Sexual Sin….

Reading through the first few chapters of revelation you come to discover the problems in the church. Sexual sin, tolerance of false teaching, dead faith, and being luke warm. These are all prevalent in today’s churches as well. The one sin that seems to be dominating our culture today is sexual sin. You can’t look at your phone, turn on the tv, or even drive down the highway without being plastered with reminders of it. “Sex sells” people say, but is it healthy? According to scripture, it’s not. Two of the seven churches addressed were reminded of their tolerance for this specific sin. Sexual sin includes a myriad of acts, none of which are more serious than others. They are all equally bad. In society today, sex is the cause of so many problems: suicide rates, domestic violence, mistreatment in the workplace, to name a few. But I think the biggest problem caused by tolerating sexual acts is abortion. The root cause is a sexual one, not a political controversy, as most think. People don’t want to be told what they can and can’t do when it comes to sex. Even if it means killing an innocent child. Sexual immorality includes so much more, but imagine if people treated sex within the realm of God’s plan? Think of how many problems that wouldn’t exist. Sin is sin, but some sins have a greater effect on society than others. Sexual immorality is one of them.

18 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze: 19 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman–that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet–to lead My servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them–depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.26 To all who are victorious, who obey Me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. Revelation 2:18-26