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Adultery is
prohibited by God’s Word. Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18 – “Thou shalt not
commit adultery.”
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Mental adultery is
condemned. Matt. 5:27-28 – “…whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
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Adultery mars and
hurts the soul of the believer. Eph. 4:19; Proverbs 6:32 – “But whoso
committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he that doeth it
destroyeth his own soul.”
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Promiscuous
activity has a destructive effect upon the human body. 1 Corinthians
6:13-18. In Eph.
4:19
– Greediness – a Greek noun. In Eph. 5:3 the Greek noun covetousness
means a frantic search for happiness in the details of life –
PROMISCUOUS ACTIVITY! Results:
a.
Male –
impotence and inability to copulate.
b.
Female
– loss of pleasure in sex, resulting in frigidity or nymphomania – always
frustration and misery.
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Adultery always
mars trust and destroys compatibility between husband and wife mentally
and physically. It is a basis for divorce. Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Luke
16:18.
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Adultery or
fornication is often used in the Word of God to describe apostasy.
Jeremiah 3:8-10; Ezekiel 16:23-43; Rev. 17:1-5
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Marriage and sex
are designed for our good. 1 Thess. 4:3-4; Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage is
honorable in all, and the bed undefiled…”
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In God’s original
plan, He chose the right person for Adam – and for you. Genesis
2:21-25; Eph. 5:31-33; Proverbs 18:22.
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Every believer
will eventually meet his “God’s Right Person”, therefore he must wait on
the Lord. NO OTHER PERSON WILL DO.
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Promiscuous
activity is accepting a substitute in order to gratify a biological or
emotional urge. Trusting the Lord causes one to flee fornication. 1
Corinthians 6:18.
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The greatest
benefit in the expression of love in marriage is gained by those who are
in fellowship with Jesus and stabilized in God’s Word.
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