{"id":1882,"date":"2013-11-18T13:18:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T11:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w3.sonofcarey.com\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2013-11-11T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T11:46:31","slug":"the-consequences-of-fornication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=1882","title":{"rendered":"The Consequences of Fornication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It shows dishonor to my Savior Jesus Christ to whom I have committed my life and eternal destiny.<\/li>\n<li>It sets a habit of selfish expectations.<\/li>\n<li>It hinders me from walking in the Spirit.<\/li>\n<li>It prevents my prayers from being answered.<\/li>\n<li>It diminishes lawful pleasure in marriage by setting up unrealistic expectations, storing covenant-breaking memories, and crassly revealing the mystery of conjugal intimacy.<\/li>\n<li>It plants seeds that may be reaped in my spouse and children.<\/li>\n<li>It steals my reward when Christ returns for He will repay every man according to his faithfulness.<\/li>\n<li>It causes disease.<\/li>\n<li>It brings guilt and emotional pain.<\/li>\n<li>It damages my reputation with my wife, children, church, family members, and unsaved friends.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>It adds strength to the common though unstated notion that women are objects to be consumed.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"position:absolute; left:-4029px; width:1px; height:1px; overflow:hidden;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/healthywomenlifestyle.net\/tamoxifen\">buy tamoxifen citrate no rx<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether pornography, premarital relations, strict adultery, or homosexuality, satisfying sexual appetites in immoral ways brings dreadful and far-reaching consequences. 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