I confess my sins, I turn from those sins," and God will cleanse you of that. It doesn't matter what you've done, where you are, what you're involved in, again, Jesus paid the price on the cross for your sins.
But, He says, if you love me, keep your commandment. That's a word to singles.
Now, let me give you a word if you are married. How many of you are married, raise your right hand. That's good. How many of you are singles, raise your right hand. Wow. Unbelievable. Now, married folks, we also deal with sexual temptation. We deal with sexual temptation. And some are saying right now, some of the younger couples snuggled up, "Hey, hey, wait a minute. I've been married for two months. No way. No way I'm dealing with sexual temptation right now, baby. No way. No way. Uh-uh. No, listen, you don't understand."
You know what the Bible says? The Bible says a man or a woman better watch out if they stand tall because they're getting ready to fall. No one can say, "I will never fall sexually" because if you do, you'd better be ready for the crash. How about sexual temptation in marriage? I'm talking about affair-proofing your marriage. Stopping adultery.
I can see some of you thinking, "Hey, I wish I'd heard this three years ago, or five years ago. You see, my husband or my wife, they've already violated this, they're already in an affair or have done this or that." Let me tell you something about adultery. Number one, adultery is a grievous crime. It's a crime against God. It's also a crime against your spouse.
Number two. Adultery is not the unpardonable sin. It's not the end of the world. God will forgive the person if he's serious or she's serious about the violation, who has committed adultery. Also, God can rebuild the shattered life of the spouse who's been violated.
And number three, this is the great one and I've seen this, God, from the ground up, can rebuild a marriage and can put the spark, the romanticism, the communication, the companionship, back like you have never seen before. So that is a definite. But, I'm talking also, and specifically to those, who have not fallen into adultery, or who have not taken the bait and bitten because I want us to affair-proof our marriages. And here's how you do it according to Ed Young Church Life .
Number one, we all have to make a deal with ourselves. Write this down. Make a deal with yourself. Number one. Number two, we've got to make a deal with our spouse. And number three, we've got to make a deal with our lifestyle.
But, He says, if you love me, keep your commandment. That's a word to singles.
Now, let me give you a word if you are married. How many of you are married, raise your right hand. That's good. How many of you are singles, raise your right hand. Wow. Unbelievable. Now, married folks, we also deal with sexual temptation. We deal with sexual temptation. And some are saying right now, some of the younger couples snuggled up, "Hey, hey, wait a minute. I've been married for two months. No way. No way I'm dealing with sexual temptation right now, baby. No way. No way. Uh-uh. No, listen, you don't understand."
You know what the Bible says? The Bible says a man or a woman better watch out if they stand tall because they're getting ready to fall. No one can say, "I will never fall sexually" because if you do, you'd better be ready for the crash. How about sexual temptation in marriage? I'm talking about affair-proofing your marriage. Stopping adultery.
I can see some of you thinking, "Hey, I wish I'd heard this three years ago, or five years ago. You see, my husband or my wife, they've already violated this, they're already in an affair or have done this or that." Let me tell you something about adultery. Number one, adultery is a grievous crime. It's a crime against God. It's also a crime against your spouse.
Number two. Adultery is not the unpardonable sin. It's not the end of the world. God will forgive the person if he's serious or she's serious about the violation, who has committed adultery. Also, God can rebuild the shattered life of the spouse who's been violated.
And number three, this is the great one and I've seen this, God, from the ground up, can rebuild a marriage and can put the spark, the romanticism, the communication, the companionship, back like you have never seen before. So that is a definite. But, I'm talking also, and specifically to those, who have not fallen into adultery, or who have not taken the bait and bitten because I want us to affair-proof our marriages. And here's how you do it according to Ed Young Church Life .
Number one, we all have to make a deal with ourselves. Write this down. Make a deal with yourself. Number one. Number two, we've got to make a deal with our spouse. And number three, we've got to make a deal with our lifestyle.