"Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled. For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants. But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you (for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled); so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you." -Leviticus 18.24-28
I didn't post the verses 6-20 and 22-23, simply because of how long it would be. But these verses capture the consequences behind the actions of these verses. Leviticus 18 talks about sex, and what God didn't create it to be. It goes on and on about sexual relationships that are not permissible. It talks about acts that are an abomination, and a defilement of what God created sex to be. Remember, Leviticus is God teaching His people how to live by His standards of holiness, and the things said here, though unpopular, must be something that a man of God lives with.
God created sex as a good thing, an act of worship to be expressed between a man and a woman within the covenant of marriage. Any sexual act outside of that is sin. Incest is sin. Adultery is sin. Fornication is sin. Polygamy is sin. Homosexuality is sin. Zoophilia is sin. And even though it is not stated here, Jesus later informs us that lust is sin (Matthew 5.28).
God instructs His people not to defile themselves by any of these things as the nations that He was driving out had done. His people were, and are, to live by His standards. Now here I need to say something, we cannot expect people who don't believe what we believe to live by the same standards we do. This doesn't mean that we approve of their behavior, it means we love them as people created in the image of God, show them the love and kindness of God, and pray that He convicts them and transforms them. But we cannot compromise, in any way, on God's standard of holiness in regards to sex or anything else.
Men, how are you living? Are you defiling yourself with any of these actions? If so stop, now. It won't be easy, but what is easy does not take a man to do it. Find a brother who will stand by you, pray with you and for you, and help you to overcome this struggle. If you have no one there is an email address near the bottom of this page on the left hand side. I believe that God has called me to help men, and I am here to do whatever I can.
Let us live as holy men of God. Let us resist sexual sin, and pursue God. Let us join together, and stand firm as the phalanx, protecting each other so that none are lost in this battle.
"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
To God alone be the Glory!
Strength and Honor
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