The Vow of Purity
Genesis 2:24-31 ASV, Psalm 119:911 ASV, Proverbs 27:17 ASV, Philippians 4:8 ASV, Hebrews 13:4 ASV, James 5:16 ASV, 1 John 1:9-10 ASV and Revelation 3:1-3 ASV
VOW #1: NEXT TO CHRIST, YOU ARE MY PRIORITY.VOW #2: I WILL PURSUE YOU ALWAYS.VOW #3: YOU ARE MY COVENANT PARTNER IN CHRIST.VOW #4: I LOVE YOU WITH THE PURITY OF CHRIST.For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.buwsh (boosh); to be ashamed; to be disappointed; become dry.• WHEREVER SIN LIVES, INTIMACY DIES.• WHEVERER INTIMACY LIVES, SIN DIES.Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral...GAIN AND MAINTAIN PURITY1) GET CLOSE TO GOD.How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word…I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.2) ABSOLUTE TRANSPARANCY.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.3) SEEK A HIGHER STANDARD OF PURITY.Finally, brothers, whatever is true… noble… right… pure…lovely… admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.4) SAME SEX ACCOUNTABILITY.As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.WHAT SIN IS LIVING IN YOU?If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.… you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die…Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent.