Adultery & the Bible

Adultery & the Bible
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Why is adultery a sin?
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God’s commandments forbid adultery. ...
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Exodus 20:14, NIV. “You shall not commit adultery.”
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God created marriage at the beginning.
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Matthew 19:4-6, “And He answered and said to them, ‘Have you not
read that He who made them at the beginning “made them male and female,”and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.’”
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To leave your spouse for another person may be legal, but it is adultery in God’s eyes.
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Marriage is sacred.
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Hebrews 13:4, ESV. “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
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The path of the adulterer leaves ugly wounds and scars.
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Proverbs 6:28-29, NKJV. "Can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be seared? So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent."
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What warning does the Bible give for committing adultery?
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Proverbs 6:32:33, NKJV. "Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks
understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul. Wounds and dishonor he will get, and his reproach will not be wiped away."
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How can we avoid adultery?
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Don’t covet what you do not have; God is faithful to your needs.
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Hebrews 13:5, NKJV. “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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Adultery is a grievous sin – but there is still forgiveness through Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 6:8-11, NKJV. “No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves,nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

#GRACE

Divorce
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What does the Bible say about divorce?
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How long is marriage supposed to last?
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“Till death do you part.”
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Romans 7:2, NIV. “For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband..”
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Marriage is more than just a piece of paper and a promise. It is union joined by God.
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Matthew 19:4-5, NKJV. “And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made[a] them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?[c] 6 So then,
they are no longer two but one flesh.Therefore what God has joined together,let not man separate.”
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God is particularly displeased with people who divorce spouses who have always been faithful.
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Malachi 2:14-15, TLB. “‘Why has God abandoned us?’ you cry. I’ll tell you why; it is because the Lord has seen your treachery in divorcing your wives who have been faithful to you through the years, the companions you promised to care for and keep. You were united to your wife by the Lord. In God’s wise plan, when you married, the two of you became one person in his sight. And what does he want? Godly children from your union.
Therefore guard your passions! Keep faith with the wife of your youth.
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How does God feel about divorce?
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Malachi 2:16, TLB. “For the Lord, the God of Israel, says he hates
divorce and cruel men. Therefore control your passions—let there be no divorcing of your wives.”
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God knows the pain of having an unfaithful spouse, and still offering
forgiveness to the unfaithful one.
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Jeremiah 3:14, “ Return, O backsliding children,” says the Lord; “for I
am married to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”
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Being married to an unbelieving spouse is not grounds for divorce.
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1Corinthians 7:12-14, TLB. “If a Christian has a wife who is not a Christian, but she wants to stay with him anyway, he must not leave her or divorce her. And if a Christian woman has a husband who isn’t a Christian, and he wants her to stay with him, she must not leave him. For perhaps the husband who isn’t a Christian may become a Christian with the help of his Christian wife. And the wife who isn’t a Christian may become a Christian with the help of her Christian husband. Otherwise, if the family separates, the children might never come to know the Lord; whereas a united family may, in God’s plan, result in the children’s salvation.”
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What if I just don’t feel like my marriage is happy or working anymore?
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Marriage is not based on feeling; it is based on a principle – love.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8, NKJV. “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things,hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails…”

BAD LANGUAGE

Bad Language
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What should our speech be like?
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What should be our usual way of talking?...
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Colossians 4:6, NIV. “Let your conversation be always full of grace, . . .
so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
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God asks us to rid ourselves of foul language.
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Colossians 3:8,NIV. “But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from
your lips.”
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The Ten Commandments forbid the misuse of God’s name.
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Exodus 20:7, TLB. “You shall not use the name of Jehovah your God irreverently, nor use it to swear to a falsehood. You will not escape punishment if you do.”
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Our words affect our lives.
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Proverbs 13:3, NIV. “He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.”
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What we believe is reflected in what we say.
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Matthew 12:34, 35,NIV. “How can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.”
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God will hold us responsible for the words we speak.
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Matthew 12:36, 37, NIV. “Men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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The words we use influence others.
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1 Timothy 4:12, NIV. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are
young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in
faith and in purity.”
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What should characterize our way of speaking?
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Ephesians 5:4,TLB. "Dirty stories, foul talk and coarse
jokes—these are not for you. Instead remind each other of God's goodness and be thankful!"

Eternal life is the gift of God

Eternal life is the gift of God, but it is in Christ Jesus; through his hand it must come to us, as it is procured for us by him.
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There is no getting to heaven as our home, but by Christ as our Way.
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True believers, in seeking this assurance, as well as to glorify him, will seek more nearly to resemble his sufferings and death, by dying to sin, and by crucifying the flesh with its affections and lusts....
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In these things there is a great difference among real Christians, but all
know something of them.
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Believers make Christ all in all, and set their hearts upon another world.
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If they differ from one another, and are not of the same judgment in lesser matters, yet they must not judge one another; while they all meet now in Christ, and hope to meet shortly in heaven.
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Let them join in all the great things in which they are agreed, and wait for further light as to lesser things wherein they differ.
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The enemies of the cross of Christ mind nothing but their sensual appetites. Sin is the sinner's shame, especially when gloried in.
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The way of those who mind earthly things, may seem pleasant, but death and
hell are at the end of it.
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If we choose their way, we shall share their end.
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The life of a Christian is in heaven, where his Head and his home are, and where he hopes to be shortly; he sets his affections upon things above; and where his heart is, there will his conversation be.
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There is glory kept for the bodies of the saints, in which they will appear at the resurrection.
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Then the body will be made glorious; not only raised again to life, but raised to great advantage.
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Observe the power by which this change will be wrought. May we be always
prepared for the coming of our Judge; looking to have our vile bodies changed by his Almighty power, and applying to him daily to new-create our souls unto holiness; to deliver us from our enemies, and to employ our bodies and souls as instruments of righteousness in his service.

Joh:14:1: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
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HERE IS THE REMEDY AGAINST THIS TROUBLE OF HEART!!
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Believe....
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By believing in Christ as the mediator between God and man, we gain comfort.
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The happiness of heaven is spoken of as in a father’s house. There are many mansions, for there are many sons to be brought to glory.
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Mansions are lasting dwellings.
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Christ will be the Finisher of that of which he is the Author or Beginner;
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Christ is the sinner’s way to the Father and to heaven, in his person as God manifest in the flesh, in his atoning sacrifice, and as our Advocate.
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He is the truth as fulfilling all the prophecies of a savior; believing which, sinners come by him the way.
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By Christ, as the way, our prayers go to God, and his blessings come to us; this is the way that leads to rest, the good old way.
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HE IS THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE.
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All that saw Christ by faith ,saw the Father in Him.
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In the light of Christ’s doctrine, they saw God as the Father of lights; and in Christ’s miracles. They saw God as the God of power.
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The holiness of God shone in the spotless purity of Christ’s life.
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We are to believe the revelation of God to man in Christ; for the works of the Redeemer show forth his own glory, and God in him.
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The gift of the Holy Ghost is bestowed upon the Disciples of Christ, and not on the world.
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This is the favour God bears to his chosen. As the source of holiness and happiness, the Holy Spirit will abide with every believer forever.

Dating and Sex
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What to avoid on dates.
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Romans 13:13, TLB. "Be decent and true in everything you do so that all can approve your behavior. Don't spend your time in wild parties and getting drunk or in adultery and lust, or fighting, or jealousy."
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Dating should not include a sexual relationship.
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I Corinthians 6:13,18, TLB. "But sexual sin is never right: our bodies were not made for that, but for the Lord…That is why I say to run from sex sin. No other sin affects the body as this one does. When you sin this sin it is against your own body."
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Keep yourself pure.
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I John 3:3, TLB. "And everyone who really believes this will try to stay pure because Christ is pure."
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To keep from hurting ourselves, sexual desires and activities must be placed under Christ's control.
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I Thessalonians 4:3-5, TLB. "For God wants you to be holy and pure and to keep clear of all sexual sin so that each of you will marry in holiness and honor—not in lustful passion as the heathen do, in their ignorance of God and his ways."
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If you have already gone too far physically, what should you do?
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First, acknowledge your sin.
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Psalm 51:2-4, TLB. "Oh, wash me, cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be
pure again. For I admit my shameful deed—it haunts me day and night."
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Second, Ask forgiveness for your sin—God says you can start over again.
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Psalm 51:7-12, TLB. "Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I shall be
clean again. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. And after You have
punished me, give me back my joy again. Don't keep looking at my sins—erase them from Your sight. Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires. Don't toss me aside, banished forever from Your presence. Don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me again the joy of Your salvation, and make me willing to obey You."
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Third, Believe that God has indeed forgiven you and quit feeling guilty.
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Psalm 32:1-6, TLB. "What happiness for those whose guilt has been
forgiven! What joys when sins are covered over! What relief for those who
have confessed their sins and God has cleared their record. There was a time when I wouldn't admit what a sinner I was. But my dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration. All day and all night Your
hand was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day
until I finally admitted all my sins to You and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, 'I will confess them to the Lord.' And You forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Now I say that each believer should confess his sins to God when he is aware of them, while there is time to be forgiven. Judgment will not touch him if he does. You are my hiding place from every storm of life; You even keep me from getting into trouble! You surround me with songs of victory."

Advice to Teens/Children

Advice to Teens/Children
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Youth is a good time to develop a relationship with God.
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Ecclesiastes 12:1, TLB. "Don't let the excitement of being young cause you to forget about your Creator: Honor Him in your youth before the evil years come—when you'll no longer enjoy living." ...
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God is more interested in willingness than in age.
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I Samuel 2:18, TLB. "Samuel, though only a child, was the Lord's helper."
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What does God expect of children?
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Colossians 3:20, NIV. "Children, obey your parents in everything, for this
pleases the Lord."
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One of God's commandments is for children to honor and respect their
parents.
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Exodus 20:12,NIV. "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
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How long are children to respect their parents?
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Proverbs 23:22, NIV. "Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old."
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Prompt discipline is an expression of parental love.
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Proverbs 13:24, TLB. "If you refuse to discipline your son, it proves you don't love him; for if you love him, you will be prompt to punish him."
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Youth can be Christ-like examples.
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I Timothy 4:12, NIV. "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are
young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in
faith and in purity."
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Children should learn from their parents.
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Proverbs 1:8, NIV. "Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and
do not forsake your mother's teaching."
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Living a reckless life dishonors parents.
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Proverbs 28:7, TLB. "Young men who are wise obey the law; a
son who is a member of a lawless gang is a shame to his father."
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It is wrong to take unfair advantage of parents.
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Proverbs 28:24, TLB. "A man who robs his parents and says, 'Whats wrong with that?' is no better than a murderer."
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Young people should be selective in choosing their friends.
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II Timothy 2:22, TLB. Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts that young men often have, but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right. Have faith and love, and enjoy the companionship of those who love the Lord and have pure hearts."