If you sat down right now and listed all the consequences you can anticipate if you continue in your sexual immorality, where would God’s wrath appear on your list, if at all? One of the prevailing errors of this age is that if you are saved, God will overlook your sexual immorality and adultery. Your place in heaven is reserved, and you will arrive there by and by, no matter the depth, breadth or length of your sexual sin.
But this is not what the Scriptures say. The Bible makes plain that those who indulge in sexual sin will pay the ultimate price. Simply turn to the New Testament book of Hebrews, and read the 13th chapter.
“Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.”
Hebrews 13:4
Notice that God will not judge the sins of fornication and adultery. God will judge the perpetrators, those who engage in these sins. God’s judgment is reserved for humans (and fallen angels). If you commit fornication, you are a fornicator. If you commit adultery, you are an adulterer. And all fornicators and all adulterers will eventually have their portion in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone forever (Revelation 21:8).
God includes these warnings in His Word for a reason. When you know where your sin is leading you, you can take a different route. When you finally appreciate that sexual immorality and adultery lead to eternal judgment, you can repent of your sins and ask Jesus Christ to forgive you and give you a new nature. God’s warnings are a gift to you in this life. They show you God’s standard for sexual purity, and they give you a mighty good incentive for repenting now and turning to Christ. Why not do that right now?
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