September 24, 2017 Sunday AM

Mark 10:1-12; Romans 1:18-27

Mark 10:1-6 Getting up, He *went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds *gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them. 2 Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife. 3 And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” 5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. 

Mark 10:7-12 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, 8 and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” 10 In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again. 11 And He *said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

“The most important revolution of the twentieth century [was] the sexual revolution… Contraception replaced conception. Pleasure was separated from responsibility. It was as if a license was given out, legitimizing the bending of every part of our lives around serving ourselves. Since that time, divorce, remarriage, abortion, premarital sex, and extramarital sex, as well as homosexuality have been accepted by increasing percentages of the public. Pornography is huge business. [And] this is not just a problem with society out there. Many churches have found their members plagued by failed marriages and illicit affairs, by so-called private sins that turn into public disgraces, some of which are known, some of which are not yet known.” -Mark Dever

Romans 1:18-21 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Romans 1:22-27 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.”

1 Unrighteousness does not produce righteous acts rather they suppress the truth (v.18).

2 Those unrepentant of sexual sin have rejected God and turned to self (v.19-20).

3 Homosexuality is not natural and is a sin (v.21-27, Lev. 18:22-23).

4 Genders complement each other for marriage and sexual union (Gen

Monogamous, heterosexual marriage is a safeguard against sexual immorality. (1 Corinthians 7:2, 9) Get married for proclamation. (cf. Ephesians 5:22-32) Get married for procreation. (cf. Genesis 1:28) Get married for partnership. (cf. Genesis 2:18; Ephesians 5:25-27; 1 Peter 3:7)

Get married for pleasure. (cf Get married for pleasure. (cf. Song of Solomon; Proverbs 5:15-19; Hebrews13:5) Get married for purity. (1 Corinthians 7:2, 9)

5 Heterosexuals seem blind to comparable sin (Galatians 5:16-19) 5 Heterosexuals seem blind to comparable sin (Galatians 5:16-19). And, must fall under God’s will (Ephesians 5:3-5).