King Street Community Church
Broken Tablets Part 8: Fidelity: Keeping our Promises
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https://mykscc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/23/responses/new4 Theological Underpinnings Regarding Human Sexuality:
1. Sexual expression is God’s idea. The body is good and it was designed with deliberate
intentionality and with pleasure in mind.
2. Sexual expression “God’s way” includes covenant making and keeping.
3. Sexual expression is for procreation in the context of a monogamous, heterosexual marriage relationship.
4. Sexuality is sacred and spiritual. It can create a lot of pain for people when mismanaged, and people of faith are not exempt from the reach of sexual shame.
1. Marital Fidelity – A non-negotiable in a relationship of mutual trust.
Command #7 “Do not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
Context: The adultery prohibition assumes a marriage relationship and marriage is very important to God.
Question: Why does God feel so strongly about marital fidelity?
A faithful home is a psychologically safe place.
A united home is academically more successful.
A faithful home is more economically prosperous.
Precept -> Principle -> Person of God (God is faithful)
Moses understands that a breakdown of the marriage leads to a breakdown of the family.
1. Sexual expression is God’s idea. The body is good and it was designed with deliberate
intentionality and with pleasure in mind.
2. Sexual expression “God’s way” includes covenant making and keeping.
3. Sexual expression is for procreation in the context of a monogamous, heterosexual marriage relationship.
4. Sexuality is sacred and spiritual. It can create a lot of pain for people when mismanaged, and people of faith are not exempt from the reach of sexual shame.
1. Marital Fidelity – A non-negotiable in a relationship of mutual trust.
Command #7 “Do not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
Context: The adultery prohibition assumes a marriage relationship and marriage is very important to God.
Question: Why does God feel so strongly about marital fidelity?
A faithful home is a psychologically safe place.
A united home is academically more successful.
A faithful home is more economically prosperous.
Precept -> Principle -> Person of God (God is faithful)
Moses understands that a breakdown of the marriage leads to a breakdown of the family.
2. Marital Fidelity According to Jesus and Job – Includes attitudes and actions.
If the eyes are the window of the soul, then perhaps the mind is the theater of the spirit.
Guardrails:
Jesus broadens adultery to include ‘cultivated lust.’ (Stay awake to the negative impact of porn, social media, and emotional connection).
Jesus calls us to deal ‘dramatically’ and ‘severely’ with what causes us to sin.
Unrestrained desires have consequences.
Desires influence decisions which ultimately impacts our destiny. The first compromise is the hardest, after that it gets easier.
3. Marital Fidelity according to Solomon – Sexual expression is not a life-or-death appetite.
Guardrails:
Jesus broadens adultery to include ‘cultivated lust.’ (Stay awake to the negative impact of porn, social media, and emotional connection).
Jesus calls us to deal ‘dramatically’ and ‘severely’ with what causes us to sin.
Unrestrained desires have consequences.
Desires influence decisions which ultimately impacts our destiny. The first compromise is the hardest, after that it gets easier.
3. Marital Fidelity according to Solomon – Sexual expression is not a life-or-death appetite.
Primary vs. Secondary Drives.
Urge surfing and impulse control (with the help of the Holy Spirit - Galatians 5).
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. If you heard your Heavenly Father say these words - "This is my son/daughter, with him/her I am well pleased" (Matthew 3). How would those words change your view of God and your view of yourself? Explain.
2. In Luke 15, we see the Father in the story welcoming the son home, celebrating him without drawing attention to all the things the son did that were wrong. How does that picture inspire you as you consider the depth of God's love and acceptance of people?
3. Stewardship is a biblical idea for Dad's and for all of us as we consider life in this world. How does the concept of stewardship shift your approach to relationships?
Urge surfing and impulse control (with the help of the Holy Spirit - Galatians 5).
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. If you heard your Heavenly Father say these words - "This is my son/daughter, with him/her I am well pleased" (Matthew 3). How would those words change your view of God and your view of yourself? Explain.
2. In Luke 15, we see the Father in the story welcoming the son home, celebrating him without drawing attention to all the things the son did that were wrong. How does that picture inspire you as you consider the depth of God's love and acceptance of people?
3. Stewardship is a biblical idea for Dad's and for all of us as we consider life in this world. How does the concept of stewardship shift your approach to relationships?