THE MORAL ISSUE OF SEXUAL DISEASES PART 8 OF 9

TEXT- HEBREWS 13:4

Hebrews 13:4  Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.” (GW)

INTRODUCTION

LAST SUNDAY NIGHT I SPOKE TO YOU CONCERNING THE MORAL ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY AND WE LOOKED AT FOUR THINGS THAT IT IS NOT AND SEVEN THINGS THAT IT IS.

TONIGHT AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE THEME OF BIBLICAL MORALITY I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF AIDS AND SEXUAL DISEASES.

EVERY DAY WE HEAR ABOUT THIS TOPIC ON TELEVISION OR READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.

TODAY'S INFORMATION IS MAKING YESTERDAY'S OUT OF DATE.

AT THE PRESENT TIME AIDS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST SERIOUS PLAGUE IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY.

THE PLAGUE OF THE MIDDLE AGES ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE BLACK DEATH CAUSED ONE MILLION DEATHS.

THE NAZI HOLOCAUST WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 6 MILLION DEATHS.

THE FAMINE IN AFRICA RESULTED IN 10 MILLION DEATHS.

YET, BY THE YEAR 2000, AT THE PRESENT RATE, SOME 100 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE OF AIDS WORLDWIDE.

OUT OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH THE AIDS VIRUS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 1% ARE HEMOPHILIACS; 2% CONTRACT IT THROUGH BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS; 2% ARE HETEROSEXUALS (MANY OF WHO ARE PROSTITUTES); 4% GET IT FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES; 17% OF AIDS SUFFERERS ARE DRUG USERS; AND 73% OF ALL KNOWN AIDS CASES IN THE U.S. ARE HOMOSEXUALS.

MOST AIDS VICTIMS SUFFER IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE AND 80% DIE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS.

TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT SEXUAL DISEASES.