![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In order to unlock the wisdom of Song of Solomon 1:5-6, we must first understand that purity is not a recommendation from God to aspire toward, but rather a stern command we must seriously adhere to daily for our protection. “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous” (Hebrews 13:4). Truthfully, we’ve lost our moral compass and our degradation can easily be identified by a lack of understanding regarding how passionately God abhors those who disregard His Word to satisfy their sexual desires outside of marriage. The sad truth is Satan has succeeded in baiting us to rationalize our behavior rather than accept personal responsibility for our poor decisions, hence why sexual immorality is rampant and promiscuity commonplace in our culture. It sees little value in prioritizing purity because freedom of choice and personal expression are valued as more important. Without question, purity is dismissed by our culture as old-fashioned, hyper-conservative, culturally irrelevant, and archaic. Most people have no construct of what it looks like anymore, let alone how one remains pure in a hyper-sexualized culture such as ours. In today’s culture, the concept of PURITY is rarely talked about.
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