“Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body” (1 Cor. 6:18-20).
PURITY
When we stand before the altar and exchange our single status for that of marriage, we make a lifetime vow of commitment, a covenant of fidelity and separation unto our mate.
At the office, at parties, or in other situations, do you “feel” married? Does your deportment with a person of the opposite sex say, “married,” in word and deed?
Charles Swindoll says that when he travels and eats alone, he props a small picture of his family on the restaurant table. His actions say, “married, family man,” just as much as driving down the freeway with an infant strapped in a car seat.
In your social interactions and business contacts, do you maintain a level of propriety and integrity? Conducting yourself in this manner is like having an invisible sign around your neck stating: “Married … Not for Sale … No Hunting, Fishing, or Trespassing Allowed.”
When Don and I are on the beach, and a beautiful woman wearing only a patch of material here and there walks by, I tell him, “You keep your eyes on that book, Buster!” There is no need to test his commitment unnecessarily, and this way I help him to “feel” married.
If you are single, are you respectful and do you conduct yourself with purity in obedience to Christ and your commitment to Him? Are you loyal to your relationship with Him?
No matter our status, single or married, we are called to purity, whether we “feel” like it or not.
Forbidden fruit is the cause of many a bad jam.
