Title
Idolatrous Adultery
Scripture
You shall not commit adultery.
(Deuteronomy 5:18)
Devotional
Adultery violates every covenant known to man. It violates God’s covenant with us and our covenants with each other. It even violates our covenant with our own bodies. The apostle Paul instructs, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”[1] Adultery breaks every commandment. It puts lust before God. It dishonors parents, it murders by dividing that which God has called one flesh. It steals and bears false witness. Adultery violates our relationship with Christ as His bride.
If you ever find yourself in a potentially compromising situation, run. Run as if you were running for your very life, because you will be. If thoughts of infidelity enter your mind, change your mind. Flee the ungodly reasoning that attempts to justify unfaithfulness. You are no exception. Your situation is not unique. Adultery is idolatry and it is sin. Flee it.
[1] 1 Corinthians 6:18
Text For The Day
Deuteronomy 5:18: “You shall not commit adultery.”
Thought For The Day
“There is no getting away from it: the old Christian rule is ‘Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence.’ Chastity is the most unpopular of our Christian virtues.” C.S. Lewis
Questions To Ponder
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Has God changed His mind with regard to His commandments? Are they archaic, as some would suggest?
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If they hold true today as they have throughout history, how do we preserve them in a libertine culture?
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Do you see a parallel between the commandments, in that if one is violated, all are violated?
Morning Study Guide
Defining: “Adultery” is a violation of the seventh commandment. It is unfaithfulness to marriage. “Idolatry” is a violation of the first commandment. It is placing anything before the One and only God of the Bible. Therefore, adultery is idolatry.
Referencing: “Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry,” Colossians 3:5.
Applying: If you keep a pure mind, you will keep a pure body.