GO-SIN-NO-MORE

Proverbs 5:18-23
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. KJV

The above scriptures pose a serious question. “And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?” Why would a man be unfaithful to his wife? Or why would a woman be unfaithful to her husband? A simple answer to these two questions is SIN. This is more, however, than just a simple matter, and it requires discussion about the ramifications of adultery.

In most cases, adultery does not act alone. In other words, a person who commits adultery usually commits more than just the sin of adultery. He or she probably lies to cover up the act of adultery. In addition to lying, dishonesty is usually involved. David went as far as arranging for Uriah to be killed to try to cover up the act of adultery that David had committed with Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba. In every case, the sin of adultery means that the marriage vows have been broken. When a person breaks the marriage vow, then he or she has broken his or her promise to God and to the other party.

Adultery tends to begin with marital problems and the failure of the couple to get and obey godly counseling to resolve these problems. No matter how many problems exist in a marriage, God can work them out if he is consistently and faithfully obeyed. Adultery tends to end with divorce, and the children, if any are involved, tend to suffer the most in a divorce. A likely companion of divorce is hatred or bitterness. Two people who love one another will not have a need to get a divorce. If a person has lost the love for his or her companion, the void created by the lost love is typically replaced with hatred or bitterness. Adultery is a sin that automatically causes other sins.

A person cannot commit adultery and be a Christian at the same time. Read Galatians 5:19-21 and I Corinthians 6:9-10. A person cannot commit willful sin and be a Christian at the same time. Television, magazines, and movies bombard society with messages that condone adultery. America is an adulterous society. “For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.” KJV (Jeremiah 23:10) Just the same, a truly saved husband and a truly saved wife can and will have a beautiful marriage because the relationship rests upon Jesus Christ as the foundation. As long as the husband and the wife remain faithful to God, they will remain faithful to one another.

If you have committed adultery, are you willing to admit that you have sinned against God and against your companion? Are you willing to admit that you have broken the marriage vow? Are you willing to ask God for forgiveness by repenting (turning away from; forsaking) of your adulteress life? Are you willing to obey God so he can heal the heartaches that have been created in your marriage? Are you willing to terminate all communication with the person who helped you break your marriage vow? Please REPENT now and give your life to God. Marry Jesus Christ, and let Jesus Christ restore your marriage with your spouse. God loves you!