![]() ![]() Finally, end the relationship, (“sin no more”) and repent, (ask God’s forgiveness) After all, adultery is not an unpardonable sin, (John 8:3-11). (Exception: if you know they will find out, better from you than someone else.) If you need to confess to someone, come to your pastor. It isn’t fair to him/her to dump your pain on them. If you look forward to a meeting, something is wrong! Conclusionĭon’t tell your spouse, unless AIDS/HIV possibility is a factor. Shy away from business lunches as a pair. Avoid direct eye contact with someone who stirs your emotions.Ĭ. Don’t allow your eyes & mind to wander or get into situations where temptation exists (ex: Joseph). AIDS epidemic, you have sex with every person your mate has had sex with! Endanger your spouse. With STDs on the increase, special significance. It is a sin against your own body, (I Corinthians 6:18). You gave away which was not yours (1 Corinthians 7), shattered your testimony to your own children, (a stumbling block?), betrayed a trusting relationship with your spouse, broke a three-way covenant with God, your spouse, and yourself, brought damnation to yourself.Į. It is a sin against your spouse & family. If it leads to divorce and remarriage, you will never have God’s blessings upon your next marriage.ĭ. It is a sin against your partner in sin, (Mark 10:11 Matthew 18:6 Luke 16:18) because you cause your mate to sin. Nathan likened it to stealing the farmer’s most precious ewe lamb.Ĭ. It is a sin against your neighbor’s spouse, (Exodus 20:17). Jesus repeated this commandment, validating it for our time, (Matthew 19:18).ī. It is a sin against a Holy God, (Exodus 20:14). Usually refers to unmarried sex, but sometimes used for extra-marital sex as well. Fornication (porneia) “one who engages in illicit sexual intercourse” (Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words)Ĭ. Adultery (moichos) “one who has unlawful intercourse with the spouse of another” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words) Always refers to extra-marital sex.ī. Though it may sound like a message of doom, it is actually a message of hope. It does me! I am certain that there are those here today who need this message. ![]() Ward once told me that if there are 100 people in a congregation, the chances are that someone in that congregation is sleeping with someone else’s spouse. ![]() ![]() A recent survey indicated that 66% of American men and 50% of American women had been unfaithful to their spouses. ![]()
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