Creation

1. We begin, uncompromisingly, by acknowledging the romantic relationship as it was originally designed within the Garden of Eden between a husband and wife. This is the reflection of the heavenly romance that exists between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Songs. 5:1; John 3:29; John 4:16-18; II Cor. 11:2; Rev. 17:10, 22:17

2. In order for us to fully comprehend His love, God created man both male and female in the image of Him; and He granted us full comprehension of His image while walking daily with us in the Garden. Genesis 3:8

3. Consequently, God’s original design for the sexual union between male and female was greater than just procreation or recreation, but rather fully expressed the mystical relationship between Christ and His Church. Genesis 1:27,28; Ephesians 5: 31,32;
I Corinthians 7:1-3

Fall

1. The fall of man destroyed our understanding of this precious gift of human sexuality, and apart from Christ, our sexuality became grossly distorted and incomplete. We began to “exchange the truth for a lie” and we sought to quench our thirst from the cup of the harlot. Genesis 3:7; Romans 1:23; Rev 18:3

2. Consequently, “we have exchanged the image of the Immortal God with that of the image of mortal man” and “our foolish heart” has been “darkened”. We have been seduced by the immoral woman through created images, and whether in sight, mind, body, or spirit have entered into one flesh with her. Proverbs 6:24, 7:13
Romans 1:23,24; I Corinthians 6:16

Redemption

1. Drunken "by her wine of the passion of her sexual immorality", we have desperately cried out from captivity to be freed from her bondage and soberly have heard the call of the Angel "Come out of her, my people". Romans 6:16, 7:24; Revelation 18:4

2. We confess that we have whored ourselves after images of created things and believe in Christ’s completed work which has transformed our whorish depravity into virginal holiness. We have been fully restored to virginal purity through Christ’s finished work on the cross and claim this completed work here and now in this present time and space. Ezekiel 16:30; Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 3:6; Hosea 4:15; I Corinthians 6:15,16;
II Corinthians 11:2

Consummation

1. Surprisingly, we confess the Bible invites us to relate to the thief, the traitor, and the whore, thus transforming our outlook on our life by causing us to identify with the sinner and continually claim Christ’s finished work within us. Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:30

2. We confess healing can come to husbands and fathers ensnared by the seductress images. We believe the wife, whose trust and love has been ruined by her husband’s infidelity, can have love fully restored to her husband just as Christ has fully restored her to himself and causes her to cry out "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." Songs 6:3; Luke 7:36-50; Hebrews 13:4

3. Just as Christ came to save the immoral woman, to call her to repentance, and to ultimately transform her into his marvelous bride; we call all those who are enslaved by harlotry, whether pornography or other vice, to rise to virtue, to look up from the City of Man, to proclaim your citizenship in the Heavenly City, and to dip your cup into the River of the Water of Life which is Jesus Christ our Lord. Luke 7:36; Hebrews 11: 10,16; Revelation 19:7, 22:17

The Generation XXX Confession
Written by Jonathan G. Smith