ADULTERY 1: IT IS A SIN
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Adultery
a) These are depressing statistics in America, to say the least:
i) 57% of American men and 54% of American women admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they have been in.
ii) 53% of American marriages end in divorce and that 74% of men and 68% of women says they would have an affair if they knew they would never be caught.
b) What does the Bible say about Adultery?
2. Adultery Is A Sin
a) Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary defines ‘adultery’ as: “voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband”. It is also known as infidelity. Adultery is not only a sin against one’s mate, but an attack on the sanctity of marriage, and a course of conduct that can cause havoc in many people’s lives. Adultery is also most importantly a sin against God.
b) Marital failures, and many other destructive conditions, exist because of sin. They exist because humans have decided that their way is better than God’s way. They have decided that fulfilling their desires is more important than obeying and glorifying the Creator / Sustainer of the universe.
c) Nevertheless, the Christian must learn what the Bible says about adultery in order to see it the way God sees it. Only when we change our views to line up with God’s views can we live the full, blessed life He has waiting for us.
The End ...
1. Adultery a) These are depressing statistics in America, to say the least:
i) 57% of American men and 54% of American women admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they have been in.
ii) 53% of American marriages end in divorce and that 74% of men and 68% of women says they would have an affair if they knew they would never be caught.
b) What does the Bible say about Adultery?
2. Adultery Is A Sin
a) Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary defines ‘adultery’ as: “voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband”. It is also known as infidelity. Adultery is not only a sin against one’s mate, but an attack on the sanctity of marriage, and a course of conduct that can cause havoc in many people’s lives. Adultery is also most importantly a sin against God.
b) Marital failures, and many other destructive conditions, exist because of sin. They exist because humans have decided that their way is better than God’s way. They have decided that fulfilling their desires is more important than obeying and glorifying the Creator / Sustainer of the universe.
c) Nevertheless, the Christian must learn what the Bible says about adultery in order to see it the way God sees it. Only when we change our views to line up with God’s views can we live the full, blessed life He has waiting for us.
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