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Come And Pickup Your Life Wth God
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From the desk of Apostle W.L. Jones, Sr.
Your body is God’s Temple

All Christians are exhorted by Christ and His Holy apostles to abstain from
sexual immorality.  All Christians are to avoid fornication, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, and polygamy.  Scripture exhorts, “let it not once be named among you.”   If such a sin is committed, the Christian (s) must repent, confess and forsake it.  Sexual purity brings added blessing on earth, along with rewards and honor in heaven.  Sexual immorality can bring about chastisement, premature death, or worse (I.e., loss of reward, damnation).  We maintain this calling by three means of grace .

  1. Celibacy – The gift that enables total dedication to the Lord without needing a mate for sexual relief. 
  2. Abstinence: The grace of God that enables a believer to endure the pressure and need for sexual release until marriage or aging lessens this strain.   Prayer, fasting, and sublimation assist in this objective as well as the attitude of avoidance – flee fornication. 
  3. Marriage: The cohabitation of a man and a woman in lawful and legal matrimony, thereby freely sharing conjugal rights of sexual release with God’s blessing.   

If a Christian discovers that they are in an unbearable or unlawful relationship, they should seek counsel from their pastor.  Never allow contention or strife to remain in your life.  God has called us to peace.  Therefore, live a life of solution and wholeness. 

      

  1. THE SPIRIT OF GOD CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF.
  2. LET GOD BE TRUE, EVEN IF EVERY MAN IS FOUND A LIAR.
  3. CHRISTIANS CAN BE DECIEVED –TRYEVERY SPIRIT BY THE WORD AND SEE WHETHER IT BE OF GOD.
  4. PROGRESSIVE REVELATION IS NOT VACILLATION, GOD CHANGES NOT.

GOD’S PLAN

  1. Genesis 2:18-25: Monogamy – one husband, one wife.
  2. Genesis 3:1-24: Marriage after the fall becomes headship/submission.
  3. Leviticus 15:16: Masturbation (private secretion) is a temporary defilement.
  4. Leviticus 18:1-30: Laws against sexual immorality –specifically incest. 
  5. Exodus 20:14, 17: Laws against adultery and lust.
  6. Leviticus19:29: Law against child prostitution
  7. Numbers 4:11-31: Law against secret adultery/even if one’s mate does not know God will judge it. 
  8. II Samuel 10:1-12; 31 David sin described.
  9. Deut. 24:1-4 The law of divorce/results in defilement
  10. Psalm 51: David’s repentance and restoration
  11. Ezra9 & 10: Improper marriages annulled
  12. Nehemiah 9&10: Separation from invalid marriages
  13. Jeremiah 3:1-4: A call to reconcile with divorced spouse.  This text is superior to Deuteronomy 24:1-4.
  14. Hosea 3:1-5: A Call to forgive and reconcile with adulterer /adulteress.
  15. Malachi: 2:1-17: the prophets called for the dissolution of 2nd marriages and for the return to the original mate, where possible.
  16. Matthew: 5:27-32: Reference to “fornication” Jews in state of betrothal). 
  17. Matthew19:3-9: Referred to as the “exception clause” and referencing Deuteronomy 22:13-29.  After the consummation of a valid marriage. “let no man put asunder”. 
  18. Deuteronomy 22:13-30: the sentence for adultery and fornication was to be “put away” via execution. 
  19. John 8:2-11: Jesus’ response to adultery was mercy and forgiveness and a call to conversion. 
  20. Mark: 10-12: Marriage is not dissoluble.  NO EXCEPTIONS.
  21. Luke: 1618: Marriage is not dissolution. NOEXCEPTIONS.
  22. Acts: 15-18-29: Apostolic Council against sexual immorality. 
  23. Romans: 7:2-3: Marriage is not dissoluble.  NO EXCEPTIONS
  24. I Corinthians: 7:1-39: Marriage is not dissoluble.
  25. I Corinthians: 7:1-39: A call to celibacy, abstinence, and marital fidelity.
  26. I Peter 3:1-7: Wisdom in mixed marriages (unsaved spouses). 
  27. I. Corinthians: 5:1-13: Continual violations bring excommunication – A lesser degree is silencing as a preliminary. 
  28. I. Corinthians: 6:9-10: Continual violations bring damnation and bars one from heaven. 
  29. Ephesians: 5:22-32: Marital instruction of divine purpose.
  30. Colossians: 3:18-19: Marital instruction.
  31. I. Timothy: 3:1-13; 5:1-2: Ministers, Deacons and their families. 
  32. Titus: 1:5-9: Ministers and their families.
  33. I. Thessalonians: 4:3-8: A call to all for sexual purity. 
  34. Romans 6:1-4; Matthew 19:6-12: Second mate- separation or partners in abstinence or by degrees toward abstinence. 
  35. Mark 10:11-12: Separation and divorce does not give license to marry another person. 
  36. John: 4:16-17; Jesus knows-don’t hide the truth.
  37. I. Corinthians: 6:18; Proverbs 6:32-33: Against fornication, adultery, etc.
  38. Romans: 12:1; I Thessalonians 5:23-24: Sanctification- of God’s plan and purpose.
  39. I Corinthians: 7:12-15: if the unbeliever separates, live without contention and in purity.  No second marriage. 
  40. I. Corinthians: 7:39-40: Widows marry Christians (only).

     There are Christians that assert that adultery, abandonment, and other marital sins/ abuses give people the right to marry someone.  There cases where you may have to separate as a last resort, or even divorce your mate.  Even if you legally divorce your mate on any grounds (Scripture gives space for the case of sexual impurity), you are not allowed to marry another while your mate is alive.  Marriage is until death do you part.  Remain single or reconcile with your mate. 

    FIVE LAWS THAT GOVERN A MARRIAGE IN CRISIS

 

  1. The private law of divorce: An option for sexual immorality only.  This is imperfect because it may result in defilement through second marriage or worse. 
  2. The public law of execution: An option in nations where adultery is or was a capital offense.  Results are final and irreversible, and sometimes the innocent are punished.  Jesus said that those who are without sin should execute the guilty.  Think….
  3. The perfect law of love: Mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation. 
  4. The perfect law of tolerance: When the guilty do not want reconciliation or to cease from sin, we are called to peace and purity.  Pray for the salvation of your mate.  Pray for the salvation of your children.  A divided house is dangerous for all souls in that home.  Have faith.  Time may bring about a change or justice.  
  5. The provisional law of separation: From home or bed –with or without conjugal rights.  With pastoral counseling, family support (emotionally, and economically) from husband. 

    For other publications contact:
    BEULAH CHURCH
    956 MARCY AVENUE.
    BKLYN, NY 11216.
    (718)636-8500
    Apostle Wilbur L. Jones, Sr., Pastor

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