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Thou Shalt not commit adulteryCOMMANDMENT #7

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a·dul·ter·y

nounvoluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.

Why is adultery wrong?

It brings someone else into a marriage

It breaks trustIt’s not God’s plan

for your marriage

What is God’s plan for marriage?

Lifelong commitment of a man and a woman

A place where sex helps the two to become one

Where children are brought up in a safe and secure place

Marriage Under Attack

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Case Study: 2 Samuel 11 ~ David and Bathsheba

Snowball Effect!

How did David’s sin get bigger and bigger?

Not at war

He saw a woman bathing

How did David’s sin get bigger and bigger?

Not at war

He saw a woman bathing

He enquired about her

He sent for her

What are the implications of David’s sin?

Not at war

He saw a woman bathing

He enquired about her

He sent for her

He sleeps with her

He tries to hide what he has done

He kills Uriah

What are the implications of David’s sin?

What are the implications of David’s sin?

It affects two marriages It leads to murder It leads to the death of the

child It leads to someone

sleeping with his wife It leads to rebellion from

one of his own sons, Absalom.

7th commandment

Negatively – don’t commit adultery Positively – Keep your marriage pure

Sex then is like a fire

In the right place In the wrong place

Jesus extends the principle in Matthew 5

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 

More than one way to skin a cat…

Adultery includes ….Look lustfullyEngage in pornFlirtPremarital Sex

So what do we do?

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So what do we do?

Relationship with God

Repent – Forgiveness

Internet Filter

Beaches

Magazines

Treat as brothers/sisters

Boundaries with dating