The Seventh Commandment, Part 3 - The Things Forbidden

Why is adultery such a foul sin? Not just because it defiles and is impure, but because it strikes at the very heart of all covenants. It is the very opposite of fidelity. It is a rending of sacred trust, both between man and woman and between Man and God. It is to repay faithfulness with faithlessness.

When you think about it, all of the primary relationships in the bible depend for their maintenance upon faithfulness to promises that have been made. The relationship between God as creator and man as creature were established by covenants, the relationship between man and wife is entered into by covenant, the relationship even between rulers and the governed is established by covenant.

We are people who are called to honor and glorify God in our thoughts, in our deeds and in our bodies. We are called to faithfulness, purity, and goodness. This means that all that undermines these things and is contrary to God's commandments is absolutely forbidden to us. Living this way will not be easy, although you are God's people, you live like the ancient Israelites and the early Christians did, in the midst of an adulterous culture. But for you it may actually be a little more difficult... in our country the Television, the Telephone, and the Internet will bring Adultery into your living room.