The Consequences of Sexual Sin

In the Light of Truth Podcast — Blog Post

In Episode 26 of In the Light of Truth, Ashton and Chris sit down for one of the most tender, vulnerable, and important conversations they’ve ever shared on the podcast: the consequences of sexual sin, the wounds it leaves, and the hope and healing God offers to every person who turns to Him.

This episode isn’t about condemnation. It isn’t about shame.It’s about truth that sets us free (John 8:32).

Whether you’re new to the faith or have walked with Christ for years, this conversation offers clarity, encouragement, and a reminder that God’s commands are always rooted in His love and His desire to protect His children.

Why This Conversation Matters

Sexual sin is one of the most hidden, common, and spiritually damaging forms of sin believers struggle with. Yet because it’s often deeply private, many Christians suffer in silence—feeling trapped, ashamed, or confused.

As Chris shared vulnerably in the episode, sexual sin wounded her deeply for decades. It left behind broken relationships, fractured family ties, and layers of emotional pain she didn’t even understand until the Lord began healing her heart.

And Ashton shared her own childhood experience with sexual wounding—how trauma introduced confusion, curiosity, and lies that shaped her understanding of intimacy until Christ brought light, truth, and redemption.

Their stories highlight two profound realities every believer needs to hear:

1. Sexual sin is destructive—and its consequences are real.

2. But no one is too far gone for Jesus to heal, restore, and redeem.

   
   

What Scripture Teaches About Sexual Sin

The Bible consistently warns us about sexual sin—not because God wants to restrict joy, but because He wants to protect it.

• 1 Corinthians 6:18 –  ^"Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin^[a] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

• Hebrews 13:4 – “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

• Matthew 19:5–6 – "and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?  So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

God created sex as a good gift—holy, unifying, and deeply spiritual. But when it’s pulled outside God’s design for marriage between one man and one woman, it distorts intimacy, creates spiritual vulnerability, and fractures the soul.

The enemy works hard to twist what God created as good. He whispers the same old lie: “Did God really say…?”His goal is always the same: bondage, confusion, and destruction.

The Real Consequences of Sexual Sin

As Ashton and Chris walk through Scripture, personal testimony, and real-life examples, they point to several categories of consequences that often follow sexual sin.

1. Spiritual Distance

Sexual sin creates distance between us and God—not because He leaves, but because sin numbs the heart.

• Prayer becomes difficult

• Worship feels distant

• Shame grows

• The Word feels foreign

Ashton reminded listeners of Isaiah 59:2:“Your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God.”

2. Emotional & Mental Brokenness

Sexual sin wounds the inner person in ways most sins do not.

This may include:

• Trauma

• Bonding to people never meant to be permanent

• Comparison and insecurity

• Identity confusion

• Deep regret and self-condemnation

• Difficulty experiencing intimacy as God designed

Both hosts shared painful childhood experiences of sexual wounding—reminding listeners that even sins committed against us can leave long-lasting emotional impact.

But God heals even this.

3. Loss of Good Judgment

As Chris shared, sexual sin leads to poor choices we normally wouldn’t make. What starts as curiosity spirals into a pattern of secrecy, compromise, and escalating sin—just like any addiction.

4. Loss of Enjoyment of Sex

Because the world cheapens sexuality, true intimacy becomes harder to experience.Pornography, promiscuity, masturbation, and “toys” can all distort the ability to connect emotionally and spiritually as God intended.

5. Physical Consequences

Some are immediate, some lifelong:

• Unplanned pregnancy

• STDs

• Broken families

• Co-parenting strain

• Financial hardship

• Anxiety, depression, and sleeplessness

As Ashton notes, someone who gets pregnant outside of marriage isn’t “worse” than someone who doesn’t—only one person’s sin was exposed. The spiritual consequence is the same.

The Hidden Nature of Sexual Sin

Perhaps the greatest danger is that sexual sin is often invisible. It thrives in secrecy.

You can sin sexually and no one ever knows.But God knows.And the enemy knows—and uses that foothold to pull you deeper.

Jesus calls us to bring all sin into the light so He can heal it.

Hope for Those Who Are Struggling

This episode ends with powerful encouragement:

• You are not too far gone.

• You are not ruined.

• God can redeem every part of your story.

• He wants to make you whole

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Romans 8:1 is still true for you:“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Repentance is not God shaming you—it's God inviting you home.

He wants to:

• cleanse you

• restore you

• heal every wound

• transform your desires

• rebuild your future

• redeem what was broken

Chris and Ashton both testify that Jesus truly heals.He rewrites stories.He turns ashes into beauty.

A Final Word of Encouragement

If you’re struggling with sexual sin, or carrying a wound from the past, please hear this:

You are deeply loved. You are seen. You are wanted.God is not surprised by your story, and He is not ashamed of you.

Your past—no matter how painful—does not disqualify you from God’s love, God’s forgiveness, or God’s purpose for your life.

Run to Jesus.Give Him your wounds.Let Him make you whole again.

He is waiting.