Many peer groups, both inside and outside of the church, are gangs of social "Royalists" who are fiercely loyal to the World's Crown of Forbidden Sex. They will do whatever they can to bring you back under the yoke of perverted tyranny, such as inviting you to keggers, nightclubs, frat parties and other shark tanks where they eat virgins for dinner. They will also introduce you to their "friends", who are people that make mafia wise guys look like morally upright citizens. Even worse, all of us who actually want to stay pure will eventually get at least one traitorous "friend" who, depending on their gender, wants to invade or annex us in an intimate manner. This social "Benedict Arnold" (or female equivalent) can also be a classmate, coworker or a member of our church. When they are related to one of our true friends (i.e., a flirty, smoking hot sister or sophisticated, totally ripped brother), things can get really awkward, really quickly. Not to mention that the situation will result in serious drama (and violence) if you give in to temptation and your friend finds out. So here are some tips to keep your peers from using the natural resources of your body to satisfy their desire for conquest.
1) Give all of your social relationships over to Christ. George Washington's faith in Christ is what enabled him to lead the United States to independence and it is also how you will protect your romantic independence and sexual liberty from Imperial perverted peers.
2) Make sure that the members of your inner circle, like most of America's founding fathers, have fully committed their lives to Christ. Going to church once a week doesn't count: they actually have to live out God's love and truth in their daily lives. In other words, when creating the social equivalent of "One Nation, Under God" so that you all can help each other stand for purity, don't pick "Royalists" who are screwing their boyfriends/girlfriends to be your fellow "Founding Fathers"!
3) Set clear boundaries with opposite gender friends, especially if you are married. Otherwise, your alliance with these friends can quickly deteriorate into a physical (and sweaty) annexation/invasion at their house, a hotel room, or an office at work/church, This will either lead to the overthrow of your Christ-governed relationship with your spouse or plant the seed for a "Civil War" in your future marriage if you're still single.
5) Remember the true meaning of sexual liberty and romantic independence. Seeking these virtues does not mean that you can do whatever you want. That's not freedom: that's anarchy. True sexual liberty and romantic independence allow you to exercise your God-given rights to enjoy your spouse RESPONSIBLY and OFTEN within a CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE.
Psalm 1:1-6, "Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction." (NIV)
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction." (NIV)
