No Expiration Date on the Word of God

“Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.”
— Psalm 119:89

Someone once asked me why I promote abstaining from sex until marriage. Their argument was that the scriptures about sexual purity are outdated.

They said that when those passages were written, people often married in their teenage years. Because of that, they believe people in biblical times didn’t have to struggle with sexual temptation the way we do today.

But that reasoning raises a serious question.

If certain parts of the Bible are outdated, what should we do with them?

Do you have a pair of scissors? Because if you do, maybe we should just start cutting those verses out.

We could remove the passages about sexual purity. Then maybe the ones about forgiveness. While we’re at it, we could take out the verses about loving our enemies, humility, generosity, and self-control.

Of course that sounds ridiculous.

We cannot pick and choose which parts of Scripture apply to us and which ones do not. Once we start doing that, we are no longer following God’s Word—we are creating our own version of it.

There can’t be holes in your theology, and there certainly can’t be holes in your Bible.

God’s Word does not change simply because culture changes. What God called sin thousands of years ago is still sin today. What He called holy then is still holy now.

The truth is, people in biblical times faced temptation just like we do. Human nature has not changed. That is exactly why God gave us clear instruction about how to live.

Sexual purity was never about convenience or cultural norms. It has always been about obedience and honoring God.

God’s Word stands just as strong today as it did when it was written.

So instead of making excuses for why we shouldn’t follow it, we should choose to believe it—and obey it.