We’re in the
last portion of the 10 Commandments, and this week it’s #7 - "Do not commit adultery."
Ex. 20
God ordained marriage.
When God saw that it was not good for Adam to be alone, he said, “I will make a
helper who is just right for him.” Gen 2:18b And that perfect helper was Eve, sent from
God. This model, God putting Eve together with Adam, is the way marriage is
supposed to work. The Bible explains, “This is why a man leaves his father and
mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” Gen. 2:24 It’s God’s plan, all the way, and the closer we
stick to God’s plan, the better He likes it!
Yes, adultery
undermines a God-ordained union, but there’s much more at stake. In His
command, God condemns all immoral and perverted sex, and takes a stand for
family values. Sex outside of marriage is no good; it subverts God’s family
value model. Promiscuity is no good. Pornography is no good. Sex for money is
no good. Furthermore, being unkind to your spouse is no good, because your
marriage is a sacred union put together after God’s model.
Next
week: #8 “Do Not Steal.”
Norton Lawellin
We’ll worship this Sunday, March 10, 10:30am, Jesus in the City
Fellowship (JICF), in the North end of the Oliver Ministry Building, 27th
Street & Bloomington Avenue, Minneapolis. Dan Pilla continues our journey in Luke Ch. 8.
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