“Happily married men do not wake up one morning and decide they are going to commit adultery that day. Particularly with Christians, the consummation of infidelity usually comes as the last in a series of mild compromises and unobtrusive self-deceptions. More believing men have drifted into adultery than lurched into it” (Fidelity, p. 59).
Reflections
“Shame is not honorable in itself, but it at least reflects a memory of honor” (Fidelity, p. 55).
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Sexual Confusion
“We must remember that sin muddles. It follows from this that sexual sin muddles sexually. So even though we live in a sex-crazed society, this does not mean we understand sex or sexual morality. The ‘openness’ advocated by so many actually blurs the understanding. In such a situation, God’s law illumines; disobedience results not only …
Inconvenience and Blood
“In the sixties, that time of sexual infantilism, we were frequently urged to make love, not war. The assumption was that lovemaking was a peaceful activity, regardless of who you were in the hay with . . . [but] sexual revolutions must necessarily end in blood . . . The sexual laxity of our nation, …
The Kind of Grapes That Make Vinegar
“Sins are like grapes, and come in bunches” (Fidelity, p. 46).
And God’s Solutions Are Always Best
“In fact, just a few verses down, Paul shows that one important way to flee fornication is to run into the arms of a woman (1 Cor. 7:2)” (Fidelity, p. 45).
Naturally Clean
“Immorality is an insult to the body. Those who live in this way will continue to haul down upon their own heads all the natural consequences of unnatural behavior. How is it that a man can make love to his wife thousands of times over the course of forty years and not be at risk …
Temple of the Holy Spirit
[1 Cor. 6:18] “Sexual sin is not the worst of sins, but in some respects we may consider it the most complicated of sins. All dirt should be washed off our hands, but pine sap is harder to get off. Sexual sin entangles in a way that others do not . . . Paul mentions …
The God of Nature Defines Natural
[1 Cor. 6:13] “By way of contrast, fornication was not made for the body. The body was not made for fornication. Contrary to one of the most common lies in this regard, sexual activity with a woman outside a covenant is not ‘natural.’ . . . Many unbelievers think that sexual intercourse is just another …
And Sin is Defined By Scripture, Not by the Genome
“Whether or not homosexual temptation is genetic, heterosexual temptation most certainly is genetic” (Fidelity, p. 41).