### 108. Q. What is God’s will for us in the seventh commandment?

**A**. That God condemns all unchastity,<sup>1</sup> and that we should therefore detest it wholeheartedly<sup>2</sup> and live decent and chaste lives,<sup>3</sup> within or outside of the holy state of marriage.

<sup>1</sup> [Lev. 18:30](/index.php/get-passage/Leviticus+18:30); [Eph. 5:3-5](/index.php/get-passage/Ephesians+5:3-5)
<sup>2</sup> [Jude 22-23](/index.php/get-passage/Jude+1:22-23)
<sup>3</sup> [1 Cor. 7:1-9](/index.php/get-passage/1+Corinthians+7:1-9); [1 Thess. 4:3-8](/index.php/get-passage/1+Thessalonians+4:3-8); [Heb. 13:4](/index.php/get-passage/Hebrews+13:4)