=Heb. 13:4. [R. V.] Let marriage be had in honor among all.=
2. By all impure thoughts, desires, words, and acts, in married as
well as in unmarried persons.
=Eph. 5:3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,
let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints.=
_77. Who has instituted marriage?_
God Himself instituted it in Paradise.
=Gen. 2:21-24, 1:27-28. Matt. 19:4-6.=
_78. How do unfaithful husbands and wives treat this holy
institution?_
They despise it, and thus bring down upon themselves the judgment of
God.
=Heb. 13:4. Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.=
_79. Repeat some passages from Scripture in which impurity is
forbidden?_
Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind, shall inherit the kingdom of
God. 1 Cor. 6:9, 10.
Jesus says: I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt.
5:28.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth! Eph. 4:29.
_80. Why is this sin so fearful?_
Because it affects both soul and body more than any other sin.
_81. How can we be kept pure?_
We must watch and pray, and avoid everything that awakens impure
desires.
=Matt. 26:41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.=
_82. What things awaken impure desires?_
Gluttony and drunkenness, immoral and exciting amusements, bad
company, the reading of improper books, and everything that excites
carnal and impure thoughts.
_83. Are not gluttony and drunkenness alone dangerous sins?_
Yes, indeed; they are a shameful abuse of God's gifts, by which we
ruin soul and body and shut ourselves out from the kingdom of God.
=Luk. 21:34. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your
hearts be overcharged with gluttony, and drunkenness, and cares
of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.=
_84. What does God require of us in the sixth commandment?_
We must live a chaste and pure life, whether we are married or
unmarried, husband and wife loving and honoring each other.