Do You Worship An Idol?

I found this verse while preparing for my message at church this past Sunday:

Eph 5:5
(5) Being greedy, indecent, or immoral is just another way of worshiping idols. You can be sure that people who behave in this way will never be part of the kingdom that belongs to Christ and to God.

Having sex (not just sexual intercourse, but any sex act outside of marriage... including fondling!) outside of marriage is idol worship!

Infact Jesus further raises the bar:

Mat 5:27-28
(27) You know the commandment which says, "Be faithful in marriage."
(28) But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.

Wow! Talk about living by a higher standard.
So the challenge is... are you worshiping the idol of sex / fornication / adultery?
If so... STOP IT!
The truth is you can't worship Jesus and other idols!

A heavy post... but the Truth will set us free.

Please do leave a comment about your thoughts re: this post.

A Saving Perspective

As you know, we have been doing a series a Eastside Church called My Lame Sex Life. This past Sunday Ps. Simon spoke on the 'language of lust'... he had an absolute cracker of a thought:

How can we stop lusting after others... and fantasizing?
We need to place people in context!
We need to see them as daughters, sisters, brothers, fathers...

1Ti 5:1-2 CEV
(1) Don't correct an older man. Encourage him, as you would your own father. Treat younger men as you would your own brother,
(2) and treat older women as you would your own mother. Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your sister.


How have you found victory in this area? I'd love to hear your thoughts : )