The Consequences of Sexual Sins

In my healing journey, I’ve learned a great deal about the consequences of sexual sin. I was genuinely shocked to realize how deeply it had affected my life and how the enemy had woven such a complicated web to keep me in bondage. I never would have described myself as promiscuous before I was born again. But as the Lord began to heal me, He showed me that much of my deepest wounding was rooted in sexual sin. It left behind a trail of failed marriages, a fractured family, and tremendous heartbreak and loss.

My goal in sharing this is not to judge or condemn anyone but to point people to the truth found in Jesus—the only truth that brings real healing, peace, and freedom.

Scripture repeatedly warns us about the seriousness of sexual sin. The Bible even identifies it as a sin against our own bodies:

1 Corinthians 6:18 “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their 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.”

According to God’s design, sex is meant to be experienced exclusively within the covenant of marriage—between a man and a woman. Anything outside of that design leads us away from His blessing and protection.

Why? Because God created sex as a gift—something meant to nurture deep intimacy in a marriage through an exclusive, lifelong union. Sex is not merely physical; it is spiritual. Scripture says that through sexual intimacy, two people become one flesh.

Matthew 19:5–6 (ESV) “5 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’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

But like many things God created for good, the devil has twisted sex and tempts us to break God’s commandments. He whispers the same lie he spoke in the garden: “Did God really say…?” The enemy disguises himself as an angel of light, drawing us toward sin like a moth to a flame—only for us to be destroyed by the very thing that attracted us. Before I accepted Christ, I was that moth. I was devoured by lies.

Our culture has embraced these lies boldly and without restraint. Adultery is justified over the smallest offense. Fornication is celebrated. And the results are all around us: broken families, relational dysfunction, emotional pain, and deep confusion. You don’t need to be a social worker to see the fruit of it—high divorce rates, children born into unstable homes, widespread sexual exploitation, and a society full of hurting people.

So many are suffering, and the enemy has blinded their eyes to the harm that sin is inflicting on their souls. They need Jesus.

Sin wounds us deeply—and those wounds spill over into the lives of others. The old saying is true: hurt people hurt people. And sin never satisfies. It always demands more. One more drink, another round, until you wake up face down in your own vomit! Dozens of self help books and hours of therapy later and here we are still stuck in the same old mire and the muck - that is until we wake up from our slumber, surrender to Jesus and do it His way!

In his teaching on Proverbs, Chuck Missler describes the real-life consequences of sexual sin. He explains that it leads to:

• Loss of the Word of God

• Loss of wealth

• Loss of the enjoyment of sex

• Loss of good sense

• Loss of peace

  
  

I can personally attest to all of these. Sexual sin was a very destructive part of my life prior becoming born again. I didn’t have fellowship with the Lord, divorce is expensive, I didn’t experience joy in sexual intimacy, I made terrible decisions, and I had no peace.

But after I surrendered my life to Jesus, everything began to change. My healing journey has been painful at times—confronting the destruction, the wounded places, and the ways I had hurt others—but it has also been unbelievably freeing. As Jesus healed me from the inside out, I discovered a peace I had never known. I no longer saw myself as broken or defective but as pure—a treasured child of God.

So this is my plea to anyone currently engaging in sexual sin—whether it is premarital sex, adultery, pornography, homosexuality, or masturbation: there is a better way. You are deeply loved, and Jesus wants to heal you. He sees your worth, your value, and the plans He has for your life.

Romans 8:1“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

We all sin and fall short of God’s glory. But in Christ, there is no condemnation—only the invitation to repent, be restored, and be healed. Turn to Him. Confess your sins. Ask Him to heal your wounds and empower you to live in obedience. He is waiting for you.

We’ve all tried doing things the enemy’s way, and if we’re honest, it hasn’t worked. Sin promises freedom but delivers bondage. It may look fine on the outside, but inside we feel the pain and emptiness. There is another way. Jesus Christ can break the chains of bondage and bring true joy, peace, and freedom.

No matter your past, when you turn to Christ and repent, God’s Word says you are washed clean—made white as snow. Your sins are thrown into the sea of forgetfulness.

Isaiah 1:18 (ESV) "“Come now, let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:

though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."

If you have never received Jesus Christ as your Savior, you can do that today. Simply come to God the Father in prayer. Tell Him you want to turn away from sin. Ask for His forgiveness. Tell Him you believe that Jesus died for you and that you receive Him as your Lord and Savior.

Romans 10:9–10 (ESV) “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

If you would like to explore this deeper we recommend the book Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer. Click here to purchase on Amazon. (this is an affiliate link)