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Although cheating seems to be popular and frankly, heralded in our modern society, adultery is very much a grave sin in God's eyes. It is why He said, "thou shalt not commit adultery," listing it as one of the 10 Commandments that all who believe in Him are to follow.
And for those who like to dismiss the Old Testament and claim to be subject to only the New, remember that Jesus said to treat others as you want to be treated. Since no reasonable person would want their spouse to cheat on them, no reasonable Christian, who loves Christ and is led by the Holy Spirit, should commit adultery.
And yet, many of us Christians - married and unmarried - are committing adultery every day. Let me explain.
The adultery in question is of the spiritual variety. Christians are actively cheating on God and thinking nothing of it. This is partly because they have not studied God's word to recognize and understand the gravity of their sinful ways. It is also because they've become stiff-necked and now justify their adultery. They are ignorant of the Vashti line that awaits all who do not realize they need to serve only God Almighty.
How exactly are Christians committing spiritual adultery, you wonder? Well, the very same way the Biblical Israelites did. The only difference is they should know better.
They bow to fame, money, sex, lust, pornography, abortion, celebrity worship, New Age Spirituality and the occult, social media, satanism, self-indulgence, gossip and slander, lies and deceit, murder, alcohol, weed and other drugs, and more. When these modern idols control a person's behavior, they represent the many faces of one evil entity - the devil. And they have taken the place of priority God should have in the lives of those He created.
What do you do first thing in the morning? Do you praise God? Do you read His word for guidance for the rest of your day? Or do you grab your phone to find out what you missed while asleep? Is there someone you text before turning your attention to the God you claim to belong to? Does He get your full attention at some point in the day? Or does everything else take precedence?
Adultery is a sin and God hates it. He also despises seeing those whom He loves giving their affection - the love He should receive - to anything else. He wants fidelity - complete faithfulness and loyalty - the kind expected in a covenant. When that is absent, adultery strengthens, growing like a pebble gathering dirt while rolling down a hill. It starts with a little compromise here and there, becoming full-blown cheating over time. The Lord will teach us and we shall obey His command to be faithful to Him, IJN Amen.
Join us today for fellowship at Noon EST and come back on Friday when we'll learn about some consequences of spiritual adultery.
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