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them. The souls of those who are sexually promiscuous become divided and dispersed even
as water is poured out in the streets.

Proverbs 5:15-18
Drink water from your own cistern, and fresh water from your own well. Should your
springs be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them be yours
alone, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the
wife of your youth.

For those who care to pursue the matter, there are spiritual parables that can be
gleaned from a study of sexually transmitted diseases. The effects of the various viruses and
bacteria upon the body would prove insightful as one looks at the same consequences of
unfaithfulness upon the body of Christ, or even the body of the individual.
For example, some STDs cause men to become impotent and women to become
sterile. The fruitfulness of the man and woman’s life is therefore diminished. This is true
spiritually as well as physically.
In all STDs there is the risk of the person infected passing along something harmful
to others with whom they are intimate. This too is a spiritual parable. If we do not guard our
lives, and walk in righteousness, the impurity in our life will affect all others with whom we
communicate and interact.
It was mentioned that some STDs lead to debilitating effects such as arthritis. This
renders the body immobile. So too does the body of Christ, and the individual, become
hindered in their “walk with Christ” when they have pursued a course of sensuality and sin.
These are but a few obvious examples of parables to be found in a study of the
consequences of sexual promiscuity. Undoubtedly those with understanding of the
biological and anatomical processes involved would be able to glean even more detailed
spiritual insights. Yahweh has designed the physical creation to show forth spiritual truth.
We have not yet touched on the root of this matter. Why does Yahweh not desire for
men and women to be promiscuous? Certainly, it is to spare them the negative
consequences spoken of here. However, there is a deeper issue at the heart of all. Yahweh
caused there to be consequences for sexual infidelity because it is a transgression of His own
character and nature. The true reasons that Yahweh does not desire for men and women
to commit fornication and adultery are spiritual in nature.