| Lesson 21: The Law Of The Old That Is Covered In the New Testament: Adultery 2/12/2014 by turtle30c Exodus 20:14 KJV (14) Thou shalt not commit adultery. Some wonder why adultery is such a big deal to religious folks. Marriage is a sacred and holy union between man and wife. It is not to be defiled. It is not be tarnished with sexual relationships outside the marriage bed. Sex is the one gift you can give your spouse that is separated from all other relationships you have with others. It is the one gift you give your spouse that is not given to others if you desire to follow the law of God. Unfortunately God’s ways are seldom followed in society today. Sexual intercourse as become ramped with mixed partners and no one caring who they do it with. Marriage has become less then a sacred union in society. Yet religious people still take the stand of sanctity of marriage. Are religious people tempted to break their marriage vows, of course, it happens every day. Yet their vows and the licensing of the state helps prevent the sin of adultery. Why is sin adultery so wrong besides the fact that marriage in scripture is defined between one man and one woman by God ordinances from the beginning. One it causes a family to be in turmoil if mom and dad can not keep their pants on around others. Kids talk, people talk and whispers begin. The family unit is broken down by mistrust and suspicion. If the adults can not trust each other, the kids are going to know it and the fear of divorce comes to the children. The children’s once stable home is broken and shattered. It it necessary if caught in adultery to be killed. That was also part of Old Testament law or was that because of spiritual adultery and not physical sexual adultery. It had to do with both. The harshness of the law was to keep people from defiling their marriage. To keep the people of Israel holy unto the Lord because of their calling in life to live example to the world of the ways of God. Was the law to not commit adultery to much to ask of Israel or those that worshipped God? Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery in John 8, to go and sin no more. Hosea was told to take a wife of whoredom/prostitution, because of the whoredom committed by Israel to the Lord. This is spiritual whoredom of Israel, to not follow the traditions of God. One has to ask why would God ask someone to take a wife of known sin to marry. Why would God allow this relationship, is it to point out the state of Israel not following God’s way. The laws of holiness were design to set God’s people apart. To set God’s people a part from the sinful world. No one perfect God knows that, but when sin becomes so ramped it destroy the lives of others including the family unit. The family unit needs to be stable enough to weather the storms in life. The family unit should be a place that one can go when there is no where else to go. It should be a place of safety in the storms of life. It is a place where people know you and all about you and accept your faults. Yet sin breaks down the unity. If the father or mother destroys this unit for their children, by the acts of immorality. Then children take the immoral behavior as something okay to do. You did dad or mom so I can too. Societal behaviors are past down from parent to child. It does not have to remain that way, but it can and behavior is often learned. If parents set the example of infidelity, then the kids generally follow good moral characters of their parents. God order Hosea to marry a woman of sexual immorality. A woman seeped in sin to show Israel that even though they turned from Him, He would come after them, he Still loved them and He never stopped loving them because of their failures. Yet God desires man to turn from sin in general and to submit to the law of love. To kill those caught in adultery was to promote holiness of a nation. Laws are meant to teach clean life style and protection of family and friends alike. All sin causes death and not life. These rules were to point out the difference in obedience and sinfulness. Yet society under strict rules fail to demonstrate compassion and executes judgment upon those that chose not to follow their life style. America is fast become a nation of tolerance of sin and less and less tolerant of God’s law of holiness. God decrees something it for a reason, if nothing more then to point out our sin and his love for the children of disobedience. God desire to turn his children from life of sin to be holy like Himself. He desires to change us if we will allow Him too. Change us from going down a road of sin that leads to eternal damnation to a life leading heaven bound for eternity with God through Christ own death on the cross for our sins. God sent His Son to pay the price for sin, so no one else would have to suffer for sin if they would only believe. Yet it never gave us a license to sin. God still promote holiness. Holiness is a chosen life style. Nation of America has left her roots of holiness to a life style of tolerance. Yet the rules of our nation is to protect all people’s life style. Holiness is still a life choice for some. If that there choice allow them their choice to live for God. Dear Heavenly Father help us to live holy unto you in every way, but especially in our marriage. In Jesus precious name, Amen. http://www.turtle30cshell.com _ |
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