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Adultery
| God's Word makes it clear that marriage is a commitment for life to that one individual chosen to be one's mate. This commitment means that "we forsake all others". |
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh". (Matthew 19:5) |
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Sexual unfaithfulness, however, on the part of both husbands and wives, has become epidemic, according to polls and reports on sexual practices. Adultery is both forbidden and condemned by God in His Word, which states clearly that His wrath will fall upon those who practice it. |
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"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral". (Hebrews 13:4) |
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"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God ? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers... will inherit the kingdom of god". (1 Corinthians 6:9,10) |
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"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man ( woman ) commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually, sins against his own body." (1 Corinthians 6:18) |
Consider some of the consequences:
- Emotional: guilt, fear, anxiety, loss of self-esteem, shattered personalities, depression
- Physical: illegitimate pregnancies and births, venereal disease, and abortions
- Spiritual: loss in this life and in that which is to come
Adultery is sin, but it is also a symptom that all is not will in a marriage. There are many reasons for adultery. Some are:
- Our own sinful, selfish desires. "But every man is tempted when he is drawn away from his own lust, and enticed." (James 1:14)
- Lack of maturity. 50% of teen-age marriages come apart in the first five years; however, age is not the only criterion. Immature
- Selfishness at any age can lead to unfaithfulness. Another sign of immaturity is a lack of willingness to accept the responsibility of a family.
- Demanding, critical, scolding, nagging husbands or wives
- Lack of sexual satisfaction on the part of either mate
- Transferring to one's mate hostility felt toward a mother or father
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