The Promise of the Seventh Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Promise of the Seventh Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

God promises to bless and protect those who obey Him.

Q 107: What promise does the Lord hold out for the redeemed in the seventh commandment?

A 107: In exchange for their obedience to the seventh commandment the Lord promises to protect His people from evil and all depravity and abomination. (Deut. 22:22; Lev. 20:14; Lev. 19:29; Lev. 18:22; Lev. 20:13; Deut. 24:1-4)

There will always be sexual sin in human society, and so the evils attendant to sexual sin will always be present to some degree. But where the Law of God is honored in this matter, God promises to bring peace, purity, and protection, the fruit of human relationships based on love for God and His Word and love for our neighbors as the image-bearers of God. The world encourages maximum indulgence in sexual satisfaction, and it brings upon itself the displeasure of God in so doing. Among the people of God, we must demonstrate the truth of God’s Law by faithfulness in this and all matters of justice.

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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.