The Substance of the Seventh Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Substance of the Seventh Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Trust God and discipline sexual desire.

Q 102: What is the substance of the seventh commandment?

A 102: The substance of the seventh commandment is that men must refrain from all illicit sexual relations and activities. (Lev. 18:6-18; Lev. 18:20; Exod. 22:16, 17; Lev. 20:13; Lev. 18:23)

The seventh commandment requires that human beings discipline sexual desire, training their affections for sexual relationships only within the bounds of marriage. Love for God requires that we trust Him and His wisdom in this matter. Love for neighbor demands that human beings restrain and direct their sexual desires, and confine their sexual activity, within the parameters God establishes, Who is the Lord of the heart.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.