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Circles of Grace DIALOGUE ON HUMAN SEXUALITY PRESENTATION ONE: FOUNDATIONS

Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men w ill know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:34-35

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

God is Sovereign For this reason a man w ill leave his father and mother and be united to his w ife, and they w ill become one flesh. Genesis 2:24

God is Sovereign For this reason a man w ill leave his father and mother and be united to his w ife, and they w ill become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 One man One woman United in marriage One flesh for life

God is Sovereign ...he w ho unites himself w ith a prostitute is one w ith her in body? For it is said, “The two w ill become one flesh.” 1 Corinthians 6:16 One man One woman United in marriage One flesh for life

God is Sovereign Jesus replied, “But at the beginning of creation God `made them male and female.' `For this reason a man w ill leave his father and mother and be united to his w ife, and the two w ill become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore w hat God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:6-9

God is Sovereign Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God w ill judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Hebrew s 13:4 One man One woman United in marriage One flesh for life

God is Holy No descendant of Aaron the priest w ho has any defect is to come near to present the offerings made to the LORD by fire. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God. He may eat the most holy food of his God, as w ell as the holy food; yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the LORD, w ho makes them holy. Leviticus 21:18-23

God is Holy But just as he w ho called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is w ritten: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 It is God's w ill that you should be holy. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Make every effort to live in peace w ith all men and to be holy; w ithout holiness no one w ill see the Lord. Hebrew s 12:14

God is Holy What may w e reasonably believe to be God's design in raising up the Preachers called Methodists? To reform the nation and, in particular, the Church; to spread scriptural holiness over the land.

God is Love For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that w hoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17

God is Love As I urged you w hen I w ent into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer… The goal of this command is love, w hich comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have w andered aw ay from these... 1 Timothy 1:3-6

Circles of Grace DIALOGUE ON HUMAN SEXUALITY PRESENTATION ONE: FOUNDATIONS