ADULTERY 3: IT IS NOT JUST AN OUTWARD ACTION
(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 Not Just An Outward Action
Matthew 5:27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart”
a) This tells us that adultery can take place within the heart [mind] and is just as sinful as an outward act. The sin of the mind may not affect as many other people, families, and friends as the outward physical act, but it is still a sinful affront to the holiness of God. This applies to the prevalence of pornography in our culture. Often claimed to be a ‘victimless offense’, the damage pornography does to the heart of the one involved in it, and often to those around him / her, can be just as devastating. Pornography and adultery often go hand in hand.
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 Not Just An Outward Action
Matthew 5:27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart”
a) This tells us that adultery can take place within the heart [mind] and is just as sinful as an outward act. The sin of the mind may not affect as many other people, families, and friends as the outward physical act, but it is still a sinful affront to the holiness of God. This applies to the prevalence of pornography in our culture. Often claimed to be a ‘victimless offense’, the damage pornography does to the heart of the one involved in it, and often to those around him / her, can be just as devastating. Pornography and adultery often go hand in hand.
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