All People Are Guilty of Sexual Sin, Is There a Remedy for the Guilt?

I have lost count of how many times I’ve heard that Jesus did not touch on the issue of homosexuality, but this is simply not true.  In Matthew 15:19-20a Jesus said, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person.”  In the original Greek that these words were written in, the word that gets translated as “sexual immorality” is the Greek term porneia.  If that word sounds familiar, it’s because it has come to us in English in such words as porn and pornography. 

The Greek word porneia is an extremely broad term, encompassing all sexual behavior outside of the husband-wife marital union.  Therefore, while Jesus did not explicitly speak of homosexuality, He nevertheless most certainly covered the topic and all other forms of sexual immorality by His use of the broad, sweeping term porneia.      

Changing gears somewhat, do you know who is guilty of the sin of porneia?  Everyone is!  Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”  So according to Jesus, anyone who has ever had a lustful thought is guilty of porneia/sexual immorality.  I feel confident in saying that this includes the entire human race, except for Jesus.  Heterosexuals, as well as those who have engaged in homosexual behavior, are guilty of sexual sin.   

Is there a way to get rid of this sin and guilt?  Yes, the good news that we have in Jesus Christ is that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  This verse is found in 1 John 1:9 in the Bible.  If we repent of our sin and believe in Jesus, the Bible says, “We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1b)  The Bible also says in Romans 8:1a, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.”  If you have not experienced the indescribably wonderful and freeing euphoria of having your sins forgiven and your conscience cleansed of guilt, with great compassion for you I urge you to repent and believe in Jesus right now and receive this incredible gift He offers to you!  

May God richly bless you and please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any spiritual help to you,

Pastor Brett Becker