Exodus 20:14 – The seventh commandment warned the people against breaking marriage vows and entangling themselves in forbidden relationships. To avoid adultery, we must cherish marriage.
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Observations
- God made our natural desires and encouraged us to meet them within the confines of marriage.
- God forbidding us to have a relationship outside of marriage is not to ruin your fun but to prolong your joy.
- The command about murder warns about ending a life, but the one about adultery warns about ruining a family.
- Intimacy establishes a unique one-flesh union compared to any other human relationship.
- Jesus raised the purity bar by warning against wandering eyes and lustful hearts (Matt. 5:27-30).
- Unfaithfulness in marriage should be unthinkable since it exists to serve as the example of God’s faithful love for us (Eph. 5:25).
Applications
- Strive for purity in singleness so that you can experience satisfaction in marriage.
- Protect your family against the addiction and devastation that accompanies pornography.
- Any sexual deviation outside of heterosexual marriage is sinful in the eyes of God.
- Emphatically end any adulterous or flirtatious connection with someone who isn’t your spouse.
- The greater you prioritize meeting various needs within your marriage, the less of a chance you seek fulfillment elsewhere.
Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
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