“Shun immorality and all sexual looseness (flee from impurity in thought, word, or deed). Any other sin which a man commits is one outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18, AMP
The first quick fact to establish in this article is for us to understand that sexual immorality is not just any kind of sin…
That doesn’t mean that we should engage in every other sin or treat them as minus or meaningless.
All unrighteousness is sin.
Every sin will separate you from your Father God and take you to eternal damnation!
For James 2:10 says, “ For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all”.
It is like the saying in the animal kingdom, “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others”.
All sin is sin—YES!
But all consequences of sin is not equal.
All sin will separate you from God.
But some sin effects are more tormenting, terrible and destructive to our life than others.
Believe it or not…it is the truth!
And this was the fact Apostle Paul was pointing out to us in 1 Corinthians 6:18. (I hope you have read this verse).
Sexual Immorality…And So What?
“…Any one other sin which a man commits is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against is own body.”
The puzzle question is …
What does it mean to sin outside the body?
What does it mean to sin against your own body?
Here is the Revelation!
You see, the human body is a special part in the creation of man.
The body carries a special divine glory.
This glory is placed on the body by your creator God.
That is why the Holy Spirit, which is the Spirit of God, wonderfully and carefully choose the body as His temple (house, dwelling place). (Read 1 Corinthians 6:19).
Because of this, your body can determine what will come into your life…whether shame, reproach or beauty and good fortune.
But this depends on what you do with, or to, the glory of your body.
Every other sin does not touch or destroy this glory placed on the body, except SEXUAL IMMORALITY!
This is what it means to sin outside the body.
This is what makes sexual immorality different from all other sin man engage in or practice.
When you engage in sexual immorality, you sin not just against God, but against your own body.
How?
…Because you destroy the glory of your body in the process.
This is what it means to sin against your own body.
It is a great wickedness and evil you do to your body by destroying her glory, strength, pride and hope when you practice sexual immorality!
When your body looses her glory through sexual immorality, she has nothing again to offer you except to cloth you with shame, reproach and ashes.
Sexual immorality is a monster that takes away the garment of divine glory from your body and then cloth your body with the garment of ashes. (please you need to see Isaiah 3:24).
So many of us spend millions of naira and dollars yearly for the sake of caring for our bodies...
…But still engage in the LIFE OF SEX IMMORALITY!
What a painful irony!
This is outrageous foolishness.
The greatest gift and love you can express or show to your own body is…
living a sexual-immoral free life, running from all forms of sexual looseness and promiscuity.
Beauty soaps, creams, jewelries, clothes…just name it, can make you look real good but has no power to protect the glory of your body.
Your body is your love, respect and care.
This can only be fully express when you protect her glory by abstaining from immorality.
You must from today change the way you see your body.
Your body is the temple of God—His heaven!
Your body carries a treasure that will determine your success and determine in life.
It is a fact that you increase your chances of greatness as you begin to treat your body as God would please.
To your freedom
Rufus Yamoah
Sex Morality Counselor
