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121 Counsels on Relationships, p. 104.5 (Ellen G. White Estate)

“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18 NKJV

122 Counsels on Relationships, p. 107.3 (Ellen G. White Estate)

… around sexual pleasure and material gifts — but this is not God’s blueprint. A God-centered relationship should emulate reciprocity, mirroring Christ’s …

123 Counsels on Relationships, p. 114.6 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Reflect: How does the Bible’s teachings on marriage and sexuality inform your understanding of the potential spiritual implications of cohabitation?

125 Counsels on Relationships, p. 130.1 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Picture: Counsel #4 — Sexual Intimacy

126 Counsels on Relationships, p. 130.3 (Ellen G. White Estate)

sexually active outside of marriage, God can forgive you and give you a fresh start; you only have to ask Him. He forgave Mary, who had been sexually intimate …

127 Counsels on Relationships, p. 130.4 (Ellen G. White Estate)

… …. Flee sexual immorality.” 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10, 18 NKJV

128 Counsels on Relationships, p. 130.6 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Reflect: If you or the person you are dating pressures the other to be sexually intimate before marriage, that is going against what God has planned for you. What are some ways that you can encourage purity in your relationship?

129 Counsels on Relationships, p. 141.3 (Ellen G. White Estate)

… in sexual intimacy, which the Bible refers to as becoming “one flesh” ( Genesis 2:24 ). God intended married sexual relations to be honorable and undefiled, a physical …

131 Counsels on Relationships, p. 147.1 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Picture: Counsel #5 — Sexual Intimacy

132 Counsels on Relationships, p. 147.2 (Ellen G. White Estate)

… for sexual intimacy with the imperfect world’s view. They limit their discussion on sex, rarely verbally celebrating God’s gift. But God talked about it …

133 Counsels on Relationships, p. 147.7 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Reflect: Why does God have a high view of marital sexual intimacy?

134 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Counsel #1 — Sexual Revolution Vs Purity

135 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167.1 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Picture: Counsel #1 — SEXUAL REVOLUTION VS PURITY

136 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167.2 (Ellen G. White Estate)

The sexual revolution of the 1960s (though seeded much earlier) challenged biblical codes of sexual behavior, promoting sexual activity outside of marriage as the norm. Now, people who uphold God’s ideal of sexual purity are seen as unusual.

137 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167.3 (Ellen G. White Estate)

… bodies. Sexual purity does not equal sexual abstinence. Purity is a mindset and a commitment to be loyal to God with our minds as well as our bodies, regardless …

138 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167.4 (Ellen G. White Estate)

“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18 NIV

139 Counsels on Relationships, p. 167.6 (Ellen G. White Estate)

Reflect: What is God trying to protect us from by asking us to remain sexually pure?