Fulfilling the Seventh Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

Fulfilling the Seventh Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

All-out vigilance required.

Q 103: How do they who have been redeemed fulfill the seventh commandment?

A 103: The redeemed of the Lord fulfill the seventh commandment by guarding against all lust and voyeurism, keeping the marriage bed holy, and enforcing God’s justice against all adultery. (Matt. 5:27, 28; Lev. 18:6-18; Lev. 20:10; Exod. 22:16, 17; Lev. 20:13; Lev. 18:23; 1 Cor. 5)

The seventh commandment addresses sexual activity in the soul and body. We are fulfilling God’s good plan for us, and keeping the seventh commandment, when we guard our affections against sinful sexual desires and our lives against unlawful sexual activity. Sex between men and women is good and according to the divine economy, but only within the framework of marriage. All other enticements and opportunities for sexual indulgence must be resisted and denied.

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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.