Whether pornography, premarital relations, strict adultery, or homosexuality, satisfying sexual appetites in immoral ways brings dreadful and far-reaching consequences. This list originally arose from meditation on Proverbs 5 and serves as a helpful tool in preaching, counseling, and personal sanctification.
- It shows dishonor to my Savior Jesus Christ to whom I have committed my life and eternal destiny.
- It sets a habit of selfish expectations.
- It hinders me from walking in the Spirit.
- It prevents my prayers from being answered.
- It diminishes lawful pleasure in marriage by setting up unrealistic expectations, storing covenant-breaking memories, and crassly revealing the mystery of conjugal intimacy.
- It plants seeds that may be reaped in my spouse and children.
- It steals my reward when Christ returns for He will repay every man according to his faithfulness.
- It causes disease.
- It brings guilt and emotional pain.
- It damages my reputation with my wife, children, church, family members, and unsaved friends.
- It weakens the integrity of the family by producing illegitimate children, cracking the foundation of marriages, and teaching all parties that integrity is not as important as personal gratification.
- It adds strength to the common though unstated notion that women are objects to be consumed.
- It increases poverty in a society because prosperity is dependent on strong families and workers with integrity, both of which are undermined by promiscuous pleasure.
