1. Thou Shalt not commit adultery COMMANDMENT #7

2. “ ” a·dul·ter·y noun voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.

3. Why is adultery wrong?  It brings someone else into a marriage  It breaks trust  It’s not God’s plan for your marriage

4. What is God’s plan for marriage?  Lifelong commitment of a man and a woman  A place where sex helps the two to become one  Where children are brought up in a safe and secure place

5. Marriage Under Attack From  Casual Sex  De Facto Relationships  Divorce  Marriage Equality

8. Case Study: 2 Samuel 11 ~ David and Bathsheba

9. Snowball Effect!

10. How did David’s sin get bigger and bigger?  Not at war  He saw a woman bathing

11. How did David’s sin get bigger and bigger?  Not at war  He saw a woman bathing  He enquired about her  He sent for her

12. What are the implications of David’s sin?  Not at war  He saw a woman bathing  He enquired about her  He sent for her  He sleeps with her  He tries to hide what he has done  He kills Uriah

13. What are the implications of David’s sin?

14.  It affects two marriages  It leads to murder  It leads to the death of the child  It leads to someone sleeping with his wife  It leads to rebellion from one of his own sons, Absalom.

15. 7th commandment Negatively – don’t commit adulteryPositively – Keep your marriage pure

16. Sex then is like a fire In the right placeIn the wrong place

17. Jesus extends the principle in Matthew 5 27 “ You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

18. More than one way to skin a cat… Adultery includes ….  Look lustfully  Engage in porn  Flirt  Premarital Sex

19. So what do we do? ..........

20.  Relationship with God  Repent – Forgiveness  Internet Filter  Beaches  Magazines  Treat as brothers/sisters  Boundaries with dating