{"id":10134,"date":"2017-06-02T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/uncategorized\/shall-not-commit-adultery-part-5\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T12:17:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:17:33","slug":"shall-not-commit-adultery-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/daily-devotions\/shall-not-commit-adultery-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"You Shall Not Commit Adultery (Part 5)","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou shall not commit adultery.\u201d \u2013 Exodus 20:14 <\/em><\/p>\n

Q: What is the seventh commandment?<\/p>\n

A: You shall not commit adultery.<\/p>\n

What does this mean?<\/p>\n

Because we worship and love God, we should lead an innocent and good life in words and actions, and we should love and honor our spouse.<\/p>\n

Sex is a beautiful thing.\u00a0 It is meant to be a means by which a husband and wife bond with one another in a way that is special to them and them alone.\u00a0 In the sex act there is a physical closeness that should only be shared with one person.\u00a0 It is a way of saying non-verbally to your spouse, \u201cI am yours and you are mine.\u00a0 I am willing to give to you completely, my body included.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can you see why the ultimate act of betrayal would be to have sex with someone who is not your spouse?\u00a0 Can you see why that would be so hurtful?\u00a0 It is because sex is so sacred.\u00a0 It is holy.\u00a0 Do you remember what \u201choly\u201d means?\u00a0 It means, special, set apart, different, and not for normal use.<\/p>\n

In the truest sense of the word, sex between a husband and wife is holy.\u00a0 It is not for use in all different sorts of human relationships.\u00a0 It is set apart for one person.\u00a0 It is one way that the marriage relationship is different than all others.<\/p>\n

In the Old Testament, God\u2019s people were unfaithful to him over and over again.\u00a0 As a result, the prophets of God frequently called God\u2019s people, \u201cwhores\u201d.\u00a0 A whore is someone who sleeps around with lots of different people and that is how God\u2019s people treated him.\u00a0 They tried to have a special relationship with him and with lots of other \u201cgods\u201d (which we know were fake) all at the same time.<\/p>\n

But God remained faithful to his people.\u00a0 His mercy triumphed over their unfaithfulness.\u00a0 God wants his people to model his faithfulness with each other in marriage.\u00a0 It is beautiful beyond measure.<\/p>\n

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:3\u20138:<\/p>\n

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.<\/p>\n

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  1. What is God\u2019s will for us? (v.3)<\/li>\n
  2. Did you notice how Paul uses language of family in these verses? How should that effect how to think about sexual sin? (v. 5, if someone is not our spouse, they are our family member)<\/li>\n
  3. If we ignore this command and sin against our brothers and sisters, who is that ultimately sin against? (v.8)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Prayer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Our Father, we want to be faithful to you and to our spouses in marriage.\u00a0 Help us to define our love for our spouses based on your love for us that never fails.\u00a0 May we display to an unbelieving world the beauty of holy love.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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