Of all the admonishments and warnings in the Bible, God reserves some of his most severe rebukes for one particular type of sin: the sin of the flesh. Galatians 5:19-21 states that deeds of the flesh include “immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these.”
Paul even goes so far as to state that those who practice these sins “will not inherit the Kingdom of God.” As Christians, these are sins that we can observe quickly and flee very fast from. They’re not “respectable sins,” as Jerry Bridges puts it. These are sins that we should identify and turn from when tempted.
As I read through this passage, an American cultural television staple came to mind: “The Bachelor/Bachelorette” franchise. This television series has become a household name over the past two decades, amassing nearly 19 million viewers…
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