Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery. I. WHAT IT FORBIDS. 1. Unchastity in thought and desire (Matthew 5:28; Proverbs 6:18). 2. Unchastity in conversation (Ephesians 5:3, 4). 3. Sensuality in all its forms and actions. II. WHAT IT REQUIRES. 1. To avoid temptation, by carefully keeping the heart (Proverbs 4:23). 2. To cherish a regard for God and His will (Proverbs 5:21). 3. To keep the body pure as a temple of the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 6:17, 18). 4. To seek lawful wedlock when chastity cannot otherwise be retained (1 Corinthians 7:2). 5. To honour the estate of matrimony (Hebrews 13:4). III. ITS PENALTIES. 1. It consumes the body and destroys the soul (Proverbs 5:11; Proverbs 6:32). 2. It destroys a man's name and family (Proverbs 6:33). 3. It involves others in guilt. 4. It breaks down moral principles, and does violence to all the virtues. 5. It incurs the displeasure of God. He has denounced this sin in almost every book of the Bible. 6. It excludes from heaven, unless the sin be repented of and, by the help of God, forsaken (Ephesians 5:5). 7. It will be visited by condign punishment (Hebrews 13:4 with Hebrews 10:31). (L. O. Thompson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
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