Bible in 90, Day 9: Yeah, he’s gonna talk about it

Leviticus 14-26

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Another interesting read today!  There are several topics that were hit on, and lots I could write about, but I’m gonna cover the controversial one:

God’s standards for sex

There are some who would say that whatever happens behind closed doors between consenting adults is perfectly acceptable.  The Bible paints a different picture.  Leviticus 18 gives some pretty clear-cut guidelines for sex in the community of believers.  They fall into several categories that we will discuss in a moment, but I want us to think about the fact that God cares about what we do with our bodies.  In our reading today, we also see some regulations about how the body is to be treated in light of various pagan practices.  Not the least of these concerns is sex.  So, let’s take a look at these categories.