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the bondage of that marriage and is free to remarry, but only within the Church (
I Corinthians
7:39)
. This has been made clear by the decision made by Mr. Herbert W, Armstrong in 1974.
Spiritual Sins/Figurative Use of Sexual Immorality
The Compromising Thyatira Church of God Era
“SPIRITUAL ADULTERY”
Far worse for the Church member is the involvement in spiritual adultery that can rob such a one
of being protected from the Great Tribulation, and conceivably eternal life, unless this comes to
be recognized and deeply repented of and then making the right and good choice to become a
spiritual virgin (
Revelation 14:4-5
).
Spiritual adultery can be recognized by the compromising Thyatira Church of God Era who
accepted the pagan teachings of Jezebel who symbolically represented the Catholic and
Protestant Churches:
Revelation 2:20-22 “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you ALLOW
(
tolerate
) that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and beguile my
servants TO COMMIT SEXUAL IMMORALITY (
Greek: Porneia, spiritual adultery by
committing idolatry—turning away from the true God to Baal, and apostatizing— falling away
from the teachings of God’s apostle
) and to eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time
to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. Indeed I will cast her into a
sickbed, and those who commit ADULTERY (
Greek: Moicheuo
) with her into
Great
Tribulation
, unless they repent of their deeds.”
Since Scripture makes known the Elect people of God is the affianced bride of Jesus Christ the
Thyatira Church Era was guilty of spiritual adultery. This is made clear by the betrothal of
Joseph and Mary (
Matthew 1:18-20
).
Experimental Commentary
: Betrothal was, in Jewish law, a valid marriage.”
Avoiding Fornication
The Apostle Paul gave wise counsel as to how a man or woman can avoid committing
fornication – and avoiding the burning of lust for a sexual relationship:
I Corinthians 7:2, 9 "Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality (
Porniea, fornication
), let
each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband (
when this comes to
be possible with the right person, I Corinthians 7:39)
. . . it is better to marry than to burn
with passion."
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