Immorality
Amnon Disgraces Tamar
Absalom, son of David, had a beautiful sister named Tamar. Amnon, David’s son also and Absalom’s brother, fell in love with Tamar his half-sister (vv. 1-6). Frustrated because he failed to win her favor, Amnon sought the counsel of his cousin Jonadab. He advised Amnon …
Pagan Practices in the Temple
As the Lord took hold of Ezekiel and showed him unusual and symbolic visions, it was his responsibility to relay God’s word to the people to whom he ministered-and this was surely no easy task! Some scholars believe the “image of jealousy” related to the Adon …
Lives Are Easily Wrecked by Immorality
This is really a sad story as we read it but even more sad as we see it happen to young men we know personally. Can you think of people you have known who has ruined and wrecked their lives in immorality. Happy is the young man who will heed this warning and live by it …
IllustrationThose in Sexual Sin Can Not Grow in Holiness
Sexual immorality is a threshold sin. On one side of the threshold is immorality and on the other is purity. On one side are guilt, lying, deceit, addiction, and shame, an on the other side are freedom, honesty, transparency, liberty, and a clear conscience. Believers who are in …
IllustrationThe Reason Jim Jones Had so Many Followers
I believe that most everyone remembers Jim Jones of the Peoples’ Temple Church, or at least have read about him or saw the movie about him. It is said that the reason he had so many followers when he began his ministry was because he had concern for people; a genuine conce …
IllustrationThe Most Married Man in The World
Some years ago, the most married man in the world was found in Yugoslavia. It happened this way: A young woman confided to her girl cousin of her impending marriage to a man. The bridegroom was so shy and timid that he wanted to keep the marriage a secret. The cousin got curious. …