This is Lesson 5 of the Biblical Ethics course in the Crossroads Programme. Crossroads is a discipleship programme written Dr Kevin Smith (http://kevinsmith.co.za) and offered by the South African Theological Seminary (http://www.satsonline.org).

2. Biblical Ethics 3
- Love for Neighbour 3: Sex

3. Lesson Overview
In lessons 3-7 of this course we are going to study the
last six commandments five headings:
1. Biblical Values regarding Family
2. Biblical Values regarding Life
3. Biblical Values regarding Sex You are here
4. Biblical Values regarding Property
5. Biblical Values regarding Truth

4. Biblical Values regarding Sex

5. The Sanctity of Sex
“You shall not commit adultery” is the core of
God’s sexual law. Adultery was chosen to
represent this whole area for two reasons.
1) It was the most common sexual sin
2) It was the most destructive sexual sin

6. The Sanctity of Sex
We are going to study the Outline
sanctity of sex under four
1. Sexual enjoyment
headings:
2. Sexual expression
3. Sexual enticement
4. Sexual effects

7. Point 1
SEXUAL ENJOYMENT

8. Sexual Enjoyment
God intends sexual
intimacy to fulfil three
functions in a godly
marriage:

9. Sexual Enjoyment
God intends sexual Malachi 2:15
intimacy to fulfil three
Has not the LORD made
functions in a godly
them one? In flesh and
marriage:
spirit they are his. And
1) Procreation why one? Because he was
seeking godly offspring.

10. Sexual Enjoyment
God intends sexual Genesis 2:24
intimacy to fulfil three
For this reason a man will
functions in a godly
leave his father and
marriage:
mother and be united to
1) Procreation his wife, and they will
become one flesh.
2) Partnership

11. Sexual Enjoyment
God intends sexual Proverbs 5:18-19
intimacy to fulfil three
May your fountain be
functions in a godly
blessed, and may you
marriage:
rejoice in the wife of your
1) Procreation youth. A loving doe, a
graceful deer—may her
2) Partnership
breasts satisfy you always,
3) Pleasure may you ever be
captivated by her love.

12. Point 2
SEXUAL EXPRESSION

13. Sexual Expression
The word of God The sexual relationship
condones one form of between a husband and
sexual expression and wife is pure, but all other
condemns all others. sexual relationships are
perverse.

14. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids
these sins:

15. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Deuteronomy 5:18
these sins:
You shall not commit
1) Adultery adultery.

16. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV)
these sins:
Marriage is honourable
1) Adultery among all, and the bed
2) Fornication undefiled; but fornicators
and adulterers God will
judge.

17. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Romans 1:26-27
these sins: Because of this, God gave them over
1) Adultery to shameful lusts. Even their women
exchanged natural relations for
2) Fornication unnatural ones. In the same way the
men also abandoned natural
3) Homosexuality relations with women and were
inflamed with lust for one another.
Men committed indecent acts with
other men, and received in
themselves the due penalty for their
perversion.

18. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Prostitution
these sins: Do you not know that the wicked
will not inherit the kingdom of
1) Adultery
God? Do not be deceived: Neither
2) Fornication the sexually immoral nor idolaters
nor adulterers nor male prostitutes
3) Homosexuality nor homosexual offenders nor
4) Prostitution thieves nor the greedy nor
drunkards nor slanderers nor
swindlers will inherit the kingdom
of God.

19. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Leviticus 18:6
these sins:
No one is to approach any
1) Adultery close relative to have
2) Fornication sexual relations. I am the
3) Homosexuality LORD.
4) Prostitution
5) Incest

20. Sexual Expression
Scripture explicitly forbids Leviticus 20:15-16
these sins:
If a man has sexual relations
1) Adultery with an animal, he must be put
to death, and you must kill the
2) Fornication
animal. If a woman approaches
3) Homosexuality an animal to have sexual
relations with it, kill both the
4) Prostitution
woman and the animal. They
5) Incest must be put to death; their
6) Bestiality blood will be on their own
heads.

21. Point 3
SEXUAL ENTICEMENT

22. Sexual Enticement
Jesus taught that lust is
sexual sin. Both the deed
and the desire are sinful.
With respect to lust, these
are some key areas in
which believers should
strive for purity.

23. Sexual Enticement
Jesus taught that lust is Danger Areas
sexual sin. Both the deed
1) Modesty
and the desire are sinful.
With respect to lust, these
are some key areas in
which believers should
strive for purity.

24. Sexual Enticement
Jesus taught that lust is Danger Areas
sexual sin. Both the deed
1) Modesty
and the desire are sinful.
With respect to lust, these 2) Pornography
are some key areas in
which believers should
strive for purity.

25. Sexual Enticement
Jesus taught that lust is Danger Areas
sexual sin. Both the deed
1) Modesty
and the desire are sinful.
With respect to lust, these 2) Pornography
are some key areas in
which believers should 3) Petting
strive for purity.

26. Sexual Enticement
Jesus taught that lust is Danger Areas
sexual sin. Both the deed
1) Modesty
and the desire are sinful.
With respect to lust, these 2) Pornography
are some key areas in
which believers should 3) Petting
strive for purity. 4) Masturbation

27. Point 4
SEXUAL EFFECTS

28. Sexual Effects
Sexual sin has serious consequences in four
areas of life.

29. Sexual Effects
Sexual sin has serious consequences in four
areas of life.
1) Sexual sin damages your earthly life.

30. Sexual Effects
Sexual sin has serious consequences in four
areas of life.
1) Sexual sin damages your earthly life.
2) Sexual sin devastates your family life.

31. Sexual Effects
Sexual sin has serious consequences in four
areas of life.
1) Sexual sin damages your earthly life.
2) Sexual sin devastates your family life.
3) Sexual sin destroys your spiritual life.

32. Sexual Effects
Sexual sin has serious consequences in four
areas of life.
1) Sexual sin damages your earthly life.
2) Sexual sin devastates your family life.
3) Sexual sin destroys your spiritual life.
4) Sexual sin disqualifies your eternal life.

33. Conclusion

34. Conclusion
1) The seventh commandment uses adultery to
represent sexual sin because it was the most
common and most destructive sexual sin.
2) God intended three purposes for sexual intimacy:
procreation, partnership (putty), and pleasure.
3) The sexual relationship between a husband and
wife is pure, but all other sexual relationships are
perverse.

35. Conclusion
4) The scriptures condemn adultery, fornication (pre-
marital
sex), homosexuality, prostitution, incest, and
bestiality.
5) God’s people should avoid behaviours that lead to
sexual sin.
6) Sexual sins have far-reaching consequences for our
earthly, family, spiritual, and eternal life.