Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.”

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Delighting in the Divine Design for Sex and Marriage is not only Sacred, but it Sizzles.

1. The Design for Marriage and Sex

Genesis 2:24-25 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

James 1:17a “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.”

2. The Dismantling of Marriage and Sex

Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality

3. The Dilemma of Marriage and Sex

Reference - Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect

4. The Delight in Marriage and Sex

Song of Songs 1:9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.

Proverbs 5:18-19 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love. (NIV)

Song of Songs 1:1-2, 4 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine. . . Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers.

Song of Songs 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.

5. The Delivery of Marriage and Sex

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Psalm 45:11a “Let the king be enthralled by your beauty.”

Song of Songs 5:1b “Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.”