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This booklet is one of the equipping tools of The Moral
Compass Strategy. This strategy is designed to:
1.
Help teens build a strong moral compass. (Matt. 22:37)
2.
Help teens develop healthy relationships. (Matt. 22:39)
3.
Help create lasting marriages by building strong character
through positive choices now. (Psalm 119:9)
The Moral Compass Strategy was developed by the BGCO Student Min-
istry Team. For more information about The Moral Compass or other
Oklahoma Youth Ministry needs contact:
Andy Harrison
BGCO Student Ministry & Education Specialist
3800 N. May
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone: 405
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942
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3000 x643
Email: aharrison@bgco.org Website: www.skopos.org
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How & When to Talk to Your Kids About Sex;
Stanton L.
& Brenna B. Jones; NavPress
Sexual Resolutions
; Paul Kelly; LifeWay
True Love Waits Takes A Look at Courting, Dating, and
Hanging Out
; David Payne; LifeWay
Pure Joy: God’s Formula for Passionate Living
; Paul
Turner, Matt Tullos, and Kristi Wyatt; LifeWay
Until You Say I Do
; Jay & Diane Strack; LifeWay
Worth The Wait
; Paul Abner; Worth The Wait Ministries, 405
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728
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0916
Dating, Clues for the Clueless
; Christopher D. Hudson,
compiler; Publishers Promise Press
You Want To Pierce What?
; Walker Moore; Albury
Publishing
How To Stay a Christian in College
; J. Budziszewski;
NavPress
Raising Them Chaste
; Richard C. & Renee Durfield; Bethany House Pub-
lishers
When True Love Doesn’t Wait
; D. Tony Rankin & Richard
Ross; LifeWay
Passion & Purity
, Elizabeth Elliot; Fleming H.
Revell Co.
Raising a Modern
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Day Knight
; Robert Lewis; Focus on the
Family Publishing
Recommended Reading
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How Far Is Too Far?
Biblical References:
Song of Solomon 2:7, 3:5; Matthew 5:8; Ephesians 5:3; 1 Thessaloni-
ans 4:3, 7; 1 Timothy 5:2; Hebrews 13:4
Biblical Response:
It has become unfortunate, but true, that since we (Christians) call our-
selves God’s children, we have acted like children and have become
bound and determined to see just how far we can push God on His prin-
ciples for sexual behavior. We refuse to call sin, SIN.
First Timothy 5:2 states that we
should treat
"younger women as
sisters, in all purity."
If the stan-
dard is purity, why do we even
ask the question of “
How far is
too far
?” If purity were our aim
wouldn’t we instead be asking,
“What type of behavior is pleas-
ing to God?” Purity is a commit-
ment “to” something, not “from”
something. First Thessalonians
4:7 says,
“For God has not called
us for the purpose of impurity, but
in sanctification.”
That is, we
have been set apart for the pur-
pose of pursuing holiness. We
