Holiness is not some magical destination we’re trying to get to; it’s the identity we get to live from. Because when we really see God and who He is, we begin to see ourselves as we really are. And when you know who you are, a Holy person called to represent your Holy God, you know what to do. It looks like choosing to love others the same way God, through Christ, has loved us, by reserving sex for marriage and refusing to objectify other people. Why reserve sex for marriage? Well, sex is a powerful thing. And in the wrong context, it’s not “making love,” it’s causing so much harm to ourselves and others. Just look at the world we live in today. We have to deal with sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancies that end in abortion, kids growing up without fathers, and all the shame and trauma that comes from sexually abusive situations. The list goes on and on, because in the wrong context, something as powerful as sex causes massive harm. And that’s not how God has treated us or called us to treat others.
-1peter 2 , -Romans 6 .
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