Leviticus 18:6
“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Tag: God’s Character Determines Sexual Relations
In this section of Leviticus God lays out the guidelines for sexual relationships for the nation of Israel. There are many different rules and boundaries that God outlines for them to follow. But, the guiding principle is found in the above verse when God states: “I am the Lord.” God’s reason for having boundaries for sexual relations is His character. That is reason enough. The world rejects this reasoning, but that doesn’t change the truth of it. In today’s society the mantra is, “This is my body and it is not anyone’s business what I do with my body.” The problem with that thought process is that our bodies are NOT ours. God created us (all of us) and He has claim to us. He designed life to be based upon His moral character. Even if you reject God’s existence it does not change the fact that He does exist and He does have claim over those He gave life to. God designed our bodies and our sexual desires. He designed them to make sure we had the best. The best is by His guidelines. In the nation of Israel God wanted them separate from the world around them. He also wanted them pure, as a people and to not corrupt the priesthood and the royal line of Christ. God’s moral character was in place to make sure that the nation of Israel would represent God’s moral character to the world. The world around them was involved in numerous moral sexual sins. God wants His people to be different. If the world can’t see the difference in us they can justify their own actions and their own sins.
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