Adultery is very common in our world today. We each know of someone or somebody who has or had committed adultery at least once in our lifetime. Maybe even more. That is very sad considering it is a violation of the sixth commandment given by God. Why do people commit adultery?
It can be for a number of reasons. First one being that they are not satisfied with their current partner or are simply bored with their partner. Whatever the reason, a lack of communication between partners are lacking here. When a spouse commits adultery it creates problems in a marriage.
However, a spouse can find a way to forgive their unfaithful husband or wife if they want to keep their marriage in tact. Needless to say, nonetheless, that the cheating husband or wife can cause deep damage to the other spouse of deep hurt and feelings of betrayal.
This can take up to many years for the healing of the pain to cease that was caused by the adulterer. There are many bible verses in regards to adultery. One of them being stated that is strong in words is in Deuteronomy 22:22: €If a man is caught having intercourse with another man's wife, both of them are to be put to death.€
Right in that bible scripture that should bring chills to someone's spine if they are considering or thinking of cheating against their spouse. God gave us the six commandment for a reason of €Do Not Commit Adultery€ because he knows the effects it has on his own people.
If you do your research in the Holy Bible, adultery happens in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. For instance, King David and Bethsheba and Mary Magdalene are prime examples of adulterous affairs. God does not take this sin lightly as this sin destroys the person. For instance, it sins against our own body, as our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit.
What must we do to keep us from having affairs and being unfaithful to a husband or wife? We need to pray earnestly that we are not tempted and stay away from occasion of sin that could lead to adultery. We need to control our bodily passions and ask God for help if need be.
When we fall into adultery, we fall right into the devil's trap. The devil will do anything to destroy a marriage and the marriage covenant between a husband and a wife. So in other words, a married couple needs to make sure that God plays a major role in their lives to keep adulterous affairs obsolete in a marriage.
It can be for a number of reasons. First one being that they are not satisfied with their current partner or are simply bored with their partner. Whatever the reason, a lack of communication between partners are lacking here. When a spouse commits adultery it creates problems in a marriage.
However, a spouse can find a way to forgive their unfaithful husband or wife if they want to keep their marriage in tact. Needless to say, nonetheless, that the cheating husband or wife can cause deep damage to the other spouse of deep hurt and feelings of betrayal.
This can take up to many years for the healing of the pain to cease that was caused by the adulterer. There are many bible verses in regards to adultery. One of them being stated that is strong in words is in Deuteronomy 22:22: €If a man is caught having intercourse with another man's wife, both of them are to be put to death.€
Right in that bible scripture that should bring chills to someone's spine if they are considering or thinking of cheating against their spouse. God gave us the six commandment for a reason of €Do Not Commit Adultery€ because he knows the effects it has on his own people.
If you do your research in the Holy Bible, adultery happens in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. For instance, King David and Bethsheba and Mary Magdalene are prime examples of adulterous affairs. God does not take this sin lightly as this sin destroys the person. For instance, it sins against our own body, as our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit.
What must we do to keep us from having affairs and being unfaithful to a husband or wife? We need to pray earnestly that we are not tempted and stay away from occasion of sin that could lead to adultery. We need to control our bodily passions and ask God for help if need be.
When we fall into adultery, we fall right into the devil's trap. The devil will do anything to destroy a marriage and the marriage covenant between a husband and a wife. So in other words, a married couple needs to make sure that God plays a major role in their lives to keep adulterous affairs obsolete in a marriage.