Michael Boulware: Sexual Purity is Possible
October 13, 2021
By Alex Brickey, CIU Student Writer
鈥淚鈥檓 not a pastor. I鈥檓 just a guy who loves sports and I鈥檓 crazy about Jesus.鈥 That鈥檚 how Michael Boulware, former NFL standout for the Seattle Seahawks opened Chapel as guest speaker. 听
Boulware was drafted by Seattle in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft and played for the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.
He came to CIU to tackle a difficult topic: sexual purity.
Turning to 1 Thessalonians 4, Boulware focused on verses 3-5:
鈥淚t is God鈥檚 will听that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;听that each of you should learn to control your own body听in a way that is holy and honorable,听not in passionate lust听like the pagans,听who do not know God鈥︹
He then turned to 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, citing a part of verse 13:
鈥The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord,听and the Lord for the body.鈥
Boulware pointed out that the Bible specifically tells us to flee and abstain from all sexual immorality.
鈥淲hen I fast, I am not going to an all-you-can-eat buffet!鈥 Boulware stated comparing a food fast to sexual abstention before marriage.
Boulware grew up in 黑料视频 where he played football at Spring Valley High School. He played college football at Florida State where he encountered many temptations. He gave students advice on how he was able, and is still able, to avoid sexual immorality noting three things to guard: your eyes, your ears, and the company around you.
Boulware admitted that involves a willingness to be culturally 鈥渨eird,鈥 admonishing students to take notice of what they were consuming in the way of videos, social media, music and the company they keep.
鈥淵ou probably know the Word, and may even go so far as to tell people about it,鈥 said Boulware. 鈥淏ut do you live it out?鈥
Students pondered this question as Dan Coy, CIU鈥檚 dean of Spiritual Life, led the students in the chorus of a traditional hymn: 鈥淭urn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.鈥
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