1 Thessalonians 4:3-6

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.

A basic tenet dating back some years defines the criteria set forth for “God’s will”, which determines a paticular behavior which is considered sanctified. I will stress here the last line, “Do not take advantage of a brother or sister”. 

What do we have? The term “sexual immorality” as defined in the above mentioned passage which specifies the criteria which determines a Judeo-Christian moral standard for sexual relations? We have to ask ourselves “What does this mean?” What are Jews, Christians, and Muslims teaching our children? Once upon a time, you could sell your daughter for a bull and two goats, or some silver from the man that raped her. Marrige has changed over the course of the past 2,000 years. What are we learning from them? We must determine what this message means in today’s world. So I ask you:

1. Q: What is immorality? 
2. Q: How do you avoid sexual immorality?
3. Q: How do you control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 
4. Q: Not in passionate lust like the pagans, who “do not know God”,
5. A: No one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.

Preach your dogma elsewhere. You answer you own questions. Your sanctification is wasted on your own moral dilemmas.