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intent, thoughts and attitudes, as the following Scriptures makes known:
Matthew 5:17-19 “Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am
not come to destroy but to fulfill (
to bring about the fulfillment of the law by obeying it
). For
assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle (
the dotting of
an i or the crossing of a t
) will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever
therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be
called the least [
by those]
in the kingdom of God
[Scripture reveals law breakers will not be
there, Revelation 22:11, 15)
; but whoever does and teaches them shall be called great in the
kingdom of God.”
The Sin of Adultery
This law, and other laws, magnified by Jesus Christ, transcends the laws that the LORD God
gave to Israel through His prophet Moses as can also be seen by this Seventh Commandment:
“You Shall Not Commit Adultery.”
Jesus Christ made the magnification of this commandment not to commit adultery very clear by
what He said about it – making known that it first begins in the mind as can be seen in the
following Scripture:
Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it has been said to those of old, ‘You shall not
commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever LOOKS at a woman to LUST for her has
already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
To expound on this Scripture further—it has the meaning of a married man or married woman
looking at another person with thoughts of lust forming within the mind with the intent and
desire of committing adultery with him or her.
Unless lust is recognized for what it is, and what it could lead to without being brought under
control by a married person, can also lead to the act of committing adultery and sinning against
God—as the following Scripture makes known:
James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who endures temptation . . . each one is tempted when he is
drawn away by his own desire (
lust
) and enticed. Then when desire (
lust
) has conceived, it
gives birth to sin; and when it is full-grown, it brings forth death.”
The Sin of Fornication
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fornication
typically refers to consensual
between two people not
married to each other.
This can also mean a single person fornicating with one who is married.
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