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Adultery and Near Relations The Seventh Commandment Adultery with near relations is prohibited. Leviticus 20:20 “If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.” Leviticus 20:12…
Dealing with Adultery The Seventh Commandment The Church must deal with adultery in its midst. Deuteronomy 22:30 “A man shall not take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness.” 1 Corinthians 5:1, 2, 13 Leviticus…
Adultery Proper The Seventh Commandment Guard against all adultery. Leviticus 18:20 “And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor’s wife and so make yourself unclean with her.” 1 Corinthians 10:8 Leviticus 20:10 “If a man commits adultery with the…
Nakedness and Fornication The Seventh Commandment Fornication begins in the heart. Leviticus 20:19 “You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked one’s relative; they shall bear their…
Obeying without Fully Understanding The Seventh Commandment God has His reasons, and that’s enough for us. Leviticus 18:19 “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.” Leviticus 20:18 “If a man…
Training Children for Modesty and Respect The Seventh Commandment Proper attitudes toward sexuality begin at home. Leviticus 20:17 “If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and…
Uncovering Nakedness The Seventh Commandment God calls us to modesty and mutual respect. Leviticus 18:6-18 “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the LORD. You shall not uncover the nakedness of…
Justice and Community The Seventh Commandment God’s Law forbids adultery. Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Deuteronomy 5:18 “‘And you shall not commit adultery.’” Ephesians 5:3-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 Essentially, adultery is any unlawful sexual activity. It ranges from…
Protecting the Next Generation The Sixth Commandment God’s Law preserves the generations to come. Deuteronomy 25:11, 12 “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him…
Our Neighbors’ Keeper The Sixth Commandment God’s Law encourages neighbor-love. Deuteronomy 22:8 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone…