The Christian life is a battle zone. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit works against the flesh. The flesh and the Spirit are contrary to each other, resulting in the fact that we often find it difficult to do what we know we should do.

Tragically, Christians are routinely guilty of moral compromise. Professing Christians are involved in all manner of moral depravity. Some of them acknowledge their sin, repent of it, fight against it, and seek to eradicate it from their lives. While, others deny it, indulge in it, make excuses for it, and make little effort to overcome it.

I’ve been speaking for the last few weeks on the importance of biblical convictions. Christians ought to have firm moral convictions. That is, we should have a strong sense of right and wrong. We should know the difference between proper and improper behavior, and we should choose to do what is right.

God has established absolute, unchangeable moral principles which govern all of life.  He sets the standards of right and wrong, good and evil. We must maintain the conviction that God has the right to tell us how to live. Failure to submit to God’s moral instruction results in judgment and ultimate destruction (1 Cor 6:9-10; Rev 21:8).

Although we will never achieve moral perfection on this side of heaven, our goal should be to live morally pure lives. That is, we should obey God’s moral commands. When we fail to live up to God’s moral standards, we must repent and strive to change our behavior.

Christians ought to be known for their strong, uncompromising moral convictions. We should be known as those who take God’s commands seriously.

Let’s consider the biblical convictions we should have regarding moral purity.