This is a great overview of the reasons that fornication is a bad idea. We cover the prohibitions int the Bible, the possible physical effects ( HIV, STD's & pregnancy) , the spiritual losses, how to get to know the opposite sex in a healthy way, etc.

1. God Wants to Protect you & Bless You More..So…
Flee Fornication! 2 Timothy 2:22

2. ❖ Porn Leads to Forn
❖ Forn Leads to Torn—
❖ Hearts and Marriages
❖ Welcome to the Internet Age
❖ Signed,~~With Hate, Satan

3. The Sin of Fornication
❖ Porneia: 26x in NT ( NASB) as sin
❖ Illicit sexual intercourse by unmarried people
❖ Adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism,
intercourse with animals etc.
❖ Sexual intercourse with close relatives (Lev. 18)
❖ Sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman

4. Why So Popular?
❖ Men & Women Wired for Sex by God (to make families)
❖ Lots of fun and feels great
❖ Not married. No commitments. Can walk away anytime
❖ Can do in secret (Until the baby or VD shows up)
❖ Contraception & Abortion easily available
❖ Women want love & give sex to get love
❖ Men want sex and give “love” to get sex
❖ Can keep you on the Welfare roles for a career!

5. God Say About Porneia
❖ "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, …” (Matt. 15:19)
❖ “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit
the kingdom of God? …neither fornicators,…nor
adulterers,…nor homosexuals…”(1Cor. 6:9)
❖ “For this is the will of God…that is, that you abstain from
sexual immorality…” (1Thes. 4:3)
❖ “Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord…” (1
Cor. 6:13)

6. Why a Sin?
❖ Fornication Hurts People God Loves:
❖ You! God will not be able to use or bless you as He wants
❖ Babies: unwanted, aborted, or neglected ( 70% of inner city
births)
❖ Marriage Stability: Less like to stay faithful to spouse &
children. Life-long damage can occur
❖ Can lead to molestation, date-rapes, rapes, incest and other
forms of violence against women
❖ Emotional damage to women which can last lifetime

7. Feel from Fornication!
Physical Dangers They are Legion!

8. STD’s, HIV & Pregnancy
❖ Nearly 25 STD’s waiting to catch you!
❖ “The CDC estimates that youth ages 15-24 make up just over
one quarter of the sexually active population, but account for
half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections
that occur in the United States each year.” ( CDC Website)
❖ HIV infection is the seventh foremost reason of death in
among 13-24 year olds. (CDC Website)
❖ “The U.S. pregnancy rate among youth aged 12–19 years is
one of the highest in the developed world” (CDC Website)

9. ❖ Chancroid • treatable STD, causes painful sores.
❖ Chlamydia • treatable STD
❖ Crabs (Lice) • treatable STD, parasites or bugs
❖ Gonorrhea • treatable STD: aka “the clap”
❖ Hepatitis • Five types: Types B, C, & D are incurable
❖ Genital Herpes • Incurable. Can be chronic for life and can spread to partners
❖ HIV / AIDS • Incurable STD
❖ HPV / Warts • incurable STD. Can lead to cancer in men & women in some forms
❖ Molluscum contagiosum: treatable STD
❖ Scabies • treatable STD, parasites that burrows under the skin and lays eggs
❖ Syphilis • treatable STD. Can be life-long and lead to terrible illnesses
❖ Trichomoniasis • treatable STD, parasite infection
❖ Yeast Infection • treatable STD
❖ Vaginosis • treatable STD
❖ Yeast in Men • treatable STD
❖ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease • treatable STD

10. STD Facts
❖ About 9 out of 10 sexually active people will become
infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) at some
point in their lives. Treatable but Not curable!
❖ STD’s so powerful, that French used infected prostitutes
as germ weapons against Nazi’s in WWII

11. Syphilis
❖ “Syphilis is very dangerous. In addition to infecting
other people, untreated syphilis can cause brain
damage, heart disease, neurological problems and
other long-term health problems. Once internal
damage is done from syphilis it cannot be repaired,
even after being cured from the syphilis itself.” (Mayo
Clinic Website)

12. Second Stage Syphilus

13. Feel from Fornication!
Spiritual Dangers They are many!

14. Spiritual Dangers
❖ Will grieve the Holy Spirit in you. You will suffer loss.
❖ God will discipline you. You know better ( Heb.12)
❖ Satan will rob you of blessings God has for you
❖ You can “infect” other people with your immoral sins
❖ Some of the good works God planned for you (Eph. 2:10)
will not get done. Others will suffer that loss.
❖ You can become a slave of sexual sin. Sex rules your life,
you don’t.

15. Soul-Ties
❖ “Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a
prostitute is one body with her? For He says, "THE
TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. But he who unites
himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.” (1Cor.
6:16-17)

20. Feel from Fornication!
How to Run Away!

21. How to Avoid Fornication
❖ Avoid sexual arousal where possible. Repetition escalates
❖ Switch mental channels to Jesus ASAP
❖ Pray for the person who is arousing you.
❖ Daily fill your mind with God’s word: Ps. 119:9,11
❖ Stay Busy! Idleness opens doors to evil ( King David)
❖ Avoid being alone to much unless focused on good things
❖ Think of opposite sex in view of eternity.

22. How to Avoid Fornication
❖ Avoid amorous looks: “Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate
you with her eyes.( Prov. 6:25)
❖ Avoid flattery: God’s Word will “keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth
tongue of a promiscuous woman.” (Prov. 6:24)
❖ Avoid touching: Powerful language of love. Be very careful.
❖ Avoid morally loose people: “Stay away from her! Don't go near the door of her
house!” ( Prov. 5:8)
❖ For the lips of an immoral woman [or man] are as sweet as honey…But in the end
she is as bitter as poison… her steps lead straight to the grave. (Prov. 5:3-5)
❖ Consider the Consequences: “For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of
bread… Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? (Prov.6:27)
❖ Promise God now to avoid fornication & adultery!

23. Getting to Know Them
❖ Get your heart right. Get right with God
❖ Honor your parents’ advice
❖ Choose now to protect her/his honor & future family
❖ See them as your brother/sister. Not your lover.
❖ Always prefer group dates. Two-person, intimate dates
are only for courting your spouse.
❖ ALWAYS Have a detailed plan to spend time together

24. If You Do Commit Fornication
❖ Repent and confess quickly. Jesus died to forgive you
❖ Confess to a trusted person. Ask for support &
accountability to change
❖ Do not see your partner again alone until they have
repented and have an accountability partner. Only do
group dates.
❖ Find our why you were so vulnerable to that sin. Deal with
the root issues. Get help from others. The sin is just a
system of a deeper need.