To the Glory of God
with Purity – Part 2
“There is
difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried
woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in
body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of
the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for
your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that
which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without
distraction.”
~ 1 Corinthians 7:34,
35
Today let’s talk about
the definition of purity.
“Freedom from
foreign matter; cleanness; freedom from guilt or the defilement of
sin; freedom from contamination by illicit sexual connection.”
Isn’t that interesting
how the word “freedom” is used in direct relationship with
purity? Think about it, girls – God gives us boundaries concerning
our bodies not because He is trying to keep us from enjoying life; He
gives us boundaries to provide us with freedom. Freedom from
what? Freedom from feeling guilty about going against the Bible.
Freedom from the shame of those you love the most. Freedom from
losing your good name. Freedom from someone’s baggage being
unloaded on your shoulders. These things are all results of
physical impurity.
God ordained the physical
aspect of marriage, girls, right in the Garden of Eden. He designed
it to be pure, and to be right, and to be holy. Even though Adam and
Eve sinned and they were cast out of their paradise, you know what?
God did not take their physical relationship away from them. He
easily could have; but He didn’t! He let them keep it! Isn’t
that neat? He let them take that part of paradise with them.
That doesn’t mean their
physical relationship was always perfect after they were cast out of
the Garden. However, their physical relationship must have been so
special to them since it was something they had enjoyed together
before sin messed everything up!
…ok. Maybe this purity
topic will take more like 7 or 8 blogposts! :)
Scripture Reading for the Day:Proverbs 18
Hebrews 2
Purity=Freedom. Hmmmm, never thought about it that way.
ReplyDeleteI have never made that connection either about purity equalling freedom. I am really enjoying the purity posts :)
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