1 Corinthians 7:1,7 -Celibacy- Pastor Rick Beaudry 2024-05-05
Pastor Rick Beaudry unpacks 1 Corinthians 7:1,7, teaching that celibacy is good and a God-given gift for some but not the rule for everyone, with Jesus and Paul as examples. He contrasts celibacy and marriage, urges purity, and warns against fornication, pornography, and the sexual relativism infiltrating the church while affirming marriage as God’s design for intimacy, procreation, partnership and spiritual witness. Explaining verse 3, he stresses mutual sexual responsibility between spouses with only a temporary exception for fasting and prayer, and cautions that withholding intimacy is a dangerous gamble that can invite temptation. Drawing on biblical narratives from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Solomon and on pastoral counsel, he urges us to rely on the Holy Spirit for sanctification, faithful service to Christ and wise, obedient living whether single or married.
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Calvary Chapel Bremerton - Sunday Service
Listen to Rick Beaudry, Pastor of Calvary Chapel Bremerton, teach the Word of God cover to cover, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse. Be edified and built up in your faith with solid Bible teaching. New episodes on Mondays in the Pacific Standard Timezone.
