Is adultery excusable?

[KevinThrowe]

I put a lot of effort into not committing adultery, yet in the world it seams this command has been removed from the list?

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Remember the marriage vows

 

[John of Japan]

Christian author Philip Yancey has just confessed to an adulterous affair that took place for 8 years: Philip Yancey admits extramarital affair, will step away from ministry work to focus on marriage. I'm going to throw away the book he wrote that I still have.

Adultery is an awful, evil sin. It breaks the most basic biblical standards of morality, God's Decalogue. It breaks the marriage contract, which makes the adulterer a liar and covenant breaker. It hurts hugely the mate of the adulterers, both sides, making it an extremely nasty sin. It hurts the children whether they are grown or still small, but especially the small children, making it horrendous, as is any sin that hurts the little ones. It makes the adulterer a hypocrite, because he or she has to pretend everything is all right when it is absolutely not.

I treasure with all of my heart the woman God gave me 47 years ago. And there is the key: God gave me my wife. So if I were to commit adultery it would be a metaphorical slap in the face of the God who gave me this wonderful gift of a mate.

 

[Salty]

I put a lot of effort into not committing adultery, yet in the world it seams this command has been removed from the list?

NO, NO, NO But what happens is that we try to make excuses!

 

[Deacon]

When a Christian Leader Has a Moral Failure [Renew.org Link]​

1 Corinthians 10:12 (CSB): “So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.”

What do we do when a Christian teacher fails morally?

1. Remember that no one is exempt from the risk of failure. I must examine myself and acknowledge my own temptations of pride, lust, and greed, and proactively place guardrails in my life and cling closely to Jesus. I am not the exception to moral failure; Jesus is, and He is my only chance to survive personal temptation.
2. Earnestly pray for the accountability, repentance, and restoration of the person who failed. No matter what our personal feelings are about the person or the sin, we have to remember that Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, and it is what He wants us to call people to, also.
3. Moral failure doesn’t necessarily discredit the work, sayings, and writing of the person who failed. We, of course, have to apply a discerning lens to what they produced, but we don’t have to disregard the work that was done. If you have been greatly influenced by the work of a leader who has had a major moral failure exposed, then you can learn from their work, and you can learn from their fall. Let both be taken into account for your walk with Jesus.

Moral failure in Christian leaders is always crushing to see, and it is never easy to navigate, but my prayer is that these three points can help us keep a gospel-centered response ready in our hearts.

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[Scarlett O.]

I put a lot of effort into not committing adultery, yet in the world it seams this command has been removed from the list?

It's not that the "world" removed adultery from the list. The "world" never acknowledged any of the commandments of God to begin with.