Believers are to Imitate Jesus — Alan Martin

Imitating God and Christ in Love

Read our scripture passage together this morning. Ephesians chapter 5 verses 1 through 7. Ephesians 5 1 through 7. Be imitators of God like children who are dearly loved and Walk in love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a as an offering and sacrifice to God a sweet aroma.

However, let there not even be named among you sexual immorality or any uncleanness or covetousness. Just as it's improper for the Saints nor shamefulness or foolish talking nor course or crude jesting which are out of place, but rather Thanksgiving for this you have known that every fornicator or unclean person or covetous man who is an adulterer has No inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Do not allow anyone to deceive you with empty words because of these things the wrath of God Comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. So the Greek word here that we Translate either Imitate or mimic is probably be closer to mimic in the original language it has the idea of the little child who's watching his mom and dad and he suddenly starts to walk like they do or talk like they do or cough like they do because in his He just finds it his pleasure to rip to do what he sees them doing.

And that's what Paul is saying our love for Christ. And God the Father should be such that we so adore him. We so look to him. We so study him that naturally we began to imitate we mimic we begin to speak like he speaks.

We begin to serve like he serves. We begin to love the father like he loves the father. We begin to love our brothers and sisters. Like Christ loves that's just we imitate it and it's out of love. It's not out of fear.

Just out of an adoration that we just long to be what we see. And Paul even often encouraged the believers to imitate himself. Several places in his letters. He called for the Christians. He was writing to to imitate him.

Following Apostolic Examples of Faith

Let's just look at one first Corinthians chapter 4 14 to 16 if Ruth has that up there brother Rudy you want to read first Corinthians 4 14 to 16. I write not these things to change you. But to admonish you as my beloved children.

For though you have been you have 10 ,000 tutors in Christ. Yet have ye not many fathers for in Christ Jesus. I begat you through the gospel one more. Then I beseech you therefore BG imitators of me imitate the Apostle Paul.

So when we read when we read the letters to the churches of Corinth and Galatia and in Philippi and Ephesus and Thessalonica. When we read Paul's letters to his servants Timothy and Titus we need to read them like he's writing to us.

We need to imitate what we can learn from our Apostle Paul. In those letters, but we need to be careful about which role models We study. Because there are some pretty bad role models in the society today and we need to remember this scripture that Jesus.

Jesus made this statement in Luke chapter 16 verse 15. Joe Hernandez, can you read Luke 16 15 and he said unto them you. Pretty strong statement that which is exalted amongst men is an abomination in the sight of God.

We're gonna come back to that word abomination a little bit. But give you a little bit more understanding of what that word means from the original language. But first I'd like us to look at a scripture in Hebrews chapter 6.

Because this is where the biblical writer of Hebrews. And some people think it may have been the Apostle Paul. We don't know but the writer of Hebrews in chapter 6 verses 11 and 12. I'm going to ask David never can you read Hebrews 6 11 and 12 and this tells us?

Who we need to be modeling. Okay to imitate those who through faith and patience or faith and endurance. Actually inherit with promise because there are some bad examples even in the scripture. There's a whole generation of unbelieving Israelites that died in the wilderness and never entered the promised land.

But then there are those like Joshua and Caleb that in that same generation. They had a different heart. They were of a different spirit. They trusted the Lord. And we were to imitate men like that to inherit the promise.

This is a scripture that I sought to teach my children. Very early on we have our family devotion. Proverbs chapter 13 verse 20. Sister Yolanda, can you read Proverbs 13 20? He I Think I quoted to them from the NIV he who walks with the wise becomes wise but a companion of fools comes to.

You pick the wrong friends and you will you will suffer the consequences. Because have we forgotten what the scripture says bad company corrupts. Good character, you can have good character. You can know what's right and you spend the time with the wrong people and the wrong people's influence you will corrupt the good character that at one time was instilled in you by someone who loved you and Sought to lead you to point you in the right direction and we need to be aware of it.

Studying and Honoring men of the faith is the way that that we picture their walk with God in our mind. And we want to imitate emulate and model their faith. So If Jesus is our hero. If he's if he's more precious to us than John Belushi than Dan Aykroyd.

Then the stand-up comics of the world late-night television hosts. The guys that are great at making you laugh or the guys that you can look at and their muscles, you know. Pop out all over their chest.

If Jesus is more special to you than all of them He's the one you'll be living like and walking like but if you emulate those people the world that the famous of the world. You'll end up you'll end up Walking like they do.

Servanthood and the Call to Put Others First

You want to be great in the Lord's Kingdom in the Lord's service. There's a song we used to sing to our children and it's based upon this statement in Mark chapter 9 verse 35. Sam Serta, can you read what did Jesus say in Mark 935?

You want to be important because the Greek word is proton First Tom first it it doesn't necessarily mean first in order. But it means the most important the proton is one of the most important elements in the unit.

And in this universe that God has created and so do you want to be first? Then be last put yourself last. Put everyone else in front of you. Make it your goal to be a blessing to them to meet their needs to look after them and and your own life will be Enriched through that process and then you literally make yourself a servant voluntary not forced.

Voluntary you Voluntary serve voluntarily serve others in love. That's what our Lord Jesus said and It isn't that what Jesus said you can finish it with me it's more blessed To give than to receive. If you really want a rich and full life give up trying to make yourself happy and Live your life to be a blessing to others.

There's a scripture in the Proverbs. It's not on my slide. It says he who refreshes others shall himself be refreshed. And I this is so true. There is so much joy in Serving the Lord to serving others.

It's something that you have to discover because it's a hidden life Jesus actually said unless you unless you lose that life of trying to serve yourself. You won't find it, but if you lose your life He said for my sake lose your own desire to try to satisfy and make yourself happy.

Find the light of being a blessing to others you will experience life on the level that those who have all the money and all the things that they could want are Still without they're still empty. They're still miserable.

They commit suicide. They Because they can never satisfy that Which which the joy of the Lord and the peace of God and the gift of the Holy Spirit can produce In the life of one of God's servants and we know this verse in Romans chapter 12 1 it Encourages us to do this sister Kathy.

Romans 12 1 you can probably quote it you can read it, but Just like Jesus he offered himself a living sacrifice a pleasing aroma to God and what are we to do? We're to offer our bodies as living sacrifices hold and acceptable to God which is our spiritual worship and I and I Guaranteed that in doing that your life will be richer than stubbornly Refusing to serve God trying to serve yourself.

It just it's a mystery that not enough people have and here's it here's a longer scripture. Let me read it because it's a little bit lengthy from 1st Peter chapter 2 verses 21 to 24. 1st Peter 2 21 to 24.

You can follow along for you have been called for this purpose since Christ also suffered for you Leaving you an example for you to follow in his steps. Who committed no sin nor was any deceit found in his mouth and while being reviled He did not revile in return while suffering.

He uttered no threats but kept entrusting himself to him who judges righteously and he himself bore our sins in his body on the tree in order that we might die to sin and Live to righteousness or by his wounds or by his stripes.

You were healed for you were Continually going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and the overseer of your souls. So this is a Paul's Exhortation to us in the first part of this passage become imitators of God and of Christ like Dearly loved children and walk in love as Jesus Christ did who gave himself up as a Offering unto God a fragrant sacrifice well-pleasing and then Paul's going to continue With just like Paul does with his instructions of what not to do.

Here's what you do and just in case you miss it and you need a little extra reinforcement. Paul wants to make sure you know, this is not what you need to do. So here goes on in Ephesians chapter 5 verses 3 and 4.

Repentance, Transformation, and Holiness in the Church

David everland is can you read read this passage again for Ephesians 5 3 and 4? So what do we what can we learn from this follow me very closely? There are those who say that the church should be a hospital for those who are sinners and In one way that spirit is a beautiful spirit.

The hospitals are There to try to cure people Not just keep them in the condition. They enter the hospital that right. That's not the why hospitals are. So the purpose of the church is not to welcome in sinners and just leave them sinners unchanged Untransformed.

No the church Should never endorse nor willingly Allow sexually immoral or unclean unclean or covetous persons to be comfortable as members. They need help. They need Salvation they need the knowledge of the Lord and we can invite them to come to Jesus and to come to repentance.

But if they're if they're living in sexual immorality, I don't want them to be comfortable here. If you're sinning against God, you should not be feel like Everything is okay, because it's not That and Paul makes that clear.

It shouldn't even be named among sexually immoral Unclean or covetous person if you name the name of Christ you have given up that lifestyle. It's better not to name the name of Christ Than to walk in that lifestyle.

You remember what Paul said it's not in the slides up here. But you remember what Paul said in 1st Corinthians if anyone Names himself by the name if anyone calls himself a Christian and is sexually immoral or pure or a slanderer.

Or a drunkard with such a person. Do not even share a meal. Do not live in fellowship with those who openly sin Against God while claiming to love the Son of God. That's not to be Paul consistent in all of his letters to the church in this regard and We we should know this this is not new to us.

Let's I'm going to have Brother Ben Serta. Can you read first John? Chapter 1 verses 5 through 7. First John 1 5 through 7. So this is something that all the Apostles of the New Testament agree. It's not just Paul Peter and John and James all the writers of the New Testament agree with this.

Now what it would what does John mean by if we if we say we have fellowship him and walk in the darkness. You mean when I think of walking in the darkness what comes to my mind and I don't have it on the slide here.

Is what our Lord said in John chapter 3. This is the verdict. Light has come into the world. But men love darkness more than light. Why? Their deeds were evil and everyone who practices evil. That's there's the description.

Everyone who practices evil does not come to the light for fear that what he's doing Will be exposed. So what is walking in darkness? It's doing things you don't really want exposed. You want to keep it as your little secret?

What no one else can see but nothing is hidden from God nothing. There was a story one time of two young people and a youth minister a true story and It was reported to him by another student that these that a young man and a young lady were at Lovers Point committing sexual immorality in their vehicle and.

So the youth minister approached them and and said listen. Someone saw you Doing that. Of course, they were shocked and horrified that someone would see that and. And so they you know what they were more concerned about.

Who? Who saw us? And he said God. Like you forget God doesn't see. God sees everything. If you're if you're trying to live in one way where men can see something Different than what God sees every day.

You're not walking in the light. Walking in the light means you are the same here. You're the same at home. You're the same on the job. You're the same in your neighborhood. It's just just who you are and you what?

Jesus said he who does the truth comes into the light that it may be seen Plainly that what he has done has been done in God and that's that's walking in the light. We don't have any fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but now let's spend some time this morning.

Sexual Immorality and the Christian Life

Going over these terms that Paul uses so we make sure we understand it. The what he said, but let there these things not even be mentioned among you that he mentioned sexual immorality. He mentioned uncleanness.

He mentioned covetousness. Then he talks about some other things. Shameful talk, of course jesting. Other thing let's deal with each one just briefly. Let's take a look at them. First of all sexual immorality, are we clear on this?

Sexual immorality is any sexual activity outside the covenant of a marriage between a man and woman if you are not married as a man and woman any sexual activity is sin. God designed Sexual intimacy to be between a married man and woman and if you take what he meant for that and use it however, you want you are sexually immoral and you're going to answer to God for using what he created in your own way for your own pleasure and.

Of course you you may can do it and think I'm getting away with it. No, you're storing up wrath for the day of judgment. Because you're abusing what God intended to be used and he made it your body every part of it.

He made it he designed it. He has the authority to decide how it is. Don't quarrel with him on that or you'll answer for that as well. So you are we clear on that? Let me let's read a scripture together brother Mario Saldivar when you read Hebrews 13 for the writer of Hebrews states this very clearly Hebrews 13 for.

You see that Marriage is to be honored. Don't you don't you don't you throw marriage under the bus and then well, we love each other. What is marriage mean? Listen to the scripture marriage is to be honored by all.

Yes, Rudy. What is the difference? Between Adultery and fornication. Adultery is unfaithfulness between married couples. Fornication is sexual activity among those who are not married. You can commit both a wife can commit adultery or a husband committed adultery while committing fornication.

Be doing both the same thing, but if they're not married, it's not adultery. It's only fornication. See, I got it. Y 'all got it. Got it. Okay. All right. We understand. Those who honor God honor marriage it is to be honored by all.

And God will judge the fornicator and the adulterer. All right, the sin of uncleanness. What is this word for uncleanness? I I'm trying to give you some Help think of them as sin infections. Types of sin that infect you sin pollution.

Types of sins that pollute you. Like pornography like like abuse of medicine whether prescription or Non-prescribed drugs polluting things that make you unclean. I Describe these as actions that defile the conscience and grieve the heart of God.

What what this involves? It's the misuse of created things the abuse of the very things that God has provided and. What what causes this? Is a willful disregard. That God made these things for a purpose.

And when you turn that purpose into you're just going to self gratification. They make you unclean. Because they do things to you they pollute your soul they dull your sensitivity toward God and they they they lead.

They lead men or mankind who were created to be in God's own image and likeness. To be much more like the animals. They just living for desire with disregard to God in his ways. It's just it becomes an animalistic base desire driven existence more animal than human.

We're supposed to live our lives as those created in the end image of God. Well, that's the sin of uncleanness. I Think we more of us will be familiar with what covetousness is. Covetousness is just this.

I want more moss moss moss never satisfied the. More more money more things more pleasure. It's a continual life of seeking one new stimulation. After another one new excitement after another, you know, you know what covetous people have.

There's a word for covetous people have that you may not recognize. It's I'm bored. Bored your boredom is boredom means you're not stimulated enough. You're not. You need something else to satisfy yourself.

You're not content. Whereas the scripture says godliness with contentment is a great gain. Yeah to be content to be satisfied to be happy in Jesus. You know, it's not so much. How much you have to make you happy with it?

How happy you are with what you have. The rich man is happy with what he already has in the poor man's eyes, he's never satisfied. A missionary one time went to a tribe in Africa these people were living in grass huts on dirt floors and the missionary asked the chief of this village.

What's your greatest problem amongst? Your the members of your tribe and he says covetousness. He says covetousness these people have nothing. No one I don't know. I haven't seen anyone is so poor he goes, yeah, but the person with one cow wants to and The person with one wife wants to and so it doesn't matter.

Don't think that only rich people are covetous. How grateful are you to God for what you have? Yes Is Very much the same. Covetous and very very similar words. Just sit down. Yep. Just different English word for the same thing.

Yeah now Basically the covetous person Lives like to serve himself. Yeah or herself. It's about me. It's my body my car my house my money my job my rights. It's about me. That's why Paul called covetousness Idolatry, is that that interesting?

He says covetousness, which is idolatry. What makes covetous this Idolatry will remember if the covetous man says it's my work my money my job my body. My things my car my house, you know what he is. He's his own little God.

Yes and it and he lives his life for him and That's why Paul calls it idolatry. It's not your body. God designed his body. You're breathing his air. You're seeing with his life you're living on the earth he created his laws sustain this.

His law determines how fast the earth rotates its distance from the Sun light is not possible without God. Nothing you do. Nothing you have is possible without God. That's why he that's what gives him the authority.

To declare how the things he has made should be used and he made them. So that we would recognize his goodness and serve him to turn those things around and make it all about us. Is to become your own little competing God and you basically are worshiping yourself.

That's why Paul calls it idolatry. Basically he did very much. So it's probably his spirit that is Corrupted mankind you think that way it wasn't too bad equal to God. All right a couple more terms in our list.

Shameful Talk and Coarse Jesting

One of the terms is shamefulness. Well, I think you understand something that's shameful. It's disgraceful. It's dishonorable and Here's where we need to be careful because What is actually shameful in the eyes of God is being flaunted by the world for example God designed Sexual pleasure to be between a man and a wife in the privacy of their own home.

Not to be plastered on TV in primetime television. Not to stimulate pleasure in the eyes of others through the Internet and the computer not to be put in magazine. God made the body of women beautiful, but he didn't make it to be flaunted before the eyes of someone who's not your husband.

Just because you got it to show it all. That's the attitude of the world. It's shameful and the world is actually flaunting and pushing the envelope things that should be handled with modesty and decency and Properly the world is pushing Things that God never intended perversions with Thing gifts that he gave mankind that Or are actually being boasted about Human, right.

It's our right to do these things and they're kind of shoving it in our face and in our society, but Amongst the church should not even be Shameful things shouldn't be what is foolish talking? What is that?

Well, the Greek word is moral, oh yeah moron. The that it where we get the word moron and Logia is speech. So it's it's the speech of a moron is what it now moron is an old term. That it's it we say more in our day fool the a moron is very similar to a fool, but the idea of moron is it's Unprofitable it has none effect.

It's a no value. So what kind of speech it? Has no value which is unproductive. Well I think We probably can understand this type of communication by looking at an example where the word moron was used for or morose the adjective form was used and You remember the the parable about the ten virgins?

It says five were wise and five were morons. Foolish they were morose safe and what made them morose because this would give you the right picture. Don't think it means stupid. Don't think it means stupid.

Don't know. But they weren't careful. Because what made the five wise? Virgins what what did they do in their wisdom? They knew that they had been invited to the wedding feast. They knew that tonight was the night the bridegroom was coming.

But what did they do? They thought through it didn't they? What if he's late in coming? Let's take extra oil in case he's late and the and the thought the foolish virgins. They were they went with the group.

There's five foolish and five wife. What do you think the foolish virgins did when they saw the wise virgins carrying their lamps and oil. Well, but not at first when they were still in town when they were on the way.

They had an opportunity. To me I would have thought Wait, why are you taking the extra? Yeah, they had a chance to think about it. Didn't they and What did they choose to do? Ah. It'll be all right. It'll be all right.

And what actually happened the bridegroom was late in coming. It and then it says all the virgins fell asleep. The wise and the foolish they fell asleep. I mean it was late. But the sound of the bridegroom coming woke them all up and when they all woke up.

They all looked at their lamps and that all the lamps were going out but the five Five wise virgins they had oil all they had to do was add some oil and their lamp there. They go and the fool's rooms were watching this and what did they say?

Hey, give us some and. And the wine virgin said Can't do that. Is if we give it to you? We we may not have enough in ours or go out go back to town and buy from those who sell and then come. Well, they didn't have any choice.

So the five foolish virgins go to town and when they're gone what happens here comes the bridegroom and the five five wise virgins Followed him and entered into the wedding feast and the door was shut behind them.

And then what happened later here comes the food with they had to go to town probably had to wake someone up buy some oil so by the time they get back they get to the wedding feast and They're pounding on the door.

They have to probably not pretty loud because probably the dancing and the celebrating and the feasting had already started but so they finally got someone's attention and they in. Evidently the bridegroom or the master of the feast comes to the door and they yell.

Hey, we're here. Let us in. And the master that be said I have no idea who you are and he would not open the door be where. Talking to people even in the church who don't prepare you to meet the Lord Jesus who don't encourage you to live a holy life.

Who don't encourage you to be filled with the Holy Spirit. To make every opportunity while you can. To sanctify your life to grow an understanding and wisdom. Be wary of people who just. Always they want to talk about sports all the time.

They want to talk about the weather. They want to talk about what's going on in the USA. But they are not helping you grow in the Lord. She foolish speaking empty speaking. Then there's another kind of speaking.

It's called coarse jesting. Hmm or a crude or coarse jesting. Okay, here's the idea behind this especially you young people all you guys Richard Vincent, Jesse Nathan Christopher Marina, oh you listen all you younger ones.

Listen up. This is that kind of communication always trying to be funny. Always trying to say something smart. Always trying to be witty. Saying things off the top of your head you love come a quick comeback a quick comeback.

Oftentimes, it's a game of put-down put them down say something sarcastic say something smart. Show how smart you are, you know guys that are good at this women and men are good at this they become stand-up comedians.

They enjoy being obscene. They enjoy pushing the envelope they enjoy being suggestive, but this kind of speech is Damaging and it has no place in the life of a believer. Especially then here be young people, especially this do not take your pleasure from putting others down.

That's crude. Jesting yeah, you know who you know who employs this kind of speech a lot bullies. Bullies use this to be funny while they're being mean. It has no place. No place in the church. Don't learn that don't learn that.

Joe says they totally throw thing. Yeah. Descriptor the scripture calls it crude and coarse jesting and it's out of place for the city for the the kingdom of God. Now, I Need to kind of turn the corner here.

Inheritance, Judgment, and Deceptive Empty Words

Let's read this script the rest of Paul's passage back to Ephesians chapter 5. That's where we are. Let's read verses 5 through 7 and see where Paul takes us. Follow with me Ephesians chapter 5 5 through 7 for this you have known that every fornicator or unclean person.

Or covetous man who is an idolater has no inheritance in the kingdom of God and of Christ. Do not allow anyone to deceive you with empty words because because of these things. The wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience therefore do not be partners with them now.

It struck me it kind of jumped out to me in my studying that Paul says these people have no inheritance in the kingdom of God. Now when you think of inheritance, don't you think of family? You have to be a family member to be an inheritance an heir.

But when if you're an heir in order to receive an inheritance. Don't you have to be in the father's will? Can the father write you out of the will. I think so if you're a family member who's been problematic Paul's problems and you you lose a relationship with the father.

He can write you out of the will. That's what I'm thinking. Paul is in Paul's mind sexually immoral unclean Covetous people that talk you shameful coarse jesting crude talking. Such a person Might be in our midst.

It may look like they're part of the family, but they will not receive any Inheritance that doesn't make sense to us sometimes except if we think about it. There was a parable that Jesus said The hey, there's going to be people in the midst of you that are not really Going to be in the kingdom ultimately.

Remember the parable of the weeds and the tears remember that? Yeah, the parable went this way that a Man sowed good seed in his field and while he slept an enemy came and right where he had sown the good seed the enemy scattered these tears and So no one knew.

Until later because you know when they all sprouted at first they're all look similar. But as they mature and as they begin to form the heads the good Wheat forms a big full head and the the tears form this little skinny.

This skinny head and then you can see. Wow how did all these tears get in the midst of this wheat and The servants who saw it went to the master and said master didn't you sow good field in your seed?

Where did all these tears come from and the master said an enemy has done it. And you know what the reaction of the servants was master. Do you want us to go right now and rip out all the tears? Remember what the master said?

No, if you try to do that, you're probably going to damage. The the good wheat left them alone until the harvest at the harvest. We'll make a separation At the harvest and this is what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 13.

I'm brother Joe. You're good I do it. Can you read Matthew 13? Verses 40 to 42. So Linda interesting. They will gather out of his kingdom. That they those people weren't really following Christ. They just learned to be religious.

They had some kind of church membership. So it to to all to everyone else. It looked like they were part of it. Paul says though. Here's here's how you could tell if you're sexually immoral. If you're unclean if you're an adulterer you use Foolish talk coarse jesting shamefulness if you do shameful things, although it may look like you're a part of the church.

You're gonna be separated out in the end. You're gonna be taken out of the kingdom. There'll be no inheritance for people who live like that. And that's what that's what Paul makes very clear. Let me read this for you in Romans chapter 2 verses 5 to 11.

Romans chapter 2 5 to 11 and this is the same person who wrote for by grace. You've been saved through faith. This is not it. So there's no contrast here. There's no contradiction. This is just another way of expressing by grace through faith.

But this is what Paul was on Paul's heart in Romans chapter 2 verses 5 to 11 but because of your stubbornness and Unrepentant heart you're storing up wrath for yourself for the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.

Who will render to each person according to his deeds? To those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory honor and immortality eternal life but to those who are selfishly ambitious and Do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness wrath and indignation.

There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil for the Jew first and also for the Greek. But glory honor and peace to everyone who does good to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For God does not show partiality to anyone and so Paul in this spirit He does this. I want you to pay attention to this because this is where I is your pastor. I understand I believe Paul's heart. Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words.

I'm looking at my brothers and sisters here and I'm and I want to say the same thing do not let anybody deceive you with empty words. And it made me wonder what kind of empty words would he be talking about?

As he says do not let anyone deceive you with empty words because of such things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Well, that's what he was warning about and The wrath of God is kind of being held.

It says the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth and unrighteousness. But it's not it's kind of reserved like that song we sing he is trampling out the vintage where The grapes of wrath are stored.

It's not we're not seeing the wrath of God unleashed. Although God is angry with the wicked every day. He's holding it back giving men time to come to repentance because he does not want he doesn't take pleasure in The destruction of the wicked.

So This is this is something I was trying to understand. What kind of empty sayings might deceive us us and Don't you and don't you think in Paul's mind? Deceive you into thinking it's okay to be sexually immoral.

Is there something someone here would tell anyone among us that it's okay for you to have sex if you're not married? Let me tell you people do not let anyone deceive you with that. You're gonna give an account to God.

Don't let anybody tell you it's okay. These are the kind of sayings that came to me that might be empty words. God loves you. Just the way you are you don't have to change just come just like you are.

Stay just like you are. God can't love you any more Than he does right now. Jesus never judged people, so you don't judge me. Jesus never judged anyone. Did he that's an empty word? Yes, he did. You know once you're saved.