![]() The Apostle Paul said, “ For this is the will of God, … that ye should abstain from fornication” ( 1 Thessalonians 4:3 emphasis added). It is fornication if neither party is married it is adultery if either or both parties are married. These acts constitute the ultimate use of the procreative power with someone of the opposite sex with whom we are not legally married. The Lord forbids fornication and adultery despite how the world feels toward these behaviors. I now cite some of the Lord’s standards of morality so as to minimize any misunderstanding or ambiguity. Accordingly, any conscious thoughts or voluntary actions that stimulate or result in the expression of the procreative power outside the marriage relationship are disapproved by the Lord. On the other hand, the procreative power is not to be exercised outside the husband-wife relationship. These uses have the blessing and endorsement of the Lord. What, then, is the Lord’s standard for use of the sacred power of procreation-His standard of morality? In truth, the Lord’s standard of morality is not so much a list of do’s and don’ts as it is a principle, which can be expressed as follows: The procreative power is to be exercised in the marriage relationship for two key reasons: (1) to bind and strengthen ties between spouses and (2) to bring souls into the world. They are the proven standards for happy marriages and stable communities. They build relationships of trust, they enhance self-esteem, they foster a clear conscience, and they invite the Spirit of the Lord to bless individual and married lives. ![]() Rather, they are positive, uplifting, and liberating. Because God gave us this power, He, and He alone, has the right to prescribe how it should be used.Ĭontrary to much public sentiment, there is nothing negative or restraining about God’s moral standards. It is almost unbelievable to think that God has given to His children the power that is most prized and sacred to Him-the power to create life. So it is with God our Father-He needs to speak only once on the issue of morality, and that one declaration trumps all the opinions of the lower courts, whether uttered by psychologists, counselors, politicians, friends, parents, or would-be moralists of the day. ![]() He was reminded that the supreme court trumps all lower-court decisions, however numerous or recent they may be. My father looked at the judge and replied, “Your Honor, may I remind you that when the supreme court speaks on a matter, it only needs to speak once.” The judge nodded with approval. ![]() Callister, don’t you have a more recent case than this?” His opponent cited a number of lower-court decisions of more recent vintage. For his authority, he cited only one case-a California Supreme Court case issued many years before. Some years ago my father, an attorney, was trying a lawsuit. ![]()
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