Purity In Christ
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 2/3/2013 AM |
Text: | Ephesians 5:32; Lord's Day 41 |
Psalters: | 71, 67, 260, 277 |
- Gracious redemption.
- God created man pure in their mind, so that they were naked and not ashamed (Gen. 2:25).
- Adam and Eve's experience of their fall into sin was their being ashamed.
- When Adam and Eve sought to divorce themselves from God, it had bitter consequences, also on their relationship.
- God redeemed marriage from sin?s ravages, making it a reflection of THE marriage (Eph. 5:32).
- God promised redemption from sin's shame when He made coats of skin and covered them (Gen. 3:21).
- Thus God took marriage from the control of sin and put it under the discipline of His sacred command.
- We are to know how to keep marriage free from blemishes and live in it devoted to our Husband.
- His commandment makes every human responsible to reflect God's holiness and purity.
- His grace enables the redeemed to reflect His purity and faithfulness.
- In Christ God?s people reveal God?s faithfulness with each serving and assisting the other.
- God created man pure in their mind, so that they were naked and not ashamed (Gen. 2:25).
- God condemns adultery, all unfaithfulness and every uncleanness.
- Adultery is unfaithfulness on the part of a husband or wife, and it is sexual activity before marriage.
- This command boldly brings out sinful thoughts and desires from their hiding places and proclaims them as evil.
- Consider Jesus? anger when the physical temple was violated; so when the temple of the Spirit is defiled (I Cor. 6:15ff)
- We must be careful that the stones we intend for those caught in adultery do not land on our own heads (John 8:7).
- Everyone married to Jesus is called to reflect Jesus in grateful purity and faithfulness.
- Each mate must labor (in gratitude to God, not to their mate) never to cease to do their part.
- Be motivated by thoughts of God's goodness to us, A How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
- And be motivated by considering the greatness of God's mercy.