By Pastor Jason Lim

We live in a sex-saturated age with shifting norms. Youth are inundated online; porn is a pandemic; sexual sin surges. In this climate, we must hear the seventh commandment:

1. PROTECTION

The command safeguards marriage (Gen 2:24 ), forbidding bodily sins—premarital sex, homosexual acts, polygamy—and mental lust (Matt 5). God gives it for our good and joy, not as a killjoy.

2. PREPARATION

The Law exposes our sin and our inability to self-justify. It points to Jesus—who obeyed, died, and rose to give us His righteousness. All who humble themselves before Him are forgiven and saved.

3. PRACTICE

Only those born again in Christ can truly live out this commandment. United with Him, they receive a new Position (free from sin’s slavery), a new Passion (love for God), and a new Power (the Spirit within). Even sex addicts can be freed—if they come to Jesus.

To keep this commandment, we must also learn to Flee, Fight, Fortify, Fellowship, and Fulfill. The ultimate goal is that God’s people display faithfulness in marriage as a reflection of Christ’s love for His church.