Are you faithful in living a holy life?

Fornication derives from the Greek word “porneia”. The English word, pornography, simply means to sell oneself and connects to prostitution. Prostitution reveals the love of money, which is the root of all evil. Here are some facts about fornication.

1. Fornication (e.g. pre-marital sex) proceeds out of the heart. Lust begins in the heart. Matthew 5:28 declares, “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Just by simply looking and lusting after a woman makes us an adulterer. I am sure many of us have looked at a man or woman, saying, “Man that boy or that girl is just so FINE.” That is fine because we can look at someone and describe them as ‘handsome’ or ’beautiful.’ After all, God created them. It becomes lust when we begin to undress them with our eyes and covet someone that is not ours. We imagine them naked and think of all the past sexual experiences we have had. All that is in the world is the lust of the flesh and the eyes. Although this is not the focus, that makes us an adulterer. It goes for both homosexuals and heterosexuals. Matthew 15:19-20 declares, “19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man (e.g. Mark 7:20-23).” Fornication is a DEFILING sin. Revelation 21:27 declares, “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”

1. You shall have no other gods before me. (e.g. a god of prostitution, a god of pornography, a god of sex, a god of self, a god of money, god of godless entertainment )

Have you always put God first in your life? Jesus said to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength-- so much, that your love for your parents, brothers and sisters, friends, and even your own life is like hatred compared to your love and devotion for God, (Luke 14:26). Have you ever failed to put Him first in your life?

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

2. You shall not make for yourself any idol. (E.g. a god of peace and safety)

Who is God to you? Is he only a god of love and mercy who would never judge anyone and never cast anyone into Hell? If that is your god, then you are right. Your god could not cast anyone into Hell because he does not exist. He is a figment of your imagination. You have created a god in your own mind that you are more comfortable with. You may call it your personal belief, but God calls it idolatry. The Bible warns that idolaters will not inherit the kingdom of heaven, (Ephesians 5:5). As a Christian, do you THINK that God will allow you to have sex, use pornography, or prostitute willfully after you profess salvation? You can prophesy, cast out devils, and do wonderful works. He will say, Depart from me you worker of iniquity.

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

3. You shall not take the name of God in vain. (E.g. vain words and works of hypocrisy, speaking flattering words and the heart is far away)

Have you ever used God's name as a curse word? If you have, you have taken the holy name of God-- who gave you your life, your family, and everything precious to you-- and used it as a filthy, four-letter word. Hitler's name was not even despised enough to be used as a curse word! If you have used God's holy name in that manner, you are a blasphemer and the Bible says God will not hold him guiltless who takes the name of the Lord in vain, (Exodus 20:7).

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

God commands that we set aside one day in seven. Have you ever been guilty of breaking this Commandment?

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

5. Honor your father and your mother. (E.g. obedience to parents‘ warning against sex, prostitution, and pornography)

Have you always honored your parents in a way that is pleasing in the sight of God? Ask Him to remind you of the sins of your youth. You may have forgotten them, but God has not.

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

6. You shall not murder. (E.g., hate yourself, hate God, and hate others.)

Jesus warned, “Whoever is angry with his brother without cause, is in danger of judgment, (Matthew 5:22) and the Bible says, He who hates his brother is a murderer, (1 John 3:15).” God sees hatred in the heart to be as wicked as murder. We can violate His Law by attitude and intent.

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

7. You shall not commit adultery. (e.g. lust of the flesh and eyes, cheating on husband or wife, pre-marital sex, Lesbianism& gay, marrying the divorced, divorce, back-sliding from Christ, pornography, masturbation)

Jesus warned, You have heard you shall not commit adultery. But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart, (Matthew 5:28). Have you ever looked at another person with lust? The Bible says that adulterers and fornicators (those who have had sex before marriage) will not enter the kingdom of heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9).

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

8. You shall not steal. (e.g. steal a precious jewel (virginity of eyes and flesh), steal time away from God )

Have you ever stolen anything (even if it was something small)? The value of the thing stolen doesn't matter; petty theft is still theft. Have you ever taken anything that belonged to someone else (from the office, school, parents, etc.)? If you have, that makes you a thief.

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

9. You shall not lie. (e.g. self-deception, deception, one lie(s), slander, lieing against another, a false witness with using pornography)

Have you ever told a lie? Then you are a liar. How many murders do you have to commit to be a murderer? Just one. If you have told even one lie, that makes you a liar. The Bible warns that all liars will have their part in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 21:8). You may not think deceitfulness is a serious sin, but God does.

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

INNOCENT No, I have NEVER broken this commandment in my life.

10. You shall not covet. (e.g. jealous of others, and property, coveting money, women coveting women that belong to another husband)

This means we should never desire anything that belongs to another person. Not their house, nor their car, nor their money, nor their wife, nor their lifestyle, nor anything that belongs to our neighbor. Have you ever broken this commandment?

GUILTY Yes, I have broken this commandment at least once.

2. Fornication is not for your body; your body is for the Lord. God created you not for you to sell yourself. He wants your love, life, commitment, dedication, and relationship. You are to be holy as GOD is holy. Christians, you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. Why are you friends with the world, a Judas? He is the head, savior, and Lord over your body. God does not want you to be bound to sex or pornography. Also, He does not want you to experience SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES THROUGH FORNICATION. First Corinthians 6:13 declares the following: “Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.” Is God your master? Is the devil your master? Does the sex, prostitution, or pornography exceed your love and time with God? You cannot look at pornography because it is the lust of the eyes. Married and unmarried people cannot use porn to enhance marriage because it is like drinking poison. Sometimes Christians slip into fornication; however, it reveals that the heart is far from Him in riotous living. The marriage bed is undefiled.

3. SEX should be between a MARRIED man and his wife. First Corinthians 7:2 proclaims, “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.” WHEN YOU HAVE SEX WITH A MAN, A COVENANT IS MADE BY BLOODSHED. (If you had sex with 50 women or men, you are in covenant with each one of them). There are spiritual soul ties between man and wife, mostly in the emotions.

4. Fornication IS UNCLEAN. IT SEPARATES YOU FROM THE HOLY GOD. God is a HOLY GOD and He is angry with the wicked every day. You will still experience the consequences. Isaiah 59:2 declares, “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Second Corinthians 12:21 declares, “And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.” Fornication can bring you straight to eternal fire IF YOU DO NOT REPENT. Jude 1:7 declares, “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” Some slips into the sin and repents. Just as Peter denies Jesus Christ, we can deny Jesus Christ with an unholy life. If you never repent, and remain in this sin, you are in danger of hell fire! If you are willfully sinning constantly, God can give you up to your uncleanness and fornications through heart-filled lusts. You are going after strange gods that are fleshly and worldly. Did you feel remorse or shame when you committed this sin against God?

5. Addictions to pornography and sex is IDOLATRY. These addictions reveal a different, FALSE rock foundation. It can fall because THE ROCK THAT YOU DEPEND upon IS NOT Jesus Christ. Not only are they not abiding in Christ, they are fruitless, unclean through false words. There prayers are unanswered without true repentance. There is no self-denial and crucified flesh. Idolatry is just like a plant that takes root and issues a harvest of poison weed and wormwood. The sin exceeds the good and the focus is NOT on god alone. Another idol is blessing yourself and believing that you can walk in the imagination of your heart and have peace and eternal safety.

6. CHRISTIANS, fornication should not be among Christians. If it is so, God will forgive you. REPENT OF YOUR SINS. Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints.” IF you are addicted to pornography, sex, prostitution, you are in danger. It is idolatrous and HYPOCRISY. Oh, ruler of Sodom and Gomorrah, God hates your prayers, which are vain, flattering words and works. He even hates when you call other souls to Him. Not only are you misrepresenting Christ, you are befriending the world. You gain the favor of the world and man and lose your soul. Job 27:8 declares the following: “8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?” Whosoever is on the Lord’s side, come to Him! He loves you so much with a longsuffering, loving-kindness, and endurance. He is drawing you back to Him. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH. Just like Peter, you are denying him with your life. Like Peter, may you feel remorse and even weep bitterly before Him. Do not give up or lose your soul to suicide (like Judas) or to these destructive addictions. God can build up the waste places of your life, restore what the devil ate up, and give you back what the devil stole from you. We are not here to condemn you; do not let condemnation lead you to more self-destruction. He loves you so much. God can still use you no matter what YOU did. He will forgive you. Do not stop here.

7. Abstain from fornication, pornography, and idolatry. Renew your mind by the Word of God. Remain in the Word and receive a revelation of GOD’S LOVE for you. His love chastens you. Since you are out of the will of God and in the flesh, you must repent. There is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. There is no condemnation for walking after the Spirit. Your MIND needs to change and you need to HATE your sin. HATE THE LUST, THE PORN, AND THE SEX. CRY OUT TO GOD! Do not feel bad when you make a mistake. Please get right back up. I know some of you want a husband or a wife, please do not awaken His love before it is time. Trust in the Lord for your mate. Some of you try to fulfill God’s promise for you as Abraham did in your own fleshly ways. Do not use that as a crutch or an excuse to keep sinning. First Corinthians 6:18 declares the following: “Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.” Also, First Thessalonians 4:3 states: “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication.”

HOWEVER, THERE IS HOPE IN JESUS CHRIST. HE BORE FORNICATION ON THE CROSS. HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN HELP YOU. ASK GOD TO BE CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE. THE CROSS IS THE WAY TO DELIVER YOU. CRUCIFIXION TO THE FLESH IS IMPORTANT. HE SHED HIS BLOOD FOR YOU. HE ROSE AGAIN. HE WILL FORGIVE YOU. REPENT. JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU SO MUCH. HE HATES TO SEE YOU HURT; HE HATES BEING SEPARATED FROM YOU. WILL YOU COME TO HIM? HE DOES NOT CONDEMN YOU. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH.

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