Results 1 - 5 of 5
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Adultery Sexual or Covenant Breaking | NT general Archive 1 | PiRaTe | 3176 | ||
Recently I was approached by some people who presented an intriguing argument regarding adultery. These people stated that adultery, more fully understood Biblically is the willful and harmful violation(adulteration) of the primary, the permanence, and the honesty of the marriage. Thus, some extramarital relationships that involve no physical sexual expression whatever can be adultterous. On the other hand, extramarital sexuality with the active participation of both spouses that is marriage enhancing many not be adulteress at all. They state, that the Jews understood, "Thou shalt not commit adultery" very differently than Church tradition. It onely applied to men if they had intercourse with someone else's wife. Bit iwas allowable for a married man to have intercourse with a single woman. Adultery was the sin of "of trespassing" on a man's property. Until marriage, women were the property of their fathers. after marriage they became the property of their husband. In addition, these people state that Christ's laws of love and the golden rule support today's loving, respecting, non-monogamous relationships. The only real difference is that women now have the same rights of sexual enjoyment and variety that men had in the time of Christ Since Christ never condemned the unloving O.T. practices, he certainly wouldn't condemn today's loving, consenting, non-cheating relationships, Cheating adultery is cleary wrong since it involves lying and deception and clearly violates Christ's law of loving one another as ourselves. Therefore, their position is that in a marital-covanent relationship, if both husband and wife agree to these relationships, there is no adultery since the covanent is not broken. These folks are the most committed and caring Christians I have ever known and at the same time they challenge everything that the church has taught and the context of the words pornea, translated as fornication. It does seem to be always tied with temple prostitution when I read the texts. I would greatly appreciate other views as I study and test these thoughts against the orginal languages. Thanks |
||||||
2 | Adultery Sexual or Covenant Breaking | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 3177 | ||
Your question is complex, involving a number of related but different issues. In all honesty I'm not sure it can be dealt with in a specific, detailed manner on the Forum. I won't attempt it. And I can offer no quick-fix answers. I've no idea who these "some people" in your question are, but I can't subscribe to their views. If you are earnestly seeking a Bible answer to the questions raised, and it's assumed you are, may I suggest you read, with the help of a good study Bible or commentary, all the references you can find to the issues you raise in your question. Read and study them several times -- as many times as necessary to soak up what that really are saying. I believe you will come away with God's answers to your questions. I wish you well. Good reading! | ||||||
3 | Is it breaking God's covenant? | NT general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 3584 | ||
PiRaTe: This IS a very complex question, and I cannot offer an answer(nor will I attempt to at this time, for it would be foolish without proper knowledge), but I have one other question: If two people are in agreement to be in relations with other people while still married, while it may not technically break the agreement that they may have set with each other, doesn't it break the covenant that they set with God and His original intentions for marriage? | ||||||
4 | Is it breaking God's covenant? | NT general Archive 1 | thebigschott | 3616 | ||
I would definitely agree that in the circumstance given, it would be breaking the law of God. We know from scripture that when two people are married, there flesh becomes one, and what God joins, man cannot separate. So by having an affair with someone else we are thus separating the bond that God has created with us. | ||||||
5 | Is it breaking God's covenant? | NT general Archive 1 | gmsmith101 | 4170 | ||
I believe that under ANY circumstances, having sexual (or even non-sexual) relations with anyone outside of marriage can be considered adulterous and in direct defiance of the laws of God concerning marriage. Jesus said (quoting Genesis) in Matt 19:4-6, "...Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." No matter what the situation, whether both parties consent or not, bringing a third (or fourth, or fifth, or sixth...) party into the marriage bed DEFILES it (Heb 11:4). This is still adultery and God will judge it. |
||||||