wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you. (1 Thes 4:3–8) Thus, Christian sexual morality is an essential part of God’s wise and loving plan, which also includes the gift of the Holy Spirit. Moral truth and the