Sexual Integrity. Answer Key. Guy Meets Girl Lesson 1

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1 Answer Key Guy Meets Girl Lesson 1 A. one, one, one, his one, his virginity B. b. energy 1. a. daily 2. It is being firmly committed to remaining sexually pure before marriage and remaining loyal after marriage. C. Sex is a gift from God to be cherished and enjoyed within His guidelines. D. False 1. emotions, thoughts, power of our own will 2. True 3. sight 4. words E. I love you. 1. sweet-talking men 2. beautiful women F. c. complement 1. alone lonely 2. inferior 3. True 4. Watcher, listener, nurturer, provider 5. Watcher, listener, nurturer, provider 6. one flesh Page 1

2 Self Test Lesson 1 1. I love you 2. Men are stimulated by the visual. Women are stimulated by words. 3. False 4. True 5. True 6. False Page 2

3 The Sign of the Covenant Lesson 2 A. d. on their own 1. Read Malachi 2:7 TLB. 2. The church (priest/pastor) B. blood covenant of marriage 1. a. blood 2. Read Genesis 17:10-11 KJV. 3. Write the correct letter in the blank. c. The sign of the Abrahamic covenant is g As an outward sign of the covenant, God changed Abraham s b Circumcision represents cutting away f For covenant to be meaningful, it must start in our i Shedding of blood brings forgiveness of d The New Testament sign of the covenant is a Baptism is an act of h Circumcision and baptism are external evidences of an internal e Sex is the sign of the covenant of C. evidences work covenant D. Holy Covenant Internal Work External Work Circumcised heart through faith in God Circumcised flesh Result: Righteousness from entering a blood covenant, bringing glory to God. Acceptance of redemption through shed blood Water baptism Result: Righteousness from entering a blood covenant, bringing glory to God. Commitment unity, love Sex Result: Righteousness from entering a blood covenant, bringing glory to God. E. involvement commitment 1. True 2. sacred blood covenant 3. sexual integrity Page 3

4 Self Test Lesson 2 1. False 2. True 3. c. circumcision 4. evidence, internal work 5. a. commitment b. unity c. love 6. Yes 7. sex 8. commitment Page 4

5 Sex Before Marriage Lesson 3 A. counterfeit love 1. self others others self 2. loving, giving, lusting, getting 3. counterfeiter 4. False 5. True 6. ends 7. a. broken trust b. unwanted pregnancy c. disease 8. a. blessing b. peace c. joy d. honor to God 9. sacrifice convenience B. fornication fornication body sex outside of marriage C. 1. took take care of her for life 2. gave up be killed 3. No D. fear of the Lord, evil, sexual immorality 1. Read Proverbs 1:7 KJV: Proverbs 16:6b AMP 2. You can be saved from the hurt and pain that follows sin. E. what they say judgment of God F. loosed-from-restraint living G. False Page 5

6 1. lifestyle 2. lives His Word H. directly influence strength, authority, impact fear of the Lord Page 6

7 Self Test Lesson 3 1. others self self others 2. True 3. living 4. a. broken trust b. unwanted pregnancy c. disease 5. fear of the Lord 6. To love and honor His Word to make one s life conform to His Word. 7. False Page 7

8 Pornography, Masturbation and Lust Lesson 4 A. spirit of others 1. help you entertain lustful thoughts 2. Read 1 Peter 2:11 AMP; Job 31:1 TLB; 2 Timothy 2:21 AMP B. idol 1. False 2. serve and please enslave and dominate 3. a. pollutes b. contaminates c. infects both the mind and spirit 4. a. causes mental dullness b. changes behavior c. produces distance instead of closeness d. enslaves and dominates C. intimacy 1. distance 3. intimacy 2. prayer 4. prayer together D. March: f posiitive b negative a satisfying g insatiable d power c obedient h conditional e unconditional E. Fill in the blanks: GOD POSITIVE Jesus Love Sex NEGATIVE Lord Hate emotionally Fornication Pornography Intimacy Impotence Guilt F. your part His part Page 8

9 1. Scripture verses from the Bible 2. mind 3. young or too old Page 9

10 Self Test Lesson 4 1. a. changed behavior b. mental dullness c. produces distance instead of closeness 2. Pornography allows the entertainment of lustful thoughts. Those thoughts become an idol. Masturbation is the act of prayer to that idol. 3. d. all of the above 4. False 5. True 6. b. distance Page 10

11 Freedom from the Effects of Abuse & Receiving the Glory of Virginity Lesson 5 I. Freedom from the Effects of Abuse (Chapter 5) A. genuine love B. John 20: keep release 2. the Spirit 3. False 4. b. may have unfinished business in their spirits C. False 1. a. homosexuality b. abuse of women 2. False 3. damage 4. unforgiveness D. 1. choose to forgive 3. receive the power of the Holy Spirit 4. by faith forgive the person 6. reject images, attitudes and the spirit of the sin 7. ask God for a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit 8. ask God to show you whom else you need to forgive II. Receiving the Glory of Virginity (Chapter 6) A. True 1. God created you to be holy covenant relationship 2. evil, good, darkness, darkness, sweet, sweet B. 1. peer pressure 3. pressure to prove manhood 2. to gain attention 4. emotional deprivation C. True 1. the spirit and glory of your virginity can be restored to you 2. Yes D. read Bible and pray daily praise God for what He s doing in me renew and purify my mind. Page 11

12 Self Test Lesson 5 1. False 2. Being free from what others have done to them by forgiving. 3. forgive 4. binds 5. False 6. True 7. True 8. Covenant with God to walk according to His Word and purpose. Page 12

13 Resisting Peer Pressure Lesson 6 A. loneliness, fear, fatalism, hopelessness, cynicism 1. Check True or False False True False True True False False Loneliness is healthy and desirable. Friends are the antidote to loneliness. Initiation never leads to finding acceptance. Jesus will heal completely the trauma of loneliness and rejection. The Lord s ministry allows you to face the world and reality. You need not be yielded to the Holy Spirit to experience peace. Doing what your heart knows is wrong has no effect on you. 2. Read Romans 8:13AMP. 3. stronger, resist, weaker B. Read 1 Corinthians 10:13b AMP 1. running away 2. tempted to yield to evil 3. no yes 4. by quoting the Word of God 5. in the power of the Spirit 6. True 7. no C. Read Proverbs 1:10-15; say no 2. Don t walk with them 3. no D. The fear of rejection and the driving need to receive approval from others, especially peers. 1. fear man respect 2. They become conquerors and spiritual achievers. 3. losing it Page 13

14 E. Match: f say no h repent c forgive e, i temptation, accusation a date If you can t date without sinning, don t b God We are accepted as we are by g say yes d glory Page 14

15 Self Test Lesson 6 1. False 2. whatever you resist grows weaker. 3. c. running away 4. b. no 5. Through quoting the Word of God. The devil departed and left Jesus alone and He returned in the power of the Spirit. 6. losing it 7. temptation or accusation Page 15

16 Final Exam 1. True 2. c. sight 3. I love you. 4. complement 5. True 6. blood covenant of marriage 7. external internal 8. c. commitment 9. others at the expense of self self at the expense of others. 10. loving getting 11. sex outside of marriage 12. lifestyle lives His Word 13. False 14. fear of the Lord 15. idol 16. enslaves and dominates 17. prayer together 18. True 19. read God s Word 20. False 21. Being free from what others have done to them by forgiving. 22. John 20: True 24. unforgiveness Page 16

17 25. evil good 26. True 27. True 28. stronger resist weaker 29. True 30. on the ability to say no 31. the fear of rejection and the driving need to receive approval from others, especially peers 32. temptation and accusation 33. Short Essay: Once an individual has lost his or her virginity Page 17

18 OPTIONAL: Essay Questions One essay question must be completed from each book in order for a MAJORING IN MEN TM student to be commissioned as a Minister to Men by the churches and ministries licensed under the Maximized Manhood banner of the Edwin Louis Cole Library. To learn more about being commissioned or receiving a permit to commission men, please download the information and application at Instructions for Essay Exam: 1. Write your exam on a separate paper, using not more than 10 pages. 2. Your exam must be written in legible English to be accepted. If you do not have access to a typewriter or a computer, good, clear handwriting is acceptable. Illegible exams will be returned. 3. Choose one of the questions below from each of the three books you studied. Write the question at the top of your exam before you answer. Send give your completed exam to your pastor or men s leader, or send it to one of the governing churches or ministries who commission men, as shown on the website, CHOOSE ONE: 1. List some sexual problems men encounter before and during marriage. Take each of the problems you listed above and illustrate, with examples, how men might fall into these problems. In your essay, try to walk in the shoes of the fallen men and empathize with their situations. Offer solutions to their problems, recognizing them as sin, but showing a way each can recover from his sin. 2. Explain the covenants of the Bible from a scriptural perspective, including the covenant of marriage. 3. Imagine you have been invited to speak to 500 teenagers to convince them to keep themselves pure until marriage. Prepare an outline of what you would say, using Scripture references and emphasizing what points you would use to convince them. Page 18

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