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    Keeping Yourself Holy and Pure

    Bishop Keith Butler

    But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a
    man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth
    against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:17-18 (KJV)

    There are many traps set for the single individual who is living holy. The Bible tells you what to do
    in a dating relationship that begins to develop into ungodly behavior. 1 Cor. 6:17 says to flee
    fornication. What does “flee” mean? Flee doesn’t mean, “I can deal with it.” Flee means get on
    your running shoes and run. In other words, when you come into a scenario and sense that there
    is ungodly potential there, don’t hang around. Get out of Dodge. That is how you keep yourself
    holy.

    Prayer is essential for the single individual. You have to be prayed up so that you can see trouble
    coming, and so that you will have strength to flee. Proverbs 6:27 says, “Can a man take fire in his
    bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” Flee that situation.

    This is one reason why a born again brother may end a relationship with a born again sister. Men
    know that they cannot deal with holding on to a woman and stay holy. So, if he dates a single
    woman a couple of times, and she jumps all on him, he is going to cut it short. He is trying to be
    saved. If this woman keeps on messing with him he knows he is going to get in trouble. So he
    decides he cannot see her anymore, and ends it.

    That goes the other way too. Here is a single woman living holy before God. She is dating this
    guy. They have only been out once or twice, and he has his paws all over her. Here is what to do
    with him: “Sorry Charlie.” I’m looking for a holy man. She will not deal with him any further. She is
    looking for somebody who can exhibit control.

    Holiness is self-control. The way to get a godly mate is to exhibit self-control in your life. Nothing
    is worth losing your testimony over. So, stay in prayer and in the Word. It is there that you will be
    strengthened to keep yourself holy and pure, and to live a life pleasing to God.

    Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Peter 2:9

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