Lesson 5

Last week our study described God's design and desire for sexual love to be expressed within the bounds of one-man, one-woman marriage. This is consistent throughout Scripture, and any departure from this standard is sinful and not god-pleasing. Since homosexuality is but one among many departures from God's will regarding our sexuality, our aim is not to demonize it as worse than other sexual sins, but to encourage fellow-Christians who may struggle with these desires and fortify them with God's truth to fight against false arguments promoted by our sinful flesh, our society, and even some within the visible church. This Sunday we will consider why we need to openly address homosexuality within the church.