Priscilla K. Coleman, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green University, controlled for demographic groups and prior history of mental health problems and found that women who had undergone an abortion had an 81 percent increased risk of mental health problems. Almost 10 percent of the incidence of mental health problems was attributable to abortion. The strongest correlation was to substance abuse and suicide – 110 percent more likely to abuse alcohol, 220 percent more likely to abuse marijuana and 155 percent more likely to commit suicide. In Lev. 20-21, we see the consequences when people stray from purity in marriage and sex.
Anyone who gave their offspring to Molech would be stoned to death since they defiled God’s sanctuary and profaned His holy name. By not putting the sinner to death, God would set His face against the person and family who failed to discipline them since they played the harlot after Molech. God would set His face against those who turned to mediums and spiritists to play the harlot. Consecrate and be holy for He is Lord; keep His statutes and practice them for He sanctified you (Lev. 20:1-8). Abortion and turning to the occult lead to separation from God and death.
If someone cursed their father or mother, committed immorality, adultery or homosexuality, he would be put to death and bloodguiltiness would be upon them (Lev. 20:9-16). Sexual sins lead to death, guilt and disgrace.
If a man uncovered a menstruous woman and exposed the flow of blood, both would be cut off from the people. Obey His statutes so the land would not spew you out. Don’t follow the customs of the nation that God would drive out before you since He abhorred these things. Possess the land flowing with milk and honey land that God gave since He separated you from the peoples. Make a distinction between the clean and unclean animal. Be holy and set apart from the peoples to be His possession. Medium or spiritists would be put to death (Lev. 20:17-27). Following worldly customs in moral and sexual matters devastate a culture and prevent you from experiencing God’s favor in all areas of life.
No one should defile himself for a dead person except for his immediate family. Do not take a woman profaned by harlotry or divorcee to be profaned, but be holy to God. If a daughter of any priest profaned herself by harlotry, she profaned her father and would be burned with fire (Lev. 21:1-9). Keep marriage holy as God hates adultery and divorce.
A priest with anointing oil on his head would take a wife in her virginity. He would not take a widow, divorced woman or one profaned by harlotry so as to not profane his offspring for the Lord sanctified Him (Lev. 21:10-15). Since marriage is a picture of God’s relationship with His bride, the church, He want you to marry a pure virgin.
No blind, lame, disfigured or injured man with physical defect could approach God to offer His offerings by fire or go into the veil (Lev. 21:16-24). Be holy, pure and without defect in approaching God through prayer.
If are not married, ask God to provide a marriage partner who is a virgin. If you are married, pray with your spouse and ask God to keep your marriage pure.
