WISDOM FOR REPENTANCE PART 2

It is clear what happens when people follow their sinful desires instead of God’s way:

Each of these points highlights behaviors that lead to moral and spiritual decay, distancing individuals from God’s will:

1. (ADULTERY) Being Unfaithful in Marriage

Marriage is a sacred covenant before God, built on love, trust, and faithfulness. When a spouse is unfaithful, it damages this sacred bond, leading to broken trust, emotional pain, and even the destruction of families. Unfaithfulness is not just about physical affairs but also emotional connections that violate the exclusivity of marriage. (Proverbs 6:32 KJV. But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul; Hebrews 13:4 KJV. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

2. (FORNICATION) Engaging in Sexual Sin Outside of Marriage

God designed sexual intimacy to be enjoyed within the boundaries of marriage. Engaging in fornication, adultery, or other sexual sins outside of marriage leads to spiritual, emotional, and even physical consequences, such as guilt, broken relationships, and diseases. The Bible warns against such behaviors, urging believers to honor their bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:18-20 KJV. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. [19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.)

3. (UNCLEANNESS) Living in Impurity and Moral Corruption

Moral corruption comes when people disregard God's standard of righteousness and embrace sinful lifestyles. This includes indulging in filthy conversations, watching or engaging in immoral activities, and supporting things that promote ungodly behavior. A life of impurity eventually dulls one’s conscience, making sin seem normal. (Ephesians 5:3-5 KJV. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; [4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. [5] For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.)