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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; Ex. 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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