The Sanction of the Seventh Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Sanction of the Seventh Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

We need to become more consistent in this matter.

Q 108: What sanction does the Lord threaten in the seventh commandment?

A 108: The Lord threatens that those who disobey the seventh commandment shall come under the judgment of God, even to the point of being separated from the believing community. (Lev. 20:19, 21; 1 Cor. 5)

In many ways the Church has not taken seriously its duty to enforce justice in the seventh commandment. We teach sexual purity, but the rate of adultery and divorce—and probably use of pornography—is nearly the same among the members of the Body of Christ. Christians are not prudes; we must learn to enjoy sexual relations according to the commandments of God. And when violations of the seventh commandment become known, it is the duty of church leaders to take steps of discipline to restore justice to the community and a right relationship with God and neighbors for the offender.

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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.