# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S214
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THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

creation, the author and perfector of our faith — the perfect example of chastity and decency. This Lord Jesus laid
aside His rightful heavenly glory, withstood the temptations of the devil, became the perfect sacrifice upon the cross,
rose from the dead, and accomplished the forgiveness of our sins. He has done what no sinful human being could.
God’s Word urges us to lead holy lives, by doing as Christ Himself did and taught us to do (EPH. 5:1–10). Yet, more than
that, God’s Word also offers forgiveness. God’s Word offers forgiveness to those who have sinned. God’s Word offers
forgiveness to those who have sinned sexually. God’s Word finally offers the healing truth of who we are and how we
were created, that through repentance and faith we might in the Holy Spirit’s power seek to live chaste and decent
lives sexually until Christ returns to end all temptation and sin forever.

HUMAN SEXUALITY

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