This verse of scripture above gives us a clue. How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. How then can a young man keep his way pure in today’s world? Especially in a world where the enemy is busy with his agenda of contaminating and corrupting the minds of young children and teenagers. Therefore, he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. He refused to compromise his godly standards for the world’s standards.īut Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God? Genesis 39:9Īnother example is a man named Daniel who chooses purity in his work for God. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. In this instance, Joseph chose to maintain purity and honor God by resisting Potiphar’s wife. He spoke these words when his master’s wife tried to lure him to bed. Rather, he said, how can I do this great wickedness and sin against God? One good example in the bible is a young man named Joseph, who found himself in a situation where sin could have prevailed. We should let them know that even though you have been saved by grace, you still have the responsibility of presenting your body and mind as a living sacrifice which is holy and acceptable to God. 2 Timothy 2:19-22 What Does the Bible say about Purity?Ĭhildren need to be taught why they must possess their vessels with honor and the importance of choosing a life of purity. Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20Įveryone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.” In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay some are for special purposes and some for common use. Leviticus 20:26ĭon’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. You shall be holy to me, for I, the Lord, am holy and have set you apart from the nations, to be my own. He has saved us and called us to a holy life - not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. Your body is now the temple of God as a believer and if God can choose to live in you, then your purity is of great importance to God. And you have been set apart as a child of God and now belong to God. He has called us to a life of holiness and purity. God wants us raising spiritually, morally and sexually pure children as parents. I like how this article describes purity. And while sexual purity is important, Jesus in the beatitudes points us to ‘the purity of the heart’. Purity is also not limited to sexual or moral purity. The question now is, how can parents raise children who will embrace purity in today’s world. Even children’s books and movies are now subtly infused with sexual and impure content. From how the media, film and entertainment industries promote nudity, sex, pornography and perversion. There is so much that is set before their eyes and minds every single day. Today, your children live in a world that have several elements of contamination. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Psalm 24:3-4ĭraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
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