The Basis for the Seventh Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Basis for the Seventh Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Marriage is the proper context for sexual relationships.

Q 101: What is the basis for the seventh commandment?

A 101: The basis for the seventh commandment is that the marriage relationship alone is the proper context for human sexual relations. (Gen. 2:24, 25; Heb. 13:4)

The seventh commandment outlines various unlawful sexual activities. These are unlawful because they compromise the marriage relationship as God has designed it. As we have seen, marriage between a man and a woman is the foundational institution for human society, for the benefit of all people and the honor and glory of God. All sexual activity which compromises, bypasses, or undermines the marital relationship is forbidden by God, for His glory and for the benefit of men and society.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.