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Definition from Noah Webster's 1828
Dictionary of American English:
ADUL'TERY, n. [L.
adulterium. See Adulterate.]
1. Violation of the marriage bed; a crime,
or a civil injury, which introduces, or may introduce, into
a family, a spurious offspring.
By the laws of Connecticut, the sexual
intercourse of any man, with a married woman, is the crime
of adultery in both: such intercourse of a married man, with
an unmarried woman, is fornication in both, and adultery of
the man, within the meaning of the law respecting divorce;
but not a felonious adultery in either, or the crime of
adultery at common law, or by statute. This latter offense
is, in England, proceeded with only in the ecclesiastical
courts.
In common usage, adultery means the
unfaithfulness of any married person to the marriage bed. In
England, Parliament grant absolute divorces for infidelity
to the marriage bed in either party; and the spiritual
courts divorce a mensa et thoro.
2. In a scriptural sense, all manner of
lewdness or unchastity, as in the seventh commandment.
3. In scripture, idolatry, or apostasy from
the true God. Jer 3.
4. In old laws, the fine and penalty imposed
for the offense of adultery.
5. In ecclesiastical affairs, the intrusion
of a person into a bishopric, during the life of the bishop.
6. Among ancient naturalists, the grafting
of trees was called adultery, being considered as an
unnatural union.
Adultery can
destroy a marriage. Many people feel that there is nothing
wrong with having sex with someone besides your spouse.
Well guess what you may feel that there is nothing wrong
with sex with someone besides your spouse but God does.
Please read the following verses
in red
from
God's Word for the Nations Bible and
in blue
from the Analytical-Literal
Translation:
- Exo 20:14 "Never commit
adultery.
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- Lev 20:10 "If a man commits
adultery with another man's wife or with his neighbor's
wife, both he and the woman must be put to death for
their adultery.
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- Deu 5:18 "Never commit
adultery.
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- Pro 6:32 Whoever commits
adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this
destroys himself.
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- Pro 30:20 This is the way of a
woman who commits adultery: She eats, wipes her mouth,
and says, "I haven't done anything wrong!"
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- Jer 29:23 They have done
shameful things in Israel. They committed adultery with
their neighbors' wives and spoke lies in my name. I
didn't command them to do this. I know what they have
done. I'm a witness, declares the LORD.
Mat 5:27 "You heard that it
was said: 'You will not commit adultery.' [Exod 20:14;
Deut 5:18]
Mat 5:28 "But I say to you,
every [one] looking on a woman in order to lust after
her already committed adultery [with] her in his heart.
Committing adultery even in your heart by looking at
someone walking by, you have broken God's holy law and are
guilty before him. If you have not repented of this
breaking of the law you are subject to judgment by God. If
you want to take your chances with God, then continue to be
unrepentant and doing things your way. Because God will
judge you no matter how unfair you think it is, he will
decide your ultimate fate based on where you are in
relationship to him. If you have asked for forgiveness then
Jesus will be your defense before God. God will pardon your
lawlessness and you will be admitted into heaven. If you do
not have a relationship with Jesus Christ and therefore with
God then you will cause yourself to be committed the
flames and punishment of Hell.
Just remember God did not put you in Hell, you put yourself
there. God made Hell for Satan and his demons, not for man.
But since man decided to break God's perfect law then all
will be judged against that law whether you believe in God
or not. Committing adultery even in your heart by looking at
someone walking by, you have broken God's holy law and are
guilty before him. If you have not repented of this
breaking of the law you are subject to judgment by God. If
you want to take your chances with God, then continue to be
unrepentant and doing things your way. Because God will
judge you no matter how unfair you think it is, he will
decide your ultimate fate based on where you are in
relationship to him. If you have asked for forgiveness then
Jesus will be your defense before God. God will pardon your
lawlessness and you will be admitted into heaven. If you do
not have a relationship with Jesus Christ and therefore with
God then you will cause yourself to be committed the flames
and punishment of Hell. Just remember God did not put you
in Hell, you put yourself there. God made Hell for Satan
and his demons, not for man. But since man decided to break
God's perfect law then all will be judged against that law
whether you believe in God or not.
One last comment I would like to make about adultery is
this;
It must be a pretty big deal if the penalty in Old
Testament times was death. I can tell you from personal
experience that adultery will not only destroy a
marriage but it can destroy the children of that marriage.
My parents are divorced because of adultery. My father
decided that he needed to find a partner outside of his
marriage. He made life very difficult for my mother and I.
It took me years to get over the trauma of the divorce. And
it will effect my life FOREVER.
Before you play around in the sack with someone besides
your spouse think about all of the
consequences that will come about just so you can
have a few moments of pleasure. Life does not revolve around
you, and you are the most important teacher that your
children will ever have. What do you want them to learn?
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