Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Dr. Rick Marrs, senior professor of practical theology and pastoral counseling at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Leviticus 18:1-30. Because the LORD is God for His people Israel, they are not to follow the wicked examples of Egypt or Canaan in matters of marriage and sexuality. Instead, His people should live in the holiness that He has given them in the 6th Commandment. Rather than abusing the family relationships that He has given them, the Israelites must seek chastity, purity, and decency toward each other. If they make themselves unclean in this way, the same penalty that the LORD gave to the Canaanites could be brought upon them. Because our world bombards us with any number of perverse sexual temptations, we must seek after forgiveness and holiness in Christ alone. “The Holiness of God” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Leviticus. Because God desired to dwell among His sinful people for their blessing rather than their dest