Stormproof Men #3: Sexual Purity in a Sex Saturated World

Hello men, welcome back to the podcast! We’re in our third week of the “Stormproof” series based on the book by Roger Frankhauser.  His hope for the book is for men to have sexual purity  in a sex-saturated world. --The PursueGOD Men's podcast helps guys apply God's Word to their lives to become full circle followers of Jesus. Join us for a new men's episode every other Thursday. Find resources to talk about these episodes at pursueGOD.org/men.Learn more about "full circle" Christianity through our 12-week Pursuit series.Click here to learn more about how to use these resources with men and boys at church.Got questions or want to leave a note? Email us at [email protected] Now --What is the Target? It’s important that we know what we’re aiming for when we want to experience sexual purity.  As with any goal, being specific about the target gives us the best opportunity to achieve it. I want the guilt to go away.If the only thing we desire is for the guilt to go away, then we are focused on how we feel about our thoughts or actions rather than the rightness of them. 2 Corinthians 7:10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.  I want God to remove the temptation.God never promised to remove temptation.  He promised a way out (1 Corinthians 10:13). How do we grow in our faith and submission to God without temptation? If this is our goal it can lead to us blaming God for not keeping promises that he never made. I want to say “no” to the temptation.I want to honor God.  This is the target that is most inline with God’s call on us as Christians.It is the target that gives us the best chance at victory. Romans 12:1  Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.1 Corinthians 6:12-13 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. 13 You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies.Facing the StormsGod is never the source of sexual temptation. Temptation  falls under two broad categories - objective and subjective.James 1:13-16 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong,[c] and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. Objective and subjective - external and internal External temptations never come from God. They come from the devil and the world. Storm WarningWe will encounter different levels of storms as we pursue purity.  We would be foolish to ignore the warnings that stronger storms are on the way. Rain ShowersSevere StormsEye of the StormHurricane Warning CloseWhat is our target? I want the guilt to go away.If the only thing we desire is for the guilt to go away, then we are focused on how we feel about our thoughts or actions rather than the rightness of them. 2 Corinthians 7:10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.  I want God to remove the temptation.God never promised to remove temptation.  He promised a way out (1 Corinthians 10:13). If this is our goal it can lead to us blaming God for not keeping promises that he never made. I want to say “no” to the temptation.I want to honor God.  This is the target that is most inline with God’s call on us as Christians.It is the target that gives us the best chance at victory.