. Sexual sins destroys faith in God's word and exposes us to disaster.
God judges sexual immorality by looking at the intentions of our minds, thus, the person who physically looks at a married woman with an intention to have sex with her is equally guilty before God as the man having sexual relationship with a married woman (Matthew 5:27-28) this scripture takes care of the arguments on the morality of pornography.It for this reason that the grace of God is needed to live right before God. Through the spirit of grace we can put to death the appetite for sexual immorality (Col..3:5-7)
Sexual immorality originates from the heart(Matt.15:19-20) therefore, it can be overcome in the heart thus giving it no room to manifest physically (prov.4:23-27) .It starts by refusing to engage in discussions bordering around promiscuity and reject pornography. It should not be seen as a natural phenomenon to be sexually immoral.It is only permissible among animals because they are needed for multiplication to meet man's food needs. We are superior to animals. Those who habitually engage in sexual sins shall not inherit God’s kingdom (1Cor.6:9-10)
Sexual sins shouldn't be seen as extraordinary requiring more power to deal with, that's a lie from the enemy, salvation from hell through the born again experience takes less than 5 minutes likewise one can be free from sexual in less than 5 minutes. All things are possible to him who believes in God. You can overcome sexual immorality through the Holy Spirit (Gal.5.16-18,John 8:31-36). It is out of our reverence for God that we seek to be free from sexual immorality (2 Cor.7:1) God wants us to avoid sexual immorality and learn how to avoid those things that stimulate or trigger sexual immorality (Thessalonians 4:3-6)
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning to us (Jude 1:6-7,2Peter 2:4-10) These cities had legitimised homosexuality and rape ,this led to the removal of God's protective cover over the city and Satan destroyed them by God’s permission (Gen.19:4-5,24-25) . Homosexuality is an abomination before God (Lev.18:22) . The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah took place over 300 years before the laws of Moses therefore it shouldn't be treated as an old testament issue with no present day validity. It is a wicked perversion of God’s gift of sex and the family (Rom.1:26-27) .Jesus defined marriage as being between a man and a woman (Mark10:6) Homosexuality is a forgivable sin and victims can be cleansed from it (1Cor.6:11). A simple prayer could be "dear lord forgive me of the sin of sexual immorality and remove the appetite for sexual from me ,I invoke the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus to wash away the evil stain of homosexuality in my heart and I declare that I am delivered in Jesus name." Amen
Prayer / counseling + 2348098536911 + 2348035536911 Email : Michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com
1Cor.7:5 "Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency."
There is a correlation between faith and one's sexuality as revealed in the aforementioned scripture. Jesus speaking to His disciples in Matthew 17:15-21 said fasting and prayer was a requirement in developing faith to deal with stubborn situations in our lives. The disciples had attempted casting out an evil spirit but they couldn't because of their unbelief (Matthew 17:20) .
The process of fasting includes abstinence from sex for a short period of time by mutual consent by married persons. The act of sex is the most powerful physical experience one could ever experience and it's the only time when a human being surrenders his or her spirit, soul and body to another person. That's why it is a major gateway to evil spirits into the human soul. For this reason, believers are admonished to marry spouses that have a sound biblical foundation because the person we engage in sex with does affect our faith in God (1Cor.7:5,Acts15:20).
Sex is a gift from God and should be treated with honour (Heb.13:4) It comes with obligations which should be adhered to dutifully (1Cor.7:3) each party in a marriage should strive to ensure that they satisfy their partner's sexual needs. In marriage, our bodies are jointly owned by our spouses thus no party has any write whatsoever to deprive the other sex. Depriving one's partner sex opens the doors to infidelity and demonic manifestations in a marriage (1cor.7:4-5).
Sex is likened to water and regardless of the shape of the container ,its chemical components of two molecules of hydrogen bonding with one molecule of oxygen remains the same. Therefore, one should be satisfied with one's spouse (Proverbs 5:18-20)Satisfaction is a state of the mind and it's by choice. One could be married to the most beautiful person in the world and yet not be sexually satisfied because of exposure to sexual perversion which seeks to say that the taste of a glass of water is determined by the colour , dimensions, orientation and geographical location of its container.That's the logic behind sexual perversion as portrayed by the world's media. This is the motivation behind sexual immorality, it is a disease of the mind that corrupts one's vision about sex and marriage. It is intended towards destroying the family bond. Sexual sins destroys faith in God's word and exposes us to disaster.
God judges sexual immorality by looking at the intentions of our minds, thus, the person who physically looks at a married woman with an intention to have sex with her is equally guilty before God as the man having sexual relationship with a married woman (Matthew 5:27-28) this scripture takes care of the arguments on the morality of pornography.It for this reason that the grace of God is needed to live right before God. Through the spirit of grace we can put to death the appetite for sexual immorality (Col..3:5-7)
Sexual immorality originates from the heart(Matt.15:19-20) therefore, it can be overcome in the heart thus giving it no room to manifest physically (prov.4:23-27) .It starts by refusing to engage in discussions bordering around promiscuity and reject pornography. It should not be seen as a natural phenomenon to be sexually immoral.It is only permissible among animals because they are needed for multiplication to meet man's food needs. We are superior to animals. Those who habitually engage in sexual sins shall not inherit God’s kingdom (1Cor.6:9-10)
Sexual sins shouldn't be seen as extraordinary requiring more power to deal with, that's a lie from the enemy, salvation from hell through the born again experience takes less than 5 minutes likewise one can be free from sexual in less than 5 minutes. All things are possible to him who believes in God. You can overcome sexual immorality through the Holy Spirit (Gal.5.16-18,John 8:31-36). It is out of our reverence for God that we seek to be free from sexual immorality (2 Cor.7:1) God wants us to avoid sexual immorality and learn how to avoid those things that stimulate or trigger sexual immorality (Thessalonians 4:3-6)
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a warning to us (Jude 1:6-7,2Peter 2:4-10) These cities had legitimised homosexuality and rape ,this led to the removal of God's protective cover over the city and Satan destroyed them by God’s permission (Gen.19:4-5,24-25) . Homosexuality is an abomination before God (Lev.18:22) . The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah took place over 300 years before the laws of Moses therefore it shouldn't be treated as an old testament issue with no present day validity. It is a wicked perversion of God’s gift of sex and the family (Rom.1:26-27) .Jesus defined marriage as being between a man and a woman (Mark10:6) Homosexuality is a forgivable sin and victims can be cleansed from it (1Cor.6:11). A simple prayer could be "dear lord forgive me of the sin of sexual immorality and remove the appetite for sexual from me ,I invoke the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus to wash away the evil stain of homosexuality in my heart and I declare that I am delivered in Jesus name." Amen
Prayer / counseling + 2348098536911 + 2348035536911 Email : Michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com
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