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In
2Timothy
2:15
God
warns
us
to
be
rightly
dividing
the
word
of
truth
and
warns
us
that
those
who
do
not
needeth...to
be
ashamed
and
will
not
be
approved
unto
God
.
One
of
the
main
ways
that
God's
people,
especially
preachers,
are
not
rightly
dividing
the
word
of
truth
is
when
they
claim
that
a
spiritual
truth
really
applies
to
the
physical
or
when
they
claim
that
a
physical
truth
really
applies
to
the
spiritual.
This
is
the
main
source
of
error
when
it
comes
to
teaching
what
the
Bible
says
about
adultery
.
Many
good
men
who
claim
to
be
Bible
believers
take
a
doctrinal
position,
on
the
doctrine
of
adultery
,
that
effectively
says
that
the
Son
of
God
taught
error
and
that
the
Pharisees
were
right
when
they
disputed
with
Him.
Such
a
stand
will
not
get
a
person
approved
unto
God
and
God
will
make
them
ashamed
at
the
Judgment
Seat
of
Christ.
I
am
not
saying
that
people
have
to
agree
with
me
but
if
they
disagree
then
they
need
to
do
a
proper
Bible
Word
Study
and
prove
who
is
right.
The
only
way
to
get
a
proper
Bible
definition
of
a
word
is
to
do
a
proper
Bible
Word
Study
which
considers
every
occurrence
of
the
word
within
the
Bible.
Of
course,
the
context
and
punctuation
needs
to
be
considered
and
other
rules
of
proper
interpretation
followed.
If
anyone
has
a
question
about
the
minimum
rules
to
use,
please
consult
my
documents
called
Prove
and
Rightly
Dividing.
The
permutations
of
adultery
are
found
in
the
Bible
69
times
within
57
verses.
Exodus
20:14
Thou
shalt
not
commit
adultery.
This
is
the
seventh
of
the
'Ten
Commandments'.
There
is
a
lot
of
error
taught
about
the
'Ten
Commandments'.
For
example,
religions
claims
that
the
Third
Commandment
means
'do
not
use
cuss
words'
when
God
said
'do
not
call
yourself
a
Christian
(take
the
name
of
the
LORD
thy
God
)
and
only
make
an
outward
show
which
does
not
have
a
matching
inward
change
(in
vain
)'.
When
we
look
at
Sixth
Commandment
(Thou
shalt
not
kill
),
and
look
at
what
1John
says
(1John
2:9,
11;
3:15;
4:20),
especially
1John
3:15
(Whosoever
hateth
his
brother
is
a
murderer'
),
we
see
that
someone
does
not
have
to
physically
die
for
God
to
find
us
guilty
of
violating
His
commandment.
Further,
religion
tries
to
'explain'
how
capital
punishment
is
an
exception
to
this
Commandment
and,
thereby,
teaches
that
there
are
'exceptions'
that
we
can
use
to
get
out
of
God's
commandments.
However,
all
except
two
of
these
'Ten
Commandments'
starts
with
Thou
,
which
means
'you
personally'.
'You
personally'
is
not
the
government
because
the
government
is
not
a
single
person.
Therefore,
capital
punishment
by
government
isn't
an
'exception'
because
these
commandments
were
never
given
to
the
government.
They
were
given
to
us
to
exercise
on
a
personal
level.
So,
we
see
that
religion
changes
what
God
said
to
be
something
else.
With
the
'Ten
Commandments',
for
example,
religion
changes
God's
Commandments
from
personal
Commandments
to
Commandments
for
groups
like
governments.
Then
when
someone
points
out
that
the
Bible
clearly
says
their
definition
is
wrong,
they
explain
away
their
error
by
claiming
it
is
'an
exception'.
Thereby
they
convince
people
that
they
can
give
people
an
excuse
for
disobeying
God.
Returning
to
our
Seventh
Commandment,
we
see
that
Jesus
said
that
adulteries
are
part
of
the
sins
which
come
from
within,
out
of
the
heart
of
men
.
As
will
be
shown
in
detail
in
the
notes
for
John
8
and
other
verses,
religion
takes
what
is
a
sin
from
within,
out
of
the
heart
of
men
and
reduces
it
to
only
a
physical
act
with
a
possible
exception
of
including
the
dirty
thoughts
of
men
only.
In
truth,
the
Bible
teaches
that
this
is
a
spiritual
sin.
As
with
all
of
the
'Ten
Commandments',
this
Commandment
is
a
summary.
It
is
truly
understood
only
in
the
depth
that
God
meant
by
finding
the
details
that
God
provides
throughout
the
rest
of
the
Bible.
Leviticus
20:10
And
the
man
that
committeth
adultery
with
another
man's
wife,
even
he
that
committeth
adultery
with
his
neighbour's
wife,
the
adulterer
and
the
adulteress
shall
surely
be
put
to
death.
We
see
several
things
in
this
sentence.
First
is
that
the
two
are
called
adulterer
and
adulteress
by
God.
The
second
thing
that
we
see
is
that
God
says
they
both
shall
surely
be
put
to
death
.
Without
going
into
all
of
the
proof,
it
is
my
belief
that
God
calls
for
the
death
penalty
when
the
actions
of
a
person
will
cause
many
others
to
do
sins
which
will
lead
to
the
destruction
of
the
entire
society.
This
sin
destroys
trust
in
society
and
causes
people
to
assume
the
worst
of
their
neighbors.
When
this
spreads
many
will
be
jealous
and
suspicious
and
few
will
give
another
the
benefit
of
the
doubt.
Notice
that
Leviticus
20
starts
with
20:1-5
where
God
calls
for
a
man
to
be
killed
who
giveth
any
of
his
seed
unto
Molech
.
Most
of
the
commentators
that
I
read
were
condemning
the
way
that
people
killed
their
children
rather
than
the
fact
that
they
were
killing
children
regardless
of
how
they
did
it.
In
addition,
if
people
actually
looked
at
what
happens
to
a
child
during
abortion
they
would
have
to
admit
that
we
do
as
bad
and
worse
today.
Obviously
these
people
did
not
care
any
more
for
their
children
than
parents
who
abort
their
children
do
today.
However,
it
wasn't
just
the
murder
of
the
children
but
the
giving
them
to
devils
that
God
is
condemning
here.
Thus
we
have
a
sin
with
an
obvious
spiritual
dimension
to
it.
Then
Leviticus
20:6
says
And
the
soul
that
turneth
after
such
as
have
familiar
spirits,
and
after
wizards,
to
go
a
whoring
after
them,
I
will
even
set
my
face
against
that
soul,
and
will
cut
him
off
from
among
his
people.
Again,
we
have
a
sin
with
a
spiritual
dimension
(have
familiar
spirits'wizards
)
that
God
links
to
sex
(go
a
whoring
after
them
)
and
God
calls
for
the
death
penalty
(cut
him
off
from
among
his
people
).
God
tells
His
people
to
do
right
in
Leviticus
20:7-8
and
then
in
Leviticus
20:9
we
read
For
every
one
that
curseth
his
father
or
his
mother
shall
be
surely
put
to
death:
he
hath
cursed
his
father
or
his
mother;
his
blood
shall
be
upon
him.
We
again
have
sex
involved
because
a
child
(his
father
or
his
mother
)
is
the
result
of
sex.
We
also
have
the
spiritual
dimension
(curseth
)
and
the
call
for
the
death
penalty
(shall
be
surely
put
to
death
).
Next
we
have
our
verse
followed
by
several
verses
which
describe
various
forms
of
wrong
sex
which
God
says
are
to
end
with
the
death
penalty.
God
sums
up
this
group
with
Leviticus
20:23
which
says
And
ye
shall
not
walk
in
the
manners
of
the
nation,
which
I
cast
out
before
you:
for
they
committed
all
these
things,
and
therefore
I
abhorred
them.
The
nation,
which
I
cast
out
before
you
was
involved
in
improper
sexual
behaviour
linked
to
devils
much
like
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
were.
So
again
we
have
the
spiritual
linked
to
sexual
sin.
Then
God
says
in
Leviticus
20:24
But
I'have
separated
you
from
other
people
and
in
20:25
God
says
Ye
shall
therefore
put
difference'which
I
have
separated
from
you
as
unclean
and
in
20:26
God
says
And
ye
shall
be
holy
unto
me:
for
I
the
LORD
am
holy,
and
have
severed
you
from
other
people,
that
ye
should
be
mine
and
in
20:27
God
says
A
man
also
or
woman
that
hath
a
familiar
spirit,
or
that
is
a
wizard,
shall
surely
be
put
to
death
.
(Death
is
separation
in
the
Bible).
In
every
one
of
these
summary
verses
we
see
God
commanding
separation
based
upon
spiritual
differences
between
God
and
devils
and
between
the
holy
and
profane.
While
most
of
Leviticus
20
is
dealing
with
various
sexual
sins,
not
all
of
it
is.
What
is
consistent
throughout
the
chapter
is
the
division
God
is
making
between
the
holy
and
the
profane
in
a
spiritual
sense
and
the
expression
of
the
profane
in
this
physical
world.
In
each
case
where
activity
in
the
physical
world
shows
a
profane
relationship
between
the
person
and
a
devil,
God
calls
for
a
death
penalty.
In
this
context,
God
is
calling
for
the
death
penalty
of
the
adulterer
and
the
adulteress
.
Yes
we
have
improper
sexual
sin
but
like
the
context
in
the
rest
of
the
chapter,
we
also
have
a
spiritual
dimension
to
this
sin
and
the
death
penalty
is
imposed
because
of
the
spiritual
aspect
of
the
sin.
In
this
verse
we
see
that
adultery
is
more
than
just
'fornication
by
a
married
person'.
Deuteronomy
5:18
Neither
shalt
thou
commit
adultery.
This is a restatement of the 'Ten Commandments'. Please see the note for Exodus 20:14.
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Job
24:15
The
eye
also
of
the
adulterer
waiteth
for
the
twilight,
saying,
No
eye
shall
see
me:
and
disguiseth
his
face.
In
this
chapter,
Job
is
talking
and
twice
he
states
the
theme
of
the
chapter
when
he
says
they
know
not
the
light
.
Of
course,
John
and
other
places
in
the
Bible
tells
us
that
the
light
is
God.
Job
is
grouping
the
adulterer
with
other
people
who
do
not
know
God
in
a
personal
way.
All
of
the
people
in
this
chapter
are
ignoring
the
boundaries
that
God
establishes
and
Job
says
their
portion
is
cursed
in
the
earth
and
the
last
verses
of
this
chapter
tell
of
the
judgment
that
God
will
bring
upon
them.
This
verse
tells
us
that
an
adulterer
hides
their
sin
and
believes
that
no
one
sees
them
because
they
are
only
looking
at
people
in
this
physical
world.
However,
as
Job
points
out,
God
sees
and
judges
their
sin.
Religious
people
argue
that
this
is
a
'private
sin'
because
no
one
sees
it
and
the
only
people
harmed
are
the
people
participating.
However,
Job,
and
God,
link
it
with
cheating
widows
and
the
fatherless
and
other
sins
where
people
violate
covenants
and
all
sense
of
decency
(Some
remove
the
landmarks;
they
violently
take
away
flocks,
and
feed
thereof
[Job
24:2],
They
cause
the
naked
to
lodge
without
clothing
[
24:7],
etc).
Again,
we
see
the
adulterer
linked
with
those
who
destroy
society
and
in
this
chapter
the
link
is
not
according
to
sex
but
is
according
to
covenants
and
agreements
which
are
broken
and
destroyed.
Psalms
50:18
When
thou
sawest
a
thief,
then
thou
consentedst
with
him,
and
hast
been
partaker
with
adulterers.
Psalm
50
talks
about
God
bringing
judgment
(Our
God
shall
come'
that
he
may
judge
his
people
[
50:3-4]).
He
is
going
to
accept
(Gather
my
saints
together
unto
me
)
the
saved
those
that
have
made
a
covenant
with
me
by
sacrifice
and
He
will
not
reprove
thee
for
failure
to
do
religious
activities
(50:8).
What
He
is
looking
for
His
people
to
do
is
Offer
unto
God
thanksgiving;
and
pay
thy
vows
unto
the
most
High:
And
call
upon
me
in
the
day
of
trouble:
I
will
deliver
thee,
and
thou
shalt
glorify
me
(50:14-15).
Then
the
tone
of
the
psalm
changes
with
50:16
which
says
But
unto
the
wicked
God
saith,
What
hast
thou
to
do
to
declare
my
statutes,
or
that
thou
shouldest
take
my
covenant
in
thy
mouth?
Notice
that
these
people
claim
to
be
God's
people
(declare
my
statutes'
take
my
covenant
in
thy
mouth
)
but
God
calls
them
wicked
.
We
see
God
making
a
distinction
in
judgment
between
those
that
have
made
a
covenant
with
me
by
sacrifice
and
those
who
God
calls
wicked
.
To
the
first
group
God
explains
why
they
have
mercy.
However,
to
the
wicked
God
says
I
will
reprove
thee
(50:21)
and
I
tear
you
in
pieces,
and
there
be
none
to
deliver
(50:22).
These
wicked
God
says
are
partaker
with
adulterers
which
also
makes
them
adulterers
.
Further,
the
wicked
adulterers
are
those
who
have
not
made
a
covenant
with
me
by
sacrifice
.
Notice
that
there
is
NO
indication
of
sex
involved
here
other
than
what
someone
forces
upon
the
interpretation.
It
is
NOT
in
the
context.
The
context
is
about
sacrifices
and
a
covenant
'
by
sacrifice
and
how
our
actions
show
if
we
are
keeping
our
part
in
the
covenant
(50:14-15
also
Whoso
offereth
praise
glorifieth
me:
and
to
him
that
ordereth
his
conversation
aright
[
50:23]).
These
wicked
adulterers
are
people
who
claim
to
have
a
covenant
'
by
sacrifice
but
are
not
doing
their
part
in
the
covenant
.
In
addition,
since
those
who
God
accepted
also
failed
to
do
the
religious
activity
but
did
the
spiritual
heart-based
activity
(pay
thy
vows
'
glorify
me
[God]'offereth
praise,
ordereth
his
conversation
aright
),
the
true
distinction
isn't
religious
activities
but
spiritual
actions
within
the
heart.
As
we
have
already
seen
and
will
see
again,
adultery
is
a
spiritual
sin
based
in
the
heart
which
may
or
may
not
result
in
wicked
activity
such
as
improper
sex.
Proverbs
6:26
For
by
means
of
a
whorish
woman
a
man
is
brought
to
a
piece
of
bread:
and
the
adulteress
will
hunt
for
the
precious
life.
Proverbs
6:23-35
is
a
group
that
warns
the
young
man
of
the
dangers
of
disobeying
the
commandments
that
God
gives
through
our
father
and
mother
(6:20-22).
Notice
that
this
verse
tells
us
that
the
adulteress
uses
the
means
of
a
whorish
woman
.
This
verse
starts
with
For
which
means
this
verse
is
the
reason
for
the
warning
in
the
prior
couple
of
verses.
There
we
were
told
that
the
evil
woman
uses
the
flattery
of
the
tongue
and
her
beauty
and
her
eyelids
to
cause
Lust
'
in
thine
heart
.
We
know
that
Lust
is
a
sin
and
we
see
once
more
that
this
sin
is
in
thine
heart
.
We
also
see
that
the
things
of
the
flesh
are
used
to
cause
this
Lust
'
in
thine
heart
.
So,
yes
sex
is
involved
in
this
section,
but
notice
that
it
still
says
that
the
sin
is
in
thine
heart
.
This
section
goes
on
to
describe
the
destruction
that
a
man
brings
upon
himself
by
being
involved
with
the
adulteress
and
warns
that
there
is
not
ending
the
consequences
of
such
a
sin.
And
in
6:32
we
are
told
But
whoso
committeth
adultery
'
destroyeth
his
own
soul
.
God
ALWAYS
matches
the
consequence
of
a
sin
to
the
sin.
If
this
was
a
physical
sin
then
the
consequence
would
also
be
physical.
Since
the
consequence
is
destroyeth
his
own
soul
,
the
sin
is
from
the
soul
(mind
will
and
heart/emotions).
This
section
also
compares
this
sin
to
the
physical
sin
of
theft
and
says
a
physical
sin
can
be
paid
for
by
physical
things.
However,
adultery
cannot
be
paid
for
with
physical
things
because
it
is
a
violation
of
a
spiritual
covenant.
Once
this
type
of
spiritual
relationship
has
been
destroyed,
it
cannot
be
repaired.
That
is
why
no
amount
of
money
can
pay
for
thedamage.
Proverbs
6:32
But
whoso
committeth
adultery
with
a
woman
lacketh
understanding:
he
that
doeth
it
destroyeth
his
own
soul.
Please see the note above.
Home
Proverbs
30:20
Such
is
the
way
of
an
adulterous
woman;
she
eateth,
and
wipeth
her
mouth,
and
saith,
I
have
done
no
wickedness.
Proverbs
30
is
about
right
and
wrong
relationships
that
are
life
long,
personal
and
are
covenants
of
near
covenants.
For
example,
30:19
mentions
The
way
of
an
eagle
in
the
air
.
Supposedly,
swimming
is
as
close
to
flying
as
man
can
come.
When
I
was
young
I
was
very
good
at
swimming.
I
competed
against
state
champions
in
unofficial
matches
and
won
some.
I
have
a
recognition
for
swimming
10
miles
non-stop
and
have
done
that
and
greater
distances
several
times.
At
that
time
I
actually
was
invigorated
by
swimming,
not
wore
out.
I
also
would
go
into
a
type
of
trance
and
just
enjoy
the
flow
of
the
water
over
my
skin.
I
imaging
that
it
similar
to
the
relationship
that
an
eagle
has
with
the
air
that
the
author
of
this
proverb
was
trying
to
convey.
When
we
consider
the
relationships
mentioned
in
this
proverb,
they
are
supposed
to
work
together
as
smoothly
as
the
eagle
and
the
air.
However,
there
are
things
that
destroy
the
harmony
of
these
relationships
and
that
is
also
what
the
author
is
talking
about.
He
also
talks
about
things
that
are
right,
such
as
The
conies
having
their
houses
in
the
rocks
and
things
that
are
always
wrong
such
as
a
servant
when
he
reigneth
.
Within
this
context
we
find
our
verse.
It
is
sandwiched
between
There
be
three
things
which
are
too
wonderful
for
me'
and
For
three
things
the
earth
is
disquieted,
and
for
four
which
it
cannot
bear:'
.
Between
the
two
we
find
what
claims
to
be
wonderful
but
for
which
the
earth
is
disquieted
.
An
adulterous
person
enjoys
their
sin
and
then
says
I
have
done
no
wickedness
.
We
cannot
repent
of
a
sin
that
we
deny.
Without
true
repentance,
there
can
be
no
forgiveness
which
means
there
is
no
avoiding
judgment.
Isaiah
57:3
But
draw
near
hither,
ye
sons
of
the
sorceress,
the
seed
of
the
adulterer
and
the
whore.
Isaiah
57
starts
with
God
saying
that
The
righteous
perisheth,
and
no
man
layeth
it
to
heart:
and
merciful
men
are
taken
away,
none
considering
that
the
righteous
is
taken
away
from
the
evil
to
come.
So
God
is
talking
to
those
who
are
righteous
and
are
merciful
.
Then
our
verse
starts
with
But
,
which
lets
us
know
that
this
verse
is
connected
to
the
prior
while
going
another
direction.
Specifically,
these
people
are
not
righteous
and
are
not
merciful
.
These
are
the
people
that
God
describes
as
sons
of
the
sorceress,
the
seed
of
the
adulterer
and
the
whore
.
So,
once
more
we
see
the
adulterer
connected
to
(and
)
the
whore
who
is
also
the
sorceress
.
As
the
sorceress
,
this
woman
is
involved
with
devils
so
that
spiritual
things
can
affect
the
physical,
which
is
what
we
have
also
seen
associated
with
the
adulterer
.
Going
on,
this
chapter
describes
the
sons
of
'
the
adulterer
.
The
next
verse
calls
them
children
of
transgression,
a
seed
of
falsehood
which
makes
them
the
children
of
a
covenant
breaker.
The
verses
after
that
describes
their
worship
of
devils,
which
tells
us
the
effect
that
an
adulterer
has
upon
their
own
children.
The
chapter
continues
with
the
activities
of
these
sons
of
'
the
adulterer
and
God's
response
to
them
and
ends
with
There
is
no
peace,
saith
my
God,
to
the
wicked
(57:21).
Thus
this
verse
and
chapter
tells
us
that
an
adulterer
has
children
that
end
up
worshiping
devils
and
that
God
calls
wicked
and
that
never
find
peace
.
Again
we
see
that
adultery
is
more
than
a
wrong
sexual
act
done
in
secret.
It
produces
children
and
affects
the
lives
of
others
for
at
least
one
generation
and
usually
several
generations.
This
is
the
affect
of
a
covenant
and
adulterers
are
covenant
breakers.
Jeremiah
3:8
And
I
saw,
when
for
all
the
causes
whereby
backsliding
Israel
committed
adultery
I
had
put
her
away,
and
given
her
a
bill
of
divorce;
yet
her
treacherous
sister
Judah
feared
not,
but
went
and
played
the
harlot
also.
This
verse
(and
the
next
below)
is
explained
as
part
of
the
note
on
divorcement
for
Mark
10:5
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
document.
As
mentioned
there,
Isaiah
50:1
also
tells
the
same
truth.
Further,
as
that
note
mentions,
when
God
divorced
Israel
He
cut
them
off
from
physical
blessings
but,
according
to
Romans,
kept
His
spiritual
commitment
in
that
they
are
still
God's
people.
A
whole
lot
of
religious
writing
about
marriage
and
divorce
is
not
Biblical
because
it
does
not
consider
the
differences
between
spiritual
and
the
physical/religious.
We
also
see
these
notes,
along
with
references
to
Hosea
in
the
note
for
2Peter
2:9
which
says
The
Lord
knoweth
how
to
deliver
the
godly
out
of
temptations,
and
to
reserve
the
unjust
unto
the
day
of
judgment
to
be
punished
.
That
note
is
part
of
the
general
message
found
throughout
that
epistle
where
Peter
makes
a
distinction
between
the
Godly,
the
lost
and
the
ungodly.
Adulterers
fit
within
the
category
of
the
ungodly
whom
Peter
very
clearly
says
that
God
will
hurt
very
badly
even
if
they
are
saved.
Thus,
the
context
of
this
verse
is
not
just
this
chapter
but
is
part
of
a
truth
that
religious
heretics
try
to
deny
even
today.
The
heretics
that
fought
Jesus
and
that
Paul
and
Peter
were
refuting
claimed
that
adultery
was
only
fornication
by
married
people
on
a
physical
level.
Repeatedly
we
have
seen
that
the
Bible
says
that
adultery
is
a
spiritually
based
sin
of
the
heart
and
soul.
That
was
the
argument
of
Jesus,
Paul
and
Peter
while
the
heretics
who
argued
that
it
was
only
physical
sexual
sin
included
the
religious
leaders
who
crucified
the
Son
of
God
for
disagreeing
with
their
religious
views.
Returning
to
the
narrower
context
of
this
chapter,
we
see
that
God
equates
idolatry
to
adultery
in
that
both
are
violations
of
personal
covenant
agreements.
Idolatry
and
adultery
are
not
the
same,
but
they
are
similar
and
the
similarity
is
used
for
the
this
illustration.
In
Jeremiah
3:3
and
other
verses
God
says
that
the
punishment
God's
people
were
experiencing
was
because
of
this
sin.
3:4
tells
us
that
God
was
looking
for
His
people
to
turn
back
to
keeping
their
covenant
with
Him
and
accept
Him
as
their
spiritual
guide.
Instead
of
turning
to
personal
guidance
from
God,
they
turned
to
religion
and
from
there
to
false
religion
(3:6).
God
turned
His
anger
upon
them
and
brought
judgment
as
this
verse
says.
3:7-8
then
tells
how
Judah
had
done
the
same
thing
even
after
seeing
the
judgment
of
Israel.
Notice
that
God
also
equates
this
action
to
whoredom
and
harlotry.
However,
this
is
not
talking
about
physical
sec
because
God
says
And
it
came
to
pass
through
the
lightness
of
her
whoredom,
that
she
defiled
the
land,
and
committed
adultery
with
stones
and
with
stocks
in
3:9.
It's
pretty
hard
to
have
sex
with
wood
and
stones.
However,
it
is
not
hard
to
have
the
spiritual
equivalent
with
devils
within
wood
and
stone
idols.
We
see
what
I
have
been
saying
said
clearly
said
in
3:10
(And
yet
for
all
this
her
treacherous
sister
Judah
hath
not
turned
unto
me
with
her
whole
heart,
but
feignedly,
saith
the
LORD
).
Foolish
religious
people
keep
insisting
that
God
had
to
reward
what
God
calls
adultery
.
They
give
God
religious
ceremonies
(not
turned
unto
me
with
her
whole
heart,
but
feignedly
)
while
they
did
turn
unto
devils
with
their
whole
heart
.
The
Bible
clearly
teaches
that
God
wants
us
to
give
Him
our
heart,
not
just
outward
religious
actions
and
giving
our
heart
to
another
while
only
giving
outward
actions
to
the
one
we
have
a
covenant
with
is
adultery
.
Let
me
give
a
more
specific
example
and
I
pray
that
you
learn
the
lesson
from
my
experience
so
that
God
doesn't
have
to
teach
it
by
putting
you
or
your
loved
one
through
the
same
experience.
I
married
a
woman
who
had
adult
children
from
a
prior
marriage.
They
were
living
on
their
own
and
she
assured
me
that
they
would
not
interfere
in
our
marriage.
Part
of
her
marriage
vow
before
God
was
that
she
would
put
me
before
ALL
others.
After
our
marriage
they
decided
to
hate
me
because
I
did
things
like
object
to
her
putting
us
into
bankruptcy
to
pay
for
their
sinful
lifestyle
s.
They
turned
her
against
me
and
as
a
result
of
felony
abuse
I
had
my
guts
ripped
to
the
point
of
literally
bleeding
daily
for
over
7
years
and
almost
bleeding
to
death.
(It
took
3years
after
the
divorce
to
stop
the
bleeding.)
While
this
was
going
on
good
godly
preachers
insisted
that
her
actions
were
not
adultery
,
and
that
she
was
not
guilty
of
sin
against
innocent
blood
because
I
was
still
alive
and
that
the
only
thing
I
could
do
was
pray
and
ask
God
to
change
her
heart.
They
insisted
that
her
actions
were
not
adultery
because
they
were
using
the
wrong
religious
definition
of
'improper
sex
by
a
married
person'.
The
true
Biblical
definition
of
adultery
is
violation
of
a
covenant
agreement
which
includes
the
example
that
we
see
here
in
Jeremiah.
They
kept
up
their
outward
religious
obligations
with
ceremonies
while
they
gave
their
heart
to
the
enemies
of
God
and
God
called
it
adultery
.
My
wife
kept
up
her
outward
marriage
obligations
while
she
gave
her
heart
to
my
enemies.
I
call
her
actions
adultery
while
the
religious
claimed
it
is
no
sin
for
a
child
of
God
to
violate
the
law
of
the
land
and
abuse
their
marriage
partner
to
the
edge
of
death.
God's
answer
was
to
give
them
a
bill
of
divorce
(3:8)
and
send
them
into
captivity
by
Babylon
if
they
refused
to
turn
their
heart
while
also
offering
to
be
merciful
(3:12)
and
give
you
pastors
according
to
mine
heart,
which
shall
feed
you
with
knowledge
and
understanding
(3:15)
if
they
truly
repented
in
their
heart.
We
also
see
another
couple
of
lessons
here.
I've
seen
people
'claim'3:15
and
then
wonder
why
God
didn't
keep
this
promise
when
they
never
repented
in
their
heart.
We
also
hear
many
religious
people
say
that
we
have
to
'forgive
and
forget'
(which
includes
wiping
out
any
debt
without
repayment)
if
someone
says
the
magic
words
of
I'm
sorry
.
I'm
sure
that
many
Jews
said
the
magic
words
of
I'm
sorry
by
the
time
they
got
to
Babylon
but
it
didn't
work
with
God.
Read
Jeremiah
3:21.
God
demands
repentance
from
the
heart
and
such
repentance
include
acknowledgment
of
a
debt
and
attempt
to
repay
it
so
long
as
the
debt
is
not
repaid.
That
is
why
all
saved
need
to
acknowledge
their
debt
for
salvation
the
rest
of
their
life.
Notice
that
Jeremiah
3:19
says
But
I
said,
How
shall
I
put
thee
among
the
children,
and
give
thee
a
pleasant
land,
a
goodly
heritage
of
the
hosts
of
nations?
and
I
said,
Thou
shalt
call
me,
My
father;
and
shalt
not
turn
away
from
me.
This
shalt
not
turn
away
from
me
is
meant
to
continue
for
the
rest
of
a
person's
life
and
truly
facing
God
includes
the
acknowledgment
of
our
sin
debt.
We
see
what
I
have
been
saying
expressed
by
God
in
Jeremiah
3:20
which
says
Surely
as
a
wife
treacherously
departeth
from
her
husband,
so
have
ye
dealt
treacherously
with
me,
of
house
of
Israel,
saith
the
LORD.
God
is
drawing
the
parallel
between
adultery
and
'idolatry'
in
this
chapter
of
Jeremiah.
In
both
cases
one
person
in
a
covenant
agreement
has
treacherously
departeth
from
their
agreement
with
the
other
person
of
the
agreement
and
this
agreement
is
not
just
physical
sex
as
we
have
seen
in
this
chapter.
God
gives
the
message
of
the
chapter
in
Jeremiah
3:23
which
says
Truly
in
vain
is
salvation
hoped
for
from
the
hills,
and
from
the
multitude
of
mountains:
truly
in
the
LORD
our
God
is
the
salvation
of
Israel.
Salvation
is
not
in
religion
but
in
the
person
of
the
LORD
our
God
and
in
our
relationship
with
Him.
When
we
turn
our
hearts
from
Him,
He
takes
away
all
of
the
blessings
of
salvation,
punishes
us
and
calls
it
'idolatry'.
By
the
parallels
given
in
this
chapter,
we
can
say
that
adultery
is
also
turning
your
heart
away
from
your
marriage
partner
and
is
not
limited
to
improper
sex.
Jeremiah
3:9
And
it
came
to
pass
through
the
lightness
of
her
whoredom,
that
she
defiled
the
land,
and
committed
adultery
with
stones
and
with
stocks.
Please
see
the
note
above.
As
noted
these,
adultery
cannot
be
limited
to
'improper
sex
by
a
married
person'
because
it
is
pretty
hard
to
have
sex
with
stones
and
with
stocks
.
Jeremiah
5:7
How
shall
I
pardon
thee
for
this?
thy
children
have
forsaken
me,
and
sworn
by
them
that
are
no
gods:
when
I
had
fed
them
to
the
full,
they
then
committed
adultery,
and
assembled
themselves
by
troops
in
the
harlots'
houses.
Jeremiah
5:1-2
starts
with
Run
ye
to
and
fro
through
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
and
see
now,
and
know,
and
seek
in
the
broad
places
thereof,
if
ye
can
find
a
man,
if
there
be
any
that
executeth
judgment,
that
seeketh
the
truth;
and
I
will
pardon
it.
And
though
they
say,
The
LORD
liveth;
surely
they
swear
falsely.
This
is
a
pretty
clear
accusation
that
these
people
were
religious
liars.
They
claimed
to
serve
God
and
made
the
outward
show
of
it
but
their
in
their
heart
they
did
differently.
As
Isaiah
29:13
says
Wherefore
the
Lord
said,
Forasmuch
as
this
people
draw
near
me
with
their
mouth,
and
with
their
lips
do
honour
me,
but
have
removed
their
heart
far
from
me,
and
their
fear
toward
me
is
taught
by
the
precept
of
men:
.
God
continues
in
Isaiah
to
describe
the
punishment
that
he
will
bring
upon
those
who
draw
near
me
with
their
mouth,
and
with
their
lips
do
honour
me,
but
have
removed
their
heart
far
from
me
.
We
see
the
same
message
here
in
Jeremiah
where
God
calls
the
same
type
of
actions
adultery
.
Jeremiah
continues
with
...but
they
have
refused
to
receive
correction..
they
have
refused
to
return..
they
know
not
the
way
of
the
LORD,
nor
the
judgment
of
their
God..
these
have
altogether
broken
the
yoke,
and
burst
the
bonds..
because
their
transgressions
are
many,
and
their
backslidings
are
increased
.
That
is
what
leads
up
to
our
verse
where
we
read
thy
children
have
forsaken
me,
and
sworn
by
them
that
are
no
gods:..
they
then
committed
adultery,
and
assembled
themselves
by
troops
in
the
harlots'
houses
.
Can
anyone
but
a
fool
deny
that
God
is
using
adultery
to
mean
'they
broke
their
covenant
relationship
with
Me
and
turned
to
my
enemies
(devils)'?
This
is
not
about
'improper
sex
by
married
people'
because
the
condemnation
included
unmarried
people
as
people
(like
Daniel
and
friends)
who
had
never
participated
in
sex.
Yes,
some
innocents
like
Daniel
were
taken
up
in
the
captivity
with
the
guilty
but
that
does
not
mean
that
all
virgins
were
innocent
of
the
judgment
that
came
upon
them.
They
might
not
have
participated
in
'improper
sex
by
married
people'
but
that
does
not
mean
they
were
innocent
of
God's
accusations
in
this
chapter
such
as
refusing
to
receive
correction
.
Read
the
rest
of
this
chapter
in
Jeremiah
and
it
will
be
obvious
that
God
is
bringing
punishment
because
the
people
were
unfaithful
in
their
relationship
which
included
non-sex
related
actions
which
revealed
a
sinful
heart
that
sought
the
devils
while
rejecting
their
covenant
relationship
with
God.
adultery
is
a
sinful
heart
that
seeks
others
while
rejecting
a
covenant
relationship
with
their
true
partner.
When
the
saved
(in
their
heart)
reject
their
covenant
relationship
with
God
and
seek
a
heart
relationship
with
religion
and
devils,
they
are
guilty
of
adultery
.
When
a
married
person
(in
their
heart)
reject
their
covenant
relationship
with
their
mate
and
seek
a
heart
relationship
with
another
person,
they
are
guilty
of
adultery
.
This
includes
when
a
parent
chooses
a
child
(even
one
from
their
own
body)
over
a
mate.
Such
a
condition
is
evident
by
a
parent
always
siding
with
the
child
against
their
mate.
Jeremiah
7:9
Will
ye
steal,
murder,
and
commit
adultery,
and
swear
falsely,
and
burn
incense
unto
Baal,
and
walk
after
other
gods
whom
ye
know
not;
Jeremiah 7:9-10 is single sentence which can be divided by punctuation as:
Will ye steal,
murder,
and commit adultery,
and swear falsely,
and burn incense unto Baal,
and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
And come and stand before me in this house,
which is called by my name,
and say,
We are delivered to do all these abominations?
Notice
that
they
blamed
God
(We
are
delivered
to
do
all
these
abominations
)
for
their
sins.
Most
sinners
try
to
find
a
way
to
blame
someone
else
for
their
sins
but
this
is
especially
true
for
those
who
do
the
sins
listed
here
including
commit
adultery
.
Notice
that
the
next
verse
says
Is
this
house,
which
is
called
by
my
name,
become
a
den
of
robbers
in
your
eyes?
Behold,
even
I
have
seen
it,
saith
the
LORD.
Our
Lord
referred
to
this
chapter
(this
house,
which
is
called
by
my
name,
become
a
den
of
robbers
)
in
Matthew
21:13
and
Mark
11:17
and
Luke
19:46
when
Jesus
made
a
whip
and
drove
the
money
changers
out
of
the
Temple.
Please
see
the
notes
for
Matthew
21:12
and
Mark
11:15
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
document
for
more
details
on
this
point.
As
noted
for
those
verses
and
in
Isaiah
56:7,
the
proper
relationship
with
God
makes
His
house
a
house
of
prayer
.
Since
the
saved
are
to
be
the
house
of
God
,
we
are
to
constantly
be
in
prayer,
as
we
are
also
taught
in
many
other
places.
However,
when
people
are
doing
the
sins
listed
here
in
Jeremiah
(including
adultery
)
they
cannot
be
praying
to
the
God
of
the
Bible.
In
fact,
improper
sex
is
often
part
of
praying
to
devils
and
is
often
part
of
magic.
It
is
bad
enough
that
people
break
their
proper
covenant
relationship
and
seek
an
improper
relationship
with
another,
but
we
also
see
another
truth
here.
They
blame
the
victim.
Notice
that
God
says
that
they
claimed
We
are
delivered
to
do
all
these
abominations
.
In
Exodus
34:6-7
we
read
And
the
LORD
passed
by
before
him,
and
proclaimed,
The
LORD,
The
LORD
God,
merciful
and
gracious,
longsuffering,
and
abundant
in
goodness
and
truth,
Keeping
mercy
for
thousands,
forgiving
iniquity
and
transgression
and
sin,
and
that
will
by
no
means
clear
the
guilty;
visiting
the
iniquity
of
the
fathers
upon
the
children,
and
upon
the
children's
children,
unto
the
third
and
to
the
fourth
generation.
Notice
that
God
starts
out
saying
that
He
is
merciful
and
gracious,
longsuffering,
and
abundant
in
goodness
and
truth..
.
Yet
the
Jews
used
this
sentence
to
claim
that
God
forced
them
to
sin
as
Jeremiah
said
they
claimed
when
they
said
We
are
delivered
to
do
all
these
abominations
.
God
made
the
Law
of
Gravity.
If
someone
stepped
off
the
side
of
a
50
story
building
and
went
splat
on
the
cement
below,
we
could
claim
that
God
killed
him
with
the
Law
of
Gravity.
However,
most
people
would
understand
that
you
can't
blame
God
and
it
was
his
own
fault
for
ignoring
the
Law
from
God
and
acting
foolishly.
The
same
is
true
here.
When
we
continually
sin
and
make
excuse
for
our
sin
(iniquity
),
God
says
our
iniquity
will
influence
(visiting
the
iniquity
of
the
fathers
upon
the
children,
and
upon
the
children's
children
)
unto
the
third
and
to
the
fourth
generation
.
We
all
are
born
with
a
sin
nature
and
the
particular
type
of
sin
that
we
have
problems
with
tends
to
be
the
same
type
of
sin
that
our
parents
had
trouble
with.
Thus,
the
son
of
a
liar
tends
to
also
be
a
liar.
King
David
had
trouble
with
sexual
lust
and
we
can
see
this
same
sin
in
his
descendents.
However,
while
we
are
born
with
a
weakness
for
certain
sins,
and
we
are
taught
excuses
for
those
sins
by
our
parents,
God
is
still
merciful
and
gracious,
longsuffering,
and
abundant
in
goodness
and
truth'
.
God
will
help
anyone
to
overcome
their
sin
nature
if
they
are
willing
to
receive
His
help.
Therefore,
God
does
not
force
us
to
sin,
as
these
Jews
claimed,
just
like
God
is
not
responsible
for
the
death
of
a
fool
who
steps
off
a
50
story
building.
The
truth
is
that
people
willingly
sin
and
blame
God.
Likewise,
people
commit
adultery
and
blame
the
other
person
in
the
covenant
agreement
with
them.
Jeremiah
9:2
Oh
that
I
had
in
the
wilderness
a
lodging
place
of
wayfaring
men;
that
I
might
leave
my
people,
and
go
from
them!
for
they
be
all
adulterers,
an
assembly
of
treacherous
men.
This
verse
is
a
second
cry
(9:1
being
the
first)
that
is
a
direct
response
to
the
condemnation
of
God
in
Jeremiah
8.
Many
people
know
Jeremiah
8:11
(For
they
have
healed
the
hurt
of
the
daughter
of
my
people
slightly,
saying,
Peace,
peace;
when
there
is
no
peace
)
and
Jeremiah
8:22
(Is
there
no
balm
in
Gilead;
is
there
no
physician
there?
why
then
is
not
the
health
of
the
daughter
of
my
people
recovered?
).
What
many
fail
to
realize
(because
it
is
not
preached
much)
is
that
God
says
these
problems
in
Jeremiah
8
are
caused
by
the
leaders
of
Judah
(kings
of
Judah,
and...princes,
and..
priests,
and..
prophets,
and..
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem
)
turning
to
idolatry
(Jeremiah
8:1-2).
We
have
already
seen
that
God
uses
the
parallel
between
adultery
and
idolatry
because
both
sins
are
a
form
of
breaking
a
covenant
agreement.
That
is
what
He
is
saying
in
this
verse.
If
you
read
the
context
of
Jeremiah
9,
you
will
find
that
God
calls
adulterers
treacherous
,
liars,
evil
,
untrustworthy,
they
will
utterly
supplant
,
are
slanders
,
will
deceive
,
will
not
speak
the
truth
,
speak
lies,
and
weary
themselves
to
commit
iniquity
and
uses
deceit
several
times
in
His
description
of
adulterers
.
Notice
that
all
of
these
descriptive
words
apply
to
breaking
a
covenant
and
none
of
them
relate
(directly)
to
improper
sex.
Further,
these
evil
attributes
are
not
limited
to
married
people.
Jeremiah
13:27
I
have
seen
thine
adulteries,
and
thy
neighings,
the
lewdness
of
thy
whoredom,
and
thine
abominations
on
the
hills
in
the
fields.
Woe
unto
thee,
of
Jerusalem!
wilt
thou
not
be
made
clean?
when
shall
it
once
be?
This
is
the
summary
and
final
warning
in
this
chapter
where
God
says
He
will
bring
judgment
upon
Judah
for
their
sin.
We
know
that
God's
punishment
that
He
was
warning
them
about
was
the
slaughter
and
captivity
of
God's
people.
Once
more
we
see
God
equate
adulteries
to
lewdness
of
'
whoredom
but
we
also
see
God
equate
it
to
abominations
on
the
hills
in
the
fields
(idolatry).
If
the
reader
considers
the
chapter
we
see
God
telling
Jeremiah
to
use
a
linen
girdle
to
illustrate
how
defiled
and
unclean
God's
people
are
because
of
their
sin.
When
we
consider
whoredom
in
terms
of
cleanliness
we
know
that
such
a
lifestyle
leads
to
physical
destruction
and
early
death
because
of
all
of
the
disease
and
other
things
involved
with
such
a
lifestyle
.
So
yes,
this
verse
does
equate
adulteries
to
lewdness
of
'
whoredom
but
the
context
of
the
chapter
makes
that
equating
one
of
filthiness
and
not
(directly)
on
of
sex.
We
also
see
this
equating
within
this
verse
(in
case
reading
the
chapter
for
context
is
too
hard)
when
God
says
Woe
unto
thee,
of
Jerusalem!
wilt
thou
not
be
made
clean?
The
judgment
of
this
chapter
is
because
they
would
not
be
made
clean
.
This
verse
tells
us
that
God
says
that
adultery
is
moral
/
spiritual
filth.
Jeremiah
23:10
For
the
land
is
full
of
adulterers;
for
because
of
swearing
the
land
mourneth;
the
pleasant
places
of
the
wilderness
are
dried
up,
and
their
course
is
evil,
and
their
force
is
not
right.
This
chapter
starts
with
Woe
be
unto
the
pastors
that
destroy
and
scatter
the
sheep
of
my
pasture!
saith
the
LORD
(Jeremiah
23:1).
The
verse
after
this
one
says
For
both
prophet
and
priest
are
profane;
yea,
in
my
house
have
I
found
their
wickedness,
saith
the
LORD
(Jeremiah
23:11).
These
verses
show
that
God
is
talking
to
the
pastors
and
prophet
and
priest
.
Scan
the
chapter
and
see
that
the
entire
chapter
is
directed
at
them
and
the
subject
of
the
chapter
is
Woe
.
This
verse
is
closely
followed
by
the
verse
below
in
the
same
chapter
of
Jeremiah.
Please
also
see
the
note
below.
Within
the
context
of
this
chapter,
we
have
our
verse
which
tells
us
some
of
the
results
of
profane
spiritual
leaders.
Profane
spiritual
leaders
provide
people
excuses
for
their
sin
and
assure
the
people
that
God
has
to
accept
the
excuse.
However,
our
verse
tells
us
'the
land
mourneth;
the
pleasant
places
of
the
wilderness
are
dried
up,
and
their
course
is
evil,
and
their
force
is
not
right
and
many
other
verses
in
this
chapter
tell
us
that
God
not
only
does
not
have
to
accept
these
excuses
but
actually
brings
punishment
for
them.
In
particular,
our
verse
tells
us
that
the
reason
(For
)
that
'the
land
mourneth'
is
the
land
is
full
of
adulterers
and
because
of
swearing
.
In
the
Bible,
swearing
is
how
people
make
a
covenant
agreement
(we
swear
to
tell
the
truth
in
court).
God
will
punish
people
for
making
a
covenant
(swearing
)
only
if
they
do
not
fulfill
their
oaths.
As
we
have
seen,
adulterers
are
covenant
breakers,
which
is
why
this
verse
groups
them
with
people
who
swear
an
oath
and
don't
keep
it.
As
has
been
pointed
out,
the
excuse
that
religious
leaders
provide
is
that
adultery
is
only
improper
sex
by
a
married
person.
Therefore,
people
violate
their
covenant
agreement
by
breaking
their
vow
some
way
other
than
improper
sex
and
they
claim
that
they
are
not
adulterers
while
God
says
that
they
are.
Notice
that
God
says
that
the
punishment
for
this
sin
is
...the
land
mourneth..
.
Even
the
lost
people
are
becoming
hysterical
about
conservation
because
they
see
the
evidence
that
our
land
is
full
of
adulterers
and
because
of
swearing
.
Many
people
remember
when
a
handshake
backed
by
a
man
swearing
was
enough
to
rely
upon.
Now
even
a
contract
isn't
sufficient.
This
verse
associates
adulterers
with
those
who
swear
an
oath
and
don't
keep
it.
Jeremiah
23:14
I
have
seen
also
in
the
prophets
of
Jerusalem
an
horrible
thing:
they
commit
adultery,
and
walk
in
lies:
they
strengthen
also
the
hands
of
evildoers,
that
none
doth
return
from
his
wickedness:
they
are
all
of
them
unto
me
as
Sodom,
and
the
inhabitants
thereof
as
Gomorrah.
This
verse
closely
follows
the
verse
above
in
the
same
chapter
of
Jeremiah.
Please
see
the
note
above.
Between
the
verse
above
and
this
verse
we
read
Jeremiah
23:13
which
says
And
I
have
seen
folly
in
the
prophets
of
Samaria;
they
prophesied
in
Baal,
and
caused
my
people
Israel
to
err.
God's
prophets
(the
prophets
of
Jerusalem
)
are
causing
God's
people
to
follow
the
lead
(caused
my
people
Israel
to
err
)
of
Devil
worshipping
(prophesied
in
Baal
)
prophets
of
a
false
religion
(prophets
of
Samaria
).
This
is
what
God
calls
commit
adultery,
and
walk
in
lies
.
Notice
the
colons
which
make
the
various
parts
of
this
sentence
equivalent.
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing:
they commit adultery, and walk in lies:
they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness:
they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
The
evildoers
of
the
third
part
of
this
sentence
are
those
who
commit
adultery,
and
walk
in
lies
(second
part)
and
are
following
the
lead
of
the
prophets
of
Samaria
and
of
Baal
which
is
why
God
says
they
are
all
of
them
unto
me
as
Sodom,
and
the
inhabitants
thereof
as
Gomorrah
.
Read
the
rest
of
this
chapter
in
detail
and
prayer.
God
does
NOT
accept
excuses
for
this
sin
but
judges
His
people
for
it.
Those
who
have
not
been
judged
yet
are
still
under
grace
but
need
to
remember
2
Peter
3:9
which
warns
us
that
The
Lord
is
not
slack
concerning
his
promise,
as
some
men
count
slackness;
but
is
longsuffering
to
us-ward,
not
willing
that
any
should
perish,
but
that
all
should
come
to
repentance.
If
we
refuse
to
repent
of
our
adultery
and
continue
to
walk
in
lies
our
children
will
be
judged
like
God's
people
were
judged
with
war
and
captivity.
Jeremiah
29:23
Because
they
have
committed
villany
in
Israel,
and
have
committed
adultery
with
their
neighbours'
wives,
and
have
spoken
lying
words
in
my
name,
which
I
have
not
commanded
them;
even
I
know,
and
am
a
witness,
saith
the
LORD.
Jeremiah
29:22-23
is
a
single
sentence
and
is
part
of
God's
message
to
all
ye
of
the
captivity
about
Ahab
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
and
of
Zedekiah
the
son
of
Maaseiah
in
29:20-23.
Those
verses
say
Hear
ye
therefore
the
word
of
the
LORD,
all
ye
of
the
captivity,
whom
I
have
sent
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon:
Thus
saith
the
LORD
of
hosts,
the
God
of
Israel,
of
Ahab
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
and
of
Zedekiah
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
which
prophesy
a
lie
unto
you
in
my
name;
Behold,
I
will
deliver
them
into
the
hand
of
Nebuchadrezzar
king
of
Babylon;
and
he
shall
slay
them
before
your
eyes;
And
of
them
shall
be
taken
up
a
curse
by
all
the
captivity
of
Judah
which
are
in
Babylon,
saying,
The
LORD
make
thee
like
Zedekiah
and
like
Ahab,
whom
the
king
of
Babylon
roasted
in
the
fire;
Because
they
have
committed
villany
in
Israel,
and
have
committed
adultery
with
their
neighbours'
wives,
and
have
spoken
lying
words
in
my
name,
which
I
have
not
commanded
them;
even
I
know,
and
am
a
witness,
saith
the
LORD.
The
people
had
been
taken
into
captivity
because
of
their
refusal
to
heed
to
warning
from
God
through
Jeremiah
and
others.
What
we
see
here
is
that
others
connected
to
people
who
commit
adultery
also
suffer
for
not
rebuking
the
sin
of
the
adulterers
.
However,
those
guilty
of
the
actual
sin
will
suffer
more
than
their
supporters.
Notice
also
that
these
particular
men
have
spoken
lying
words
in
my
name,
which
I
[God]
have
not
commanded
them
.
In
Isaiah
28:9
we
read
Whom
shall
he
[God]
teach
knowledge?
and
whom
shall
he
[God]
make
to
understand
doctrine?
In
Isaiah
28:1-8
God
describes
priests
who
were
engaged
in
physical
sin
(drunkenness)
and
moral
uncleanness
(For
all
tables
are
full
of
vomit
and
filthiness,
so
that
there
is
no
place
clean
[Isaiah
28:8]).
These
people
in
Isaiah
justified
their
sin
because
of
their
position
and
God
said
to
not
listen
to
them.
In
Isaiah
28:1-8,
after
God's
questions,
we
read
God's
answer
which
is
them
that
are
weaned
from
the
milk,
and
drawn
from
the
breasts
.
In
1Corinthians
3:1-2
Paul
said
that
he
could
not
give
them
the
'meat
of
the
Word'
because
they
were
carnal
and
not
spiritual
.
Combining
the
two,
we
find
that
people
have
to
get
rid
of
teachers
who
justify
physical
and
spiritual
sin
(Isaiah
28:1-8)
and
spiritually
mature
themselves
so
that
they
don't
have
the
sins
of
1Corinthians
in
their
own
life
before
God
teaches
them
personally
(Isaiah
28:9-18).
God
also
warns,
in
Isaiah
28:9-18,
that
he
will
punish
those
of
His
people
who
refuse
to
grow
spiritually.
That
is
what
was
see
happening
here
in
Jeremiah
29.
The
people
refused
to
stop
their
sinning
and
to
mature
spiritually.
They
did
not
reject
false
religious
leaders
but
followed
them
when
they
committed
adultery
with
their
neighbours'
wives,
and
have
spoken
lying
words
in
my
name
.
Thus,
the
followers
and
supporters
also
suffered
judgment
even
if
not
as
severs
as
those
who
did
the
actual
deeds
of
the
sin.
The
lesson
of
this
verse
is
that
adultery
causes
our
loved
ones
and
supporters
to
suffer
along
with
us
when
we
are
punished.
Ezekiel
16:32
But
as
a
wife
that
committeth
adultery,
which
taketh
strangers
instead
of
her
husband!
This
entire
chapter
is
about
how
God
took
the
Jews
when
they
were
despised
and
weak
and
made
them
into
something
highly
desirable
and
then
took
them
for
His
wife
when,
as
16:8
says
'
yea,
I
sware
unto
thee,
and
entered
into
a
covenant
with
thee,
saith
the
Lord
GOD,
and
thou
becamest
mine.
Then
God
describes
in
detail
how
they
violated
their
covenant
.
While
God
uses
fornication
(16:15,
26,
29)
and
whore
(16:17,
20,
22,
25,
26,
28,
30,
33,
34,
36)
as
an
illustration
of
how
He
feels
about
their
actions,
the
details
of
this
chapter
make
it
clear
that
much
of
this
activity
we
not
sexual
in
nature.
We
can
see
this
in
this
sentence,
which
is
in
16:31-32
and
is
divided
by
punctuation
as:
the work of an imperious whorish woman. That is, they thought highly of themselves and wanted a high price for their favors but definitely sold them.
How weak is thine heart,
saith the Lord GOD,
seeing thou doest all these things,
the work of an imperious whorish woman;
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way,
and makest thine high place in every street;
and hast not been as an harlot,
in that thou scornest hire;
strangers).
But as a wife that committeth adultery,
which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Notice
that
they
progressed
from
being
highly
rewarded
for
their
treachery
to
paying
other
for
the
privilege
to
do
treachery.
But
also
notice
that
God
says
they
buildest
thine
eminent
place
in
the
head
of
every
way,
and
makest
thine
high
place
in
every
street
.
The
Jews
were
not
having
sex
in
the
street.
They
were
openly
displaying
idols
like
we
see
all
across
America
with
statues
of
Mary
.
Just
as
people
in
America
deny
that
their
statues
are
idols,
so
also
did
the
Jews
do.
As
God
sent
them
into
judgment,
He
will
do
the
same
to
us.
(But
that
is
a
separate
message).
If
we
read
Ezekiel
16,
we
see
that
this
verse
is
in
the
middle
of
the
chapter.
In
it
we
find
covenant
in
16:8,
59,
60,
61,
62.
God
starts
the
chapter
with
the
grace
He
showed
in
giving
a
covenant.
He
then
describes
their
treachery
in
violating
their
covenant,
which
this
verse
is
the
highlight
of
that
treachery,
he
then
describes
the
judgment
and
then
tells
how
they
will
want
to
keep
their
covenant
in
the
end
of
the
chapter.
Notice
that
God
says
this
won't
happen
until
He
also
restores
Sodom
and
Samaria.
Many
people
claim
that
in
the
Old
Testament
adultery
was
used
for
idolatry
and
in
the
New
Testament
it
is
used
for
fornication.
However,
we
don't
see
that
division
and
God
does
not
change
the
definition
of
a
word
that
He
uses
in
the
Bible.
The
Jews
have
stopped
their
idolatry
but
God
has
not
restored
them
because
they
are
still
not
keeping
their
covenant
agreement
with
Him.
When
we
consider
the
context
provided
by
this
chapter,
there
can
be
no
question
that
adultery
is
a
violation
of
a
covenant
agreement.
Ezekiel
23:37
That
they
have
committed
adultery,
and
blood
is
in
their
hands,
and
with
their
idols
have
they
committed
adultery,
and
have
also
caused
their
sons,
whom
they
bare
unto
me,
to
pass
for
them
through
the
fire,
to
devour
them.
In
this
chapter
God
gives
Jerusalem
(as
the
capital
and
representative
of
Judah)
and
Samaria
(as
the
capital
and
representative
of
Israel)
names
of
women.
He
then
talks
about
their
actions
and
equates
it
to
whoredom
repeatedly.
God
has
already
sent
Israel
into
captivity
for
their
sins
and
instead
of
Judah
getting
the
message,
Judah
dos
greater
sins.
Many
people
take
analogies
like
these
and
say
that
adultery
is
only
improper
sex.
While
God
uses
improper
sex
to
illustrate
the
betrayal,
He
also
includes
illustrations
like
we
find
in
this
verse
which
make
it
clear
that
while
adultery
includes
improper
sex,
it
is
more.
Notice
that
the
Bible
says
with
their
idols
have
they
committed
adultery,
and
have
also
caused
their
sons,
whom
they
bare
unto
me,
to
pass
for
them
through
the
fire,
to
devour
them
.
As
already
mentioned,
it
is
hard
to
have
sex
with
stone
and
wood.
However,
what
God
is
emphasizing
here
is
that
they
killed
their
own
children
in
their
idolatry.
Murder
is
against
the
'Ten
Commandments'
and
they
were
forbidden
from
sacrificing
people
and
they
were
to
drain
the
blood
from
any
sacrifice
before
sacrificing
it.
This
is
part
of
the
covenant
agreement
that
God
made
with
all
men
when
He
made
it
with
Noah
after
the
flood.
In
Genesis
9:4-5
God
says
that
life
is
in
the
blood
and
if
you
kill
someone
else
God
requires
your
life
in
payment.
Just
as
devil
spawned
sin
brought
death
to
man,
so
does
devil
spawned
religion
require
death
and
God
is
ALWAYS
opposed
to
anyone
but
Him
killing
someone
else
(except
government
which
does
it
at
God's
command).
All
of
the
sins
which
are
listed
in
this
chapter
are
violations
of
their
covenant
agreement
with
God
and
once
more
we
see
that
adultery
is
a
violation
of
a
covenant
agreement.
Ezekiel
23:43
Then
said
I
unto
her
that
was
old
in
adulteries,
Will
they
now
commit
whoredoms
with
her,
and
she
with
them?
This
verse
is
part
of
the
chapter
that
is
explained
in
the
note
above.
Please
read
it
for
context.
Notice
the
timing
contained
within
this
verse.
The
phrase
Will
they
now
means
'Are
they
going
to
start
now'
while
the
phrase
that
was
old
means
'this
has
been
going
on
for
a
long
time'.
So
the
timing
of
this
verse
means
that
these
new
people
were
going
to
start
to
commit
whoredoms
with
the
woman
(type
of
entire
country
of
Judah)
who
had
been
doing
adulteries
for
a
long
time.
Again,
if
we
look
at
what
they
have
been
doing
'for
a
long
time'
(that
God
details
in
the
context
of
this
chapter),
it
included
idolatry,
murder,
sacrificing
children
to
devils
and
more.
All
of
these
activities
are
violations
of
their
covenant
agreement
which
are
beyond
improper
sex.
Ezekiel
23:45
And
the
righteous
men,
they
shall
judge
them
after
the
manner
of
adulteresses,
and
after
the
manner
of
women
that
shed
blood;
because
they
are
adulteresses,
and
blood
is
in
their
hands.
This
verse
is
part
of
the
chapter
that
is
explained
in
the
notes
above.
Please
read
them
for
context.
When
this
verse
says
'because
they
are
adulteresses,
and
blood
is
in
their
hands
it
means
they
have
been
caught
'red
handed'
(red
from
blood)
and
cannot
deny
their
guilt
of
being
adulteresses
.
As
has
been
mentioned
above,
their
adultery
included
violating
God's
covenant
when
they
shed
innocent
blood
and
killed
their
children
while
worshiping
devils.
Again,
we
see
that
adulteresses
violate
covenant
agreements
in
ways
beyond
improper
sex.
Hosea
2:2
Plead
with
your
mother,
plead:
for
she
is
not
my
wife,
neither
am
I
her
husband:
let
her
therefore
put
away
her
whoredoms
out
of
her
sight,
and
her
adulteries
from
between
her
breasts;
Hosea
is
a
well-known
story
and
there
is
much
that
can
be
taught
from
this
story
about
marriage
and
adultery
,
but
I
will
stick
to
the
minimum
for
this
sentence.
God
had
His
prophet
(Hosea)
marry
an
adulteress
(an
unfaithful
woman)
as
an
illustration
to
His
people
of
how
He
had
married
the
adulteress
(unfaithful)
Jews.
In
Hosea
1,
Hosea
married
Gomer
and
she
gave
him
3children.
Now
in
Hosea
2
Gomer
has
left
Hosea,
and
they
are
divorced
(for
she
is
not
my
wife,
neither
am
I
her
husband
),
but
Hosea
still
cares
about
Gomer
and
is
asking
their
children
to
'plead
with
your
mother
.
Even
though
God
gave
the
Jews
a
bill
of
divorce
(Isaiah
50:1;
Jeremiah
3:8)
God
still
pleaded
with
them
to
come
back
to
him.
A
lot
of
people
claim
that
God
had
to
forgive
His
people
of
all
sin
no
matter
what
it
is
and
that
God
is
always
against
divorce.
However,
this
book
and
similar
places
in
the
Bible
teach
otherwise.
I
already
mentioned
the
verses
which
tell
us
that
God
gave
the
Jews
a
bill
of
divorce
and
God
is
not
always
against
something
that
he
did
Himself.
In
addition,
please
notice
that
there
is
a
requirement
for
forgiveness
in
this
verse.
Hosea
said
let
her
therefore
put
away
her
whoredoms
out
of
her
sight,
and
her
adulteries
from
between
her
breasts
.
God
refuses
to
forgive
those
who
refuse
to
stop
their
sinning.
Not
only
is
there
a
requirement
that
must
be
met
in
order
to
receive
forgiveness
but
there
is
also
a
warning
of
the
consequences
of
not
obeying
and
not
receiving
forgiveness.
Hosea
2:2-3
is
a
single
sentence
which
can
be
divided
by
punctuation
as:
Plead with your mother,
plead:
for she is not my wife,
neither am I her husband:
let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight,
and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Lest I strip her naked,
and set her as in the day that she was born,
and make her as a wilderness,
and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
Notice
the
last
part
of
this
sentence
where
God
says
Lest
I
strip
her
naked'and
set
her
like
a
dry
land,
and
slay
her
with
thirst
.
Dying
of
thirst
can
be
a
horrible
way
to
die.
Further,
remember
that
Jesus
said
'whosoever
drinketh
of
the
water
that
I
shall
give
him
shall
never
thirst'
in
John
4:14
and
6:35.
Therefore,
an
adulterer
has
the
outward
claim
of
salvation
but
God
does
not
recognize
it
or,
if
they
truly
are
saved,
then
God
cuts
them
off
from
all
spiritual
fellowship
(make
her
as
a
wilderness,
and
set
her
like
a
dry
land
)
and,
if
necessary,
physically
kills
them.
Yes,
it
is
reasonable
to
believe
that
Gomer
had
improper
sex
while
she
was
married.
However,
since
they
are
obviously
divorced
even
while
Hosea
wants
the
marriage
restored,
Gomer
has
pushed
this
beyond
improper
sex
by
s
married
person
and
destroyed
the
covenant
agreement
which
is
marriage.
Notice
the
rest
of
this
chapter
which
is
a
message
to
the
Jews
from
God.
At
the
end
of
the
chapter
He
talks
about
the
1,000
years
reign
of
Christ
and
in
2:19
God
says
And
I
will
betroth
thee
unto
me
for
ever;
yea,
I
will
betroth
thee
unto
me
in
righteousness,
and
in
judgment,
and
in
lovingkindness,
and
in
mercies.
Notice
what
God
considers
to
be
the
important
parts
of
the
covenant
relationship:
righteousness...judgment...lovingkindness...mercies
.
God
doesn't
mention
idolatry/sex
just
like
marriage
vows
don't
mention
sex.
Marriage
vows
are
about
love
and
reliance
('till
death
do
us
part')
and
faithfulness
('in
sickness
and
in
health')
and
being
before
all
other
human
relationships.
We
have
seen
in
prior
notes
where
God
accused
the
Jews
of
adultery
when
they
violated
the
vows
of
their
covenant
agreement.
We
see
here
that
God
is
looking
for
His
people
to
keep
the
spirit
of
their
relationship.
So
also
does
a
true
married
person
want
their
mate
to
keep
the
spirit
of
their
marriage
vows.
A
victim
of
true
spousal
abuse
would
much
prefer
their
spouse
to
have
improper
sex
than
to
continue
life-threatening
abuse.
Abuse
is
a
violation
of
the
marriage
vow
to
love
the
other
person.
Hosea
3:1
Then
said
the
LORD
unto
me,
Go
yet,
love
a
woman
beloved
of
her
friend,
yet
an
adulteress,
according
to
the
love
of
the
LORD
toward
the
children
of
Israel,
who
look
to
other
gods,
and
love
flagons
of
wine.
This
last
chapter
in
Hosea
tells
us
that
Hosea
bought
Gomer
out
of
slavery
just
like
God
will
buy
the
Jews
out
of
their
sin.
Just
like
the
Bible
says
that
the
Jews
will
stop
breaking
their
covenant
relationship
with
God,
so
we
are
told
that
Gomer
remained
faithful
to
Hosea
after
he
bought
her
out
of
slavery.
However,
notice
that
God
calls
her
an
adulteress
.
Even
if
a
covenant
relationship
is
restored,
the
one
who
broke
it
will
never
loose
the
identification
as
an
adulteress
.
Hosea
4:2
By
swearing,
and
lying,
and
killing,
and
stealing,
and
committing
adultery,
they
break
out,
and
blood
toucheth
blood.
Hosea
4:1-3
says
Hear
the
word
of
the
LORD,
ye
children
of
Israel:
for
the
LORD
hath
a
controversy
with
the
inhabitants
of
the
land,
because
there
is
no
truth,
nor
mercy,
nor
knowledge
of
God
in
the
land.
By
swearing,
and
lying,
and
killing,
and
stealing,
and
committing
adultery,
they
break
out,
and
blood
toucheth
blood.
Therefore
shall
the
land
mourn,
and
every
one
that
dwelleth
therein
shall
languish,
with
the
beasts
of
the
field,
and
with
the
fowls
of
Heaven;
yea,
the
fishes
of
the
sea
also
shall
be
taken
away.
Notice
that
the
controversy
that
the
LORD
hath
is
that
there
is
no
truth,
nor
mercy,
nor
knowledge
of
God
in
the
land
.
He
says
that
these
things
were
taken
away
by
different
forms
of
deception
found
in
our
verse
and
the
LORD
says
that
judgment
will
come
as
a
result
of
this
deception
(Therefore
shall
the
land
mourn'
).
It
should
be
obvious
that
lying
is
deception.
When
we
think
about
killing
we
have
to
admit
that
the
dead
person
was
deceived
into
believing
that
their
life
would
continue
before
they
were
killed.
Likewise,
the
victim
of
stealing
was
deceived
into
believing
their
possession
was
safe
before
it
was
stolen.
Further,
when
someone
swears
an
oath
(swearing
)
and
then
does
not
keep
it
then
the
person
who
they
swore
the
oath
to
was
deceived.
Thus
we
can
see
that
the
common
attribute
to
everything
in
this
list,
including
adultery
,
is
deception
and
not
sex.
Once
more
we
see
that
adultery
goes
beyond
'improper
sex'
to
mean
a
covenant
breaker.
We
also
see
this
within
the
context
of
the
rest
of
the
chapter.
This
chapter
includes
Hosea
4:6
which
says
My
people
are
destroyed
for
lack
of
knowledge:
because
thou
hast
rejected
knowledge,
I
will
also
reject
thee,
that
thou
shalt
be
no
priest
to
me:
seeing
thou
hast
forgotten
the
law
of
thy
God,
I
will
also
forget
thy
children.
The
people
were
very
religious
at
the
time
of
Hosea,
but
as
he
says
here,
thou
hast
forgotten
the
law
of
thy
God
.
They
did
not
lack
religious
knowledge
but
they
were
destroyed
for
lack
of
knowledge...[of]
the
law
of
thy
God
.
This
lack
of
knowledge
included
not
knowing
their
obligations
under
their
covenant
agreement.
Without
knowing,
they
were
violating
their
covenant
agreement.
Again,
4:11
says
Whoredom
and
wine
and
new
wine
take
away
the
heart
.
God
says
that
the
worst
part
is
that
this
sin
took
away
the
heart
.
There
are
lots
of
people
who
have
never
been
the
victim
of
adultery
who
insist
that
they
know
more
than
the
word
of
God
and
the
word
of
an
experienced
person.
They
are
like
a
virgin
arguing
with
a
mother
of
12
that
the
virgin
understands
more
than
the
mother
about
life
growing
inside
her
body
because
she
received
a
'A'
from
a
male
teacher.
The
truth
is
that
the
complete
destruction
of
a
trusting
relationship
(took
away
the
heart
)
is
far
worse
than
any
knowledge
of
'improper
sex'.
Please
also
see
the
notes
for
the
next
two
verses
which
are
in
this
same
chapter.
Hosea
4:13
They
sacrifice
upon
the
tops
of
the
mountains,
and
burn
incense
upon
the
hills,
under
oaks
and
poplars
and
elms,
because
the
shadow
thereof
is
good:
therefore
your
daughters
shall
commit
whoredom,
and
your
spouses
shall
commit
adultery.
Please
see
the
note
for
the
prior
verse
which
is
in
this
same
chapter
and
provides
the
context.
Please
also
see
the
next
verse
below
which
directly
follows
this
verse.
He
says
here
that
they
commit
idolatry
where
no
one
can
see
them
because
the
shadow
thereof
is
good
.
Then
we
have
a
colon
(:
),
which
makes
the
second
part
equivalent
to
the
first.
That
is,
your
daughters
shall
commit
whoredom,
and
your
spouses
shall
commit
adultery
because
they
are
sure
that
no
one
will
see
them.
People
who
commit
these
sins
look
only
at
the
physical
and
ignore
the
spiritual,
even
though
they
know
that
God
is
a
Spirit:
and
they
that
worship
him
must
worship
him
in
spirit
and
in
truth
(John
4:24).
When
the
men
and
leaders
ignore
the
spiritual
part
of
their
relationship
with
God,
God
has
their
daughters'and
spouses
do
the
same
thing
to
the
men.
Hosea
4:14
I
will
not
punish
your
daughters
when
they
commit
whoredom,
nor
your
spouses
when
they
commit
adultery:
for
themselves
are
separated
with
whores,
and
they
sacrifice
with
harlots:
therefore
the
people
that
doth
not
understand
shall
fall.
Please
see
the
note
for
the
prior
two
verses
which
are
in
this
same
chapter
and
provides
the
context.
In
this
verse,
based
upon
the
context,
God
is
calling
the
men
who
commit
idolatry
whores
when
God
says
for
themselves
are
separated
with
whores
.
(The
spouses
are
separated
from
God
with
their
husbands.)
God
also
is
calling
the
men
who
commit
idolatry
harlots
when
God
says
they
sacrifice
with
harlots
.
It
should
be
obvious
that
God
is
using
the
words
whores
and
harlots
as
an
analogy
in
this
verse.
Hosea
7:4
They
are
all
adulterers,
as
an
oven
heated
by
the
baker,
who
ceaseth
from
raising
after
he
hath
kneaded
the
dough,
until
it
be
leavened.
In
Hosea
7:1-8
God
compares
the
Jews
to
baked
goods
that
are
prepared
to
bake,
and
the
coals
are
put
into
the
oven,
but
the
baker
doesn't
finish
the
job.
This
is
like
Revelation
3;
16
where
God
tells
the
lukewarm
'
I
will
spue
thee
out
of
my
mouth
.
Hosea
7:8
says
Ephraim,
he
hath
mixed
himself
among
the
people;
Ephraim
is
a
cake
not
turned.
All
through
this
chapter
God
says
that
they
are
not
reliable
/
not
faithful
/
liars
and
says
that
their
heart
is
not
right
in
7:1,
2,
3,
4,
6,
11,
13,
14,
16.
They
made
a
covenant
but
were
not
faithful
to
the
covenant
and
sought
from
others
what
they
were
supposed
to
get
from
God.
Again,
we
see
that
this
is
not
about
improper
sex
but
about
not
keeping
a
covenant
after
making
the
covenant
and
getting
to
the
'boring'
stage.
Malachi
3:5
And
I
will
come
near
to
you
to
judgment;
and
I
will
be
a
swift
witness
against
the
sorcerers,
and
against
the
adulterers,
and
against
false
swearers,
and
against
those
that
oppress
the
hireling
in
his
wages,
the
widow,
and
the
fatherless,
and
that
turn
aside
the
stranger
from
his
right,
and
fear
not
me,
saith
the
LORD
of
hosts.
This
chapter
starts
out
predicting
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
God
in
Malachi
3:1
and
says
that
he
will
judge
and
eliminate
sin
(for
he
is
like
a
refiner's
fire,
and
like
fullers'
soap:
And
he
shall
sit
as
a
refiner
and
purifier
of
silver:
and
he
shall
purify..
).
Our
verse
continues
with
the
judgment
(And
I
will
come
near
to
you
to
judgment;
)
and
lists
several
groups
of
people
that
God
will
witness
against:
the sorcerers,
and against the adulterers,
and against false swearers,
and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages,
(and against those that oppress ) the widow,
and (against those that oppress ) the fatherless,
and (against those) that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and (against those) fear not me.
Every
one
of
these
sins
is
a
violation
of
God's
covenant
with
the
Jews
as
stated
by
the
mosaic
law.
Beyond
that,
any
decent
person
would
agree
that
such
behaviour
is
morally
wrong
and
repugnant.
Supposedly,
sorcerers
(in
the
Bible),
included
those
that
we
call
drug
dealers
today
because
altering
someone's
perception
of
reality
was
part
of
what
is
considered
to
be
sorcery
.
And,
false
swearers
are
people
who
lie
under
oath
in
court.
Further,
those
who
fear
not
me
[God]
are
going
to
teach
a
false
religion.
All
of
these
people
tell
lies
and
(directly
or
indirectly)
oppress
someone
else
while
trying
to
get
the
law
to
justify
their
actions.
Once
mote
we
see
adulterers
tied
in
with
covenant
breakers
and
not
with
those
who
practice
'improper
sex'.
Matthew
5:27
Ye
have
heard
that
it
was
said
by
them
of
old
time,
Thou
shalt
not
commit
adultery:
This
verse
and
the
next
are
a
single
sentence
which
is
divided
by
a
colon,
which
make
the
two
sections
equivalent.
The
But
which
starts
the
next
sentence
also
makes
the
subject
of
both
verses
the
same
while
giving
them
opposing
directions.
In
the
second
half
we
clearly
are
told
that
adultery
includes
sins
of
the
heart
while
in
the
first
(this)
verse
us
used
to
teach
people
that
adultery
only
included
the
physical
sinful
acts
of
'improper
sex'.
That
doctrinal
stand
uses
the
method
Satan
to
misinterpret
the
Bible.
Satan
quoted
the
Bible
bout
left
part
out
in
order
to
pervert
the
meaning
when
he
tempted
Jesus
.
People
who
use
this
verse
to
claim
that
adultery
is
a
physical
sexual
sin
are
deliberately
leaving
out
the
rest
of
the
sentence
where
Jesus
literally
said
that
it
was
a
sin
of
the
heart
and
not
a
physical
sexual
sin.
Many
religions
will
tell
us
that
Jesus
'expanded'
the
definition
to
include
the
sins
of
the
heart
but
we
have
already
seen,
in
earlier
notes
of
this
Study,
that
adultery
is
a
violation
of
a
covenant
agreement
and
not
just
the
restricted
definition
taught
by
religion.
Jesus
did
not
'expand'
the
definition
but
only
restored
what
religion,
and
doctrines
from
devils
,
removed.
But
even
when
religious
doctrine
includes
the
'sexual
sins
of
the
heart',
they
add
in
the
physical
sin
while
also
removing
consideration
of
other
sins
of
the
heart,
which
do
not
include
physical
activity
as
part
of
the
sin.
If
we
are
going
to
find
the
truth
of
this
verse,
then
we
need
to
also
consider
the
context
in
which
it
is
found.
First
of
all,
these
verses
are
part
of
the
teaching
on
our
personal
relationship
with
God,
as
taught
by
Jesus,
which
are
called
the
'Beatitudes'.
As
one
teacher
famously
said,
they
are
the
attitudes
that
we
are
to
be.
Within
these
lessons,
Jesus
repeatedly
taught
that
it
is
not
enough
the
keep
religious
laws
but
we
have
to
have
a
right
personal
heart
attitude.
Even
closer
context
we
see
that
in
Matthew
5:19
Jesus
is
starting
to
teach
about
our
attitudes
about
legal
matters.
Then
in
Matthew
5:20,
Jesus
says:
except
your
righteousness
shall
exceed
the
righteousness
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees,
ye
shall
in
no
case
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
Therefore,
our
righteousness
cannot
be
based
upon
accepting
the
doctrine
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
.
The
claim
that
adultery
is
a
physical
sexual
sin
is
their
doctrine.
(Please
see
the
note
for
John
8:3-4.)
Therefore,
the
fact
that
this
claim
was
the
doctrinal
basis
used
by
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
to
pick
a
doctrinal
fight
with
Jesus
should
be
sufficient
to
convince
us
that
it
is
wrong.
The
claim
that
adultery
is
a
physical
sexual
sin
is
a
doctrine
from
devils
.
As
the
note
for
this
verse,
in
the
Book
Study
on
the
Gospel
of
Matthew,
points
out,
the
immediate
context
of
this
verse
is
a
group
where
Jesus
repeatedly
says:
Ye
have
heard
that
it
hath
been
said
followed
by
Jesus
saying:
But
I
say
unto
you
.
(That
is
the
opening
phrase
of
the
next
verses
which
is
part
of
the
same
sentence
as
this
verse.)
In
other
words,
Jesus
is
correcting
popular
doctrinal
errors
which
come
from
religious
traditions.
Therefore,
only
fools
and
liars
would
claim
that
this
verse
is
supporting
the
very
doctrinal
error
which
Jesus
is
correcting
when
He
spoke
this
verse.
With
this
contextual
considerations
in
mind,
we
can
look
at
our
current
verse,
and
the
next
verse,
which
are
a
single
thought
because
they
are
a
single
sentence.
In
this
verse,
Jesus
is
identifying
the
doctrinal
error
taught
by
religious
traditions.
While
our
verse
does
not
explicitly
state
that
doctrinal
error,
it
is
implied
and
I
have
lightly
provided
the
Bible
references
which
identify
the
doctrinal
error.
That
is:
the
religious
leaders
used
the
wrong
definition
for
the
word
adultery
.
They
insisted
that
it
was
a
physical
sexual
sin
while
this
Study
proves
that
it
is
a
spiritual
violation
of
a
covenant
relationship.
And,
while
the
details
proving
that
they
used
the
wrong
definition
is
presented
for
other
Bible
references,
this
verse,
and
sentence,
is
dealing
with
the
broader
subject
of
religious
traditions
going
against
the
truth
of
God's
word
and
this
particular
sentence
is
only
one,
of
several,
examples
given
by
Jesus
At
this
time.
The
truth
is
that
Jesus
never
left
the
subject
of
correcting
wrong
religious
traditional
doctrines.
And,
the
entire
chapter
is
about
this
subject.
In
the
next
chapter
Jesus
start
teaching
about
personally
depending
upon
God
for
our
needs,
but
here
He
is
talking
about
a
proper
heart
attitude
about
the
doctrines
of
God
and,
within
that
broader
subject,
talking
about
having
the
right
heart
attitudes
for
legal
matters.
In
particular,
this
section
is
about
performing
unto
the
Lord
thine
oaths
and
a
marriage
starts
with
an
oaths
.
That
oath
is
not
about
sex
but
about
loving
each
other
and
becoming
life-mates
no
matter
what
circumstances
in
life
occur.
That
is
why
Jesus
said
in
Matthew
5:32
...whosoever
shall
put
away
his
wife..
causeth
her
to
commit
adultery:
and
whosoever
shall
marry
her
that
is
divorced
committeth
adultery
.
A
marriage
mate
can't
be
a
mate
and
perform
unto
the
Lord
their
oath
to
be
a
life-mate
if
their
life-mate
won't
let
them.
The
life-mate
causes
their
mate
to
commit
adultery
when
they
force
that
mate
to
not
perform
unto
the
Lord
their
oath
.
Yes,
if
we
put
on
blinders
and
ignore
the
context
while
we
only
look
at
this
one
sentence
we
can
claim
that
it
is
all
about
sex.
However,
that
is
the
method
of
Satan
when
he
tempted
Jesus.
However,
the
context
makes
it
clear
that
this
is
part
of
a
larger
teaching
about
having
a
right
heart
attitude
about
legal
matters,
and
especially
about
performing
unto
the
Lord
thine
oaths
.
Matthew
5:28
But
I
say
unto
you,
That
whosoever
looketh
on
a
woman
to
lust
after
her
hath
committed
adultery
with
her
already
in
his
heart.
This verse is in the same sentence as the verse above. Therefore, the two are a single thought and both verses, with their related notes, need to be considered together. Please see the note for Matthew 5:27 above as this verse, and note, are continuing what was started above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
Our
current
verse
starts
with
the
word
but
,
and
it
follows
a
colon
in
the
same
sentence
as
the
verse
above.
that
makes
the
two
verses
polar
opposites
while
they
speak
on
the
same
subject.
The
prior
verse,
and
the
note
above,
explain
the
doctrinal
error
taught
by
religious
traditions.
In
this
verse,
Jesus
is
giving
us
the
correct
doctrine.
The
first
thing
to
pay
attention
to
is
that
Jesus
says
that
this
sin
is
done
in
his
heart
.
It
is
not
a
physical
sexual
sin.
This
is
a
mental
and
emotional
sin.
Secondly,
Jesus
says
that
the
person
does
this
sin
to
lust
.
A
lot
of
people,
especially
women,
will
dress
to
cause
lust
.
If
such
a
person
catches
your
eye
and
you
loon
in
a
natural
response,
just
trying
to
realize
what
you
saw,
that
is
not
a
look
to
lust
.
In
addition,
the
action
verb
is;
looketh
,
which
means:
'to
keep
on
keeping
on
looking'.
That
is
totally
different
from
someone
catching
your
eye,
you
looking
quickly
and
then
looking
away.
It
is
important
that
we
understand
exactly
what
is
written
in
the
word
of
God
when
we
are
dealing
with
differing
doctrines
about
a
given
subject.
Matthew
5:32
But
I
say
unto
you,
That
whosoever
shall
put
away
his
wife,
saving
for
the
cause
of
fornication,
causeth
her
to
commit
adultery:
and
whosoever
shall
marry
her
that
is
divorced
committeth
adultery.
Please see the note for Matthew 5:27 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
Please
note
that
Jesus
does
not
say
that
there
must
be
a
divorce
in
the
case
of
fornication.
However,
if
one
marriage
partner
has
sex
with
someone
other
than
their
marriage
partner
(fornication
),
then
the
offended
marriage
partner
is
not
wrong
to
demand
a
divorce.
In
addition,
in
this
verse,
Jesus
calls
one
marriage
partner
has
sex
with
someone
other
than
their
marriage
partner
fornication
.
Jesus
does
not
call
it
adultery
,
like
the
religious
people
do.
In
addition,
Jesus
says
that
the
person
who
denied
their
marriage
partner
the
benefits
of
marriage,
including
sex,
is
the
person
who
causeth
her
to
commit
adultery
.
In
other
words,
they
are
the
one
whom
God
will
find
guilty
of
the
sin.
Then
Jesus
adds
in
that
if
women
marries
(or
just
has
sex
with)
anyone
who
is
divorced
,
with
the
implied
exception
of:
saving
for
the
cause
of
fornication
,
committeth
adultery
.
This
is
to
deny
the
person
who
is
wrongly
divorced
all
the
benefits
of
marriage
including
sex.
Therefore,
they
have
a
choice:
take
back
their
true
marriage
partner
or
go
without.
Matthew
12:39
But
he
answered
and
said
unto
them,
An
evil
and
adulterous
generation
seeketh
after
a
sign;
and
there
shall
no
sign
be
given
to
it,
but
the
sign
of
the
prophet
Jonas:
Matthew 12:39-40 is a single sentence which can be divided by punctuation as:
evil and adulterous generationa sign that they would reject.
An evil and adulterous generation.
But he answered and said unto them,
An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given to it,
but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
evil and adulterous generationwould reject their sign because it required faith and they rejected faith for religion.
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;
so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew
12:39-42
and
Luke
11:29-32
say
almost
exactly
the
same
thing
but
in
slightly
different
order.
This
tells
us
that
the
message,
not
the
order
of
the
message,
is
what
is
important.
As
we
are
taught
in
1Corinthians
15,
Jesus
had
to
pay
for
man's
sins
as
a
man.
Starting
in
Numbers
16:31-33,
we
find
several
places
where
the
Bible
tells
us
that
Hell
is
in
the
center
of
the
Earth.
This
verse
is
telling
us
that
Jesus
,
as
a
man
(Son
of
man
)
went
to
Hell
(in
the
heart
of
the
earth
)
to
pay
for
our
sins.
This
is
just
part
of
the
suffering
of
the
Son
of
man
for
man's
sins.
Please
see
the
note
for
Mark
8:38
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
document
for
a
cross-reference
of
verses
that
tell
us
about
the
suffering
of
the
Son
of
man
.
In
the
same
document,
please
also
see
the
note
for
Mark
14:21
about
verses
which
tell
us
about
Christ
being
betrayed
and
the
note
for
Mark
9:9
about
verses
which
tell
us
about
the
resurrection
of
Christ
.
This
chapter
in
Matthew
is
all
about
several
fights
between
the
religious
leaders
and
Jesus
over
the
difference
between
following
religious
rules
versus
following
faith.
As
part
of
this
fight,
they
decided
to
Kill
Jesus
(12:14).
The
covenant
agreement
that
God
gave
the
Jews
required
faith.
Galatians
3:24
tells
us
Wherefore
the
law
was
our
schoolmaster
to
bring
us
unto
Christ,
that
we
might
be
justified
by
faith.
However,
instead
of
letting
the
Law
teach
them
about
faith,
they
rejected
faith
and
their
personal
relationship
with
God
(which
was
their
covenant
agreement)
and
insisted
that
they
were
justified
by
their
religious
acts
instead.
So
we
see
in
this
verse
and
chapter
that
Jesus
said
they
were
an
evil
and
adulterous
generation
because
they
rejected
the
faith
of
their
covenant
with
God
and
chose
religious
signs
and
acts
instead.
They
(the
entire
generation)
were
not
engaged
in
'improper
sex'
but
were
rejecting
their
covenant
relationship.
Matthew
15:19
For
out
of
the
heart
proceed
evil
thoughts,
murders,
adulteries,
fornications,
thefts,
false
witness,
blasphemies:
Starting
in
Matthew
15:1
we
find
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
coming
to
Jesus
to
pick
another
doctrinal
fight.
This
time
the
fight
is
about
authority.
They
claimed
that
religion,
and
therefore
themselves
as
the
head
of
religion,
had
the
ultimate
authority.
Jesus
said
that
it
was
God's
Word
as
interpreted
by
God's
Spirit.
Look
at
15:2
where
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
challenge
Jesus
with
Why
do
thy
disciples
transgress
the
tradition
of
the
elders?
Jesus
answered
in
15:3
with
'Why
do
ye
also
transgress
the
commandment
of
God
by
your
tradition?
So
we
see
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
claiming
authority
for
the
tradition
of
the
elders
while
Jesus
claimed
authority
for
the
commandment
of
God
.
Jesus
then
explains
how
their
tradition
did
transgress
the
commandment
of
God
in
15:4-6
and
Quotes
Isaiah
29:13-15
about
God's
people
being
hypocrites
who
draweth
nigh
unto
me
with
their
mouth,
and
honoureth
me
with
their
lips;
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me
.
Isaiah
goes
on
and
says
Woe
because
in
vain
they
do
worship
me,
teaching
for
doctrines
the
commandments
of
men
.
Ezekiel
gave
a
similar
message
in
Ezekiel
33:31.
After
answering
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
,
Jesus
'called
the
multitude,
and
said
unto
them,
Hear,
and
understand:
Not
that
which
goeth
into
the
mouth
defileth
a
man;
but
that
which
cometh
out
of
the
mouth,
this
defileth
a
man
(15:10-11).
When
Peter
spoke
for
the
disciples
said
unto
him,
Declare
unto
us
this
parable
(15:15)
Jesus
gave
the
explanation
in
15:16-20.
He
explained
that
the
physical
things,
which
go
into
our
bodies,
don't
defile
us
while
the
spiritual
things,
which
proceed
out
of
the
mouth
come
forth
from
the
heart
,
do
defile
us.
Our
verse
lists
several
spiritual
things
which
proceed
out
of
the
mouth
come
forth
from
the
heart
,
including
adulteries
.
What
most
people
think
of
as
adulteries
is
the
physical
activity
called
'improper
sex'.
They
are
like
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
who
denied
that
spiritual
activity
in
their
heart
(which
had
no
corresponding
physical
sin)
was
also
adulteries
.
However,
once
more
we
see
Jesus
say
that
adulteries
are
spiritual
sins
which
proceed
'
from
the
heart
and
the
physical
sin
is
only
a
manifestation
of
the
true
spiritual
sin
that
has
already
happened
in
the
heart.
Yes,
the
physical
makes
it
worse
because
of
the
influence
upon
others.
However,
the
true
root
sin
in
spiritual
and
in
the
heart.
Matthew
16:4
A
wicked
and
adulterous
generation
seeketh
after
a
sign;
and
there
shall
no
sign
be
given
unto
it,
but
the
sign
of
the
prophet
Jonas.
And
he
left
them,
and
departed.
Please see the note for Matthew 12:39 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Matthew
19:9
And
I
say
unto
you,
Whosoever
shall
put
away
his
wife,
except
it
be
for
fornication,
and
shall
marry
another,
committeth
adultery:
and
whoso
marrieth
her
which
is
put
away
doth
commit
adultery.
Matthew
19:1-12
tells
us
about
the
Pharisees
challenging
Jesus
about
marriage
and
divorce.
The
rest
of
the
chapter
tell
about
Jesus
saying
Suffer
little
children,
and
forbid
them
not,
to
come
unto
me:
for
of
such
is
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
and
how
to
have
eternal
life
.
Throughout
this
chapter
we
see
the
conflict
between
outward
religion
and
an
inward
spiritual
relationship
with
God.
So
when
we
return
to
the
challenge
about
marriage
and
divorce,
we
also
see
that
it
also
is
a
conflict
between
outward
religion
and
an
inward
spiritual
relationship.
In
our
verse,
when
Jesus
says
Whosoever
shall
put
away
his
wife
,
He
is
concerned
with
them
ending
an
inward
spiritual
relationship
that
is
supposed
to
last
our
entire
physical
life.
When
he
says
except
it
be
for
fornication
He
is
recognizing
that
there
are
times
that
one
marriage
partner
has
already
destroyed
the
inward
spiritual
relationship
beyond
any
hope
of
restoring
it
but
that
marriage
partner
is
not
honest
enough
to
outwardly
and
publicly
acknowledge
their
sin.
In
this
case,
the
victim
can
publicly
declare
the
truth
with
a
divorce.
However,
we
need
to
recognize
that
fornication
by
a
married
person
doesn't
happen
until
after
a
whole
lot
of
sinful
thoughts
and
words
and
'lesser'
deeds
occurring
first.
By
the
time
that
fornication
has
occurred,
there
has
already
been
much
activity
over
an
extended
period
of
time
that
destroys
the
inward
spiritual
relationship.
We
also
need
to
note
the
second
half
of
this
statement
which
is
separated
from
the
first
half
by
a
colon.
That
makes
the
two
halves
equivalent.
Just
because
someone
gets
some
sinful
court
of
man
to
declare
them
to
be
divorced,
that
does
not
mean
that
God
has
to
accept
that
divorce.
In
such
a
case,
God
considers
the
original
marriage
to
still
be
valid.
Anyone
who
tries
to
marry
either
partner
doth
commit
adultery
because
that
action
will
completely
destroy
the
original
inward
spiritual
relationship
that
God
wants
restored.
Matthew
19:18
He
saith
unto
him,
Which?
Jesus
said,
Thou
shalt
do
no
murder,
Thou
shalt
not
commit
adultery,
Thou
shalt
not
steal,
Thou
shalt
not
bear
false
witness,
Please see the note above (for Matthew 19:9) for the context of this chapter. As noted there, throughout this chapter we see the conflict between outward religion and an inward spiritual relationship with God.
In
Matthew
19:16-30
we
read
about
someone
who
asked
Jesus
what
good
thing
shall
I
do,
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?
and
the
reaction
to
the
answer
from
Jesus.
His
own
disciples
didn't
expect
the
answer
that
He
gave
and
many
disciples
today
still
don't
understand
this
answer.
As
noted
in
elsewhere,
Matthew
19
and
Mark
10
and
Luke
18
are
all
similar
in
that
they
tell
stories
which
compare
the
fruit
of
a
truly
saved
person
with
a
changed
life
to
the
false
hope
in
works
of
fleshly
religion.
In
Matthew
19:16-30
and
Mark
10:17-31
and
Luke
18:18-30,
we
have
answers
from
Jesus
on
three
different,
but
related
items.
All
three
gospels
give
almost
identical
accounts
of
these
answers.
Please
see
the
notes
for
the
referenced
verses
for
the
detailed
analysis
of
these
incidents.
In
all
of
these
instances
we
see
a
religious
man
who
was
sure
that
he
was
righteous
because
of
his
actions
in
this
physical
world.
Jesus
told
him
that
it
was
the
spiritual
aspect
of
his
life
that
mattered
and
he
went
away
lost
because
he
preferred
the
physical
to
the
spiritual.
Thus,
in
context,
we
see
Jesus
tell
this
man
that
his
attitude
of
heart
needs
fixing
and
that
he
needed
to
do
an
act
which
would
prove
that
his
attitude
of
heart
was
more
important
to
him
than
the
things
he
had
in
this
physical
world.
That
is
a
spiritual
requirement
from
God
for
everyone.
As
a
result,
we
see
that
Jesus
is
presenting
the
sin
of
adultery
as
a
spiritual
sin.
This
person
was
sure
that
they
were
innocent
of
adultery
because
they
had
not
participated
in
'improper
sin'
and
Jesus
was
trying
to
get
him
to
see
that
he
was
actually
guilty
of
the
sins
he
claimed
to
be
innocent
of.
He
was
guilty
of
these
sins
in
a
spiritual
sense
even
though
he
was
innocent
in
the
physical
sense.
Once
more
we
see
the
Son
of
God
saying
that
adultery
is
a
spiritual
sin
and
more
than
just
the
physical
'improper
sex'.
Mark
7:21
For
from
within,
out
of
the
heart
of
men,
proceed
evil
thoughts,
adulteries,
fornications,
murders,
Please see the note for Matthew 15:19 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Mark
8:38
Whosoever
therefore
shall
be
ashamed
of
me
and
of
my
words
in
this
adulterous
and
sinful
generation;
of
him
also
shall
the
Son
of
man
be
ashamed,
when
he
cometh
in
the
glory
of
his
Father
with
the
holy
angels.
In
Mark
8:1-9
we
read
about
Jesus
feeding
about
4,000
people
from
7
loaves
and
then
taking
up
7
baskets
of
leftovers.
Right
after
that
(8:11)
we
read
And
the
Pharisees
came
forth,
and
began
to
question
with
him,
seeking
of
him
a
sign
from
Heaven,
tempting
him
.
If
they
honestly
thought
that
this
miracle
wasn't
a
sign
from
Heaven
,
then
their
brains
were
broken
beyond
repair.
However,
like
we
always
see
people
with
closed
minds
do,
they
were
never
satisfied
no
matter
how
much
proof
they
were
given.
Closed
minds
always
ignore
all
proof
and
demand
more
that
they
will
also
ignore.
As
many
verses
as
I
have
already
covered
in
this
paper,
there
will
be
people
who
insist
that
I
have
not
shown
that
adultery
is
a
spiritual
sin
of
the
heart
which
breaks
a
covenant
relationship.
No
matter
how
many
verses
show
that
the
definition
of
adultery
cannot
be
limited
to
'improper
sex',
they
will
still
insist
that
their
definition
is
correct.
So
we
see
here
in
this
chapter,
as
well
as
for
other
verses
in
the
Gospels,
Jesus
calls
the
religious
people
who
refuse
to
keep
their
personal
covenant
relationship,
an
adulterous
and
sinful
generation
.
Our
verse
is
the
last
(summary)
verse
of
this
chapter
which
started
out
with
Jesus
giving
a
sign
from
Heaven
and
the
religious
leaders
rejecting
that
sign
from
Heaven
(and
all
other
prior
ones)
while
demanding
yet
one
more
and
lying
about
their
believing
after
that.
After
those
introductory
events,
Jesus
charged
them
[the
disciples],
saying,
Take
heed,
beware
of
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees,
and
of
the
leaven
of
Herod
(8:14).
The
disciples
didn't
understand
Him
and
Jesus
asked
them
how
they
could
not
understand
that
keeping
religious
/
worldly
rules
while
ignoring
the
spiritual
aspects
was
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees,
and
of
the
leaven
of
Herod
.
Jesus
then
opened
a
blind
man's
eyes
who
didn't
see
clearly
at
first,
and
His
second
effort
let
the
man
see
clearly
(8:22-26).
This
was
an
object
lesson
to
His
disciples
whose
eyes
He
had
opened
and
yet
they
did
not
see
clearly.
He
was
going
to
try
another
time
to
make
them
see
the
spiritual
clearly.
In
the
object
lesson,
Jesus
made
the
man
'look
up:
and
he
was
restored'
.
Religion
tells
us
to
look
horizontally
towards
other
men
while
our
covenant
relationship
tells
us
to
look
up
towards
God
if
we
want
t
our
spiritual
sight
to
be
restored
.
After
the
object
lesson,
Jesus
asked
'his
disciples,
saying
unto
them,
Whom
do
men
say
that
I
am?
(8:27)
This
is
where
Peter
confesses
Thou
art
the
Christ
(8:29).
The
Jews
understood
that
the
Christ
would
tell
us
all
things
(John
4:25).
So
upon
Peter's
confession,
Jesus
started
to
tell
us
all
things
and
Peter
started
to
object
based
upon
false
religious
teaching.
This
prompted
Jesus
to
say
'Get
thee
behind
me,
Satan:
for
thou
savourest
not
the
things
that
be
of
God,
but
the
things
that
be
of
men
(8:33).
Jesus
goes
on
to
summarize
all
of
the
lessons
in
the
chapter
and
to
tell
His
disciples
that
to
savourest'
the
things
that
be
of
men
(religious
beliefs)
over
the
things
that
be
of
God
was
to
act
in
the
spirit
of
Satan
.
Jesus
starts
His
summary
with
Whosoever
will
come
after
me,
let
him
deny
himself,
and
take
up
his
cross,
and
follow
me
(8:34)
and
ends
with
our
verse.
The
lesson
of
the
entire
chapter
is
that
an
adulterous
and
sinful
generation
is
one
where
the
people
to
savourest'
the
things
that
be
of
men
(religious
beliefs)
over
the
things
that
be
of
God
.
To
insist
that
the
definition
of
adultery
must
be
limited
to
'improper
sex'
and
cannot
be
a
spiritual
sin
of
the
heart
which
breaks
a
covenant
relationship
is
to
act
in
the
spirit
of
Satan
.
Mark
10:11
And
he
saith
unto
them,
Whosoever
shall
put
away
his
wife,
and
marry
another,
committeth
adultery
against
her.
Please see the note for Matthew 5:27 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Mark
10:12
And
if
a
woman
shall
put
away
her
husband,
and
be
married
to
another,
she
committeth
adultery.
Please see the note for Matthew 5:27 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Mark
10:19
Thou
knowest
the
commandments,
Do
not
commit
adultery,
Do
not
kill,
Do
not
steal,
Do
not
bear
false
witness,
Defraud
not,
Honour
thy
father
and
mother.
Please see the note for Matthew 19:18 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Luke
16:18
Whosoever
putteth
away
his
wife,
and
marrieth
another,
committeth
adultery:
and
whosoever
marrieth
her
that
is
put
away
from
her
husband
committeth
adultery.
Please see the note for Matthew 5:27 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Luke
18:11
The
Pharisee
stood
and
prayed
thus
with
himself,
God,
I
thank
thee,
that
I
am
not
as
other
men
are,
extortioners,
unjust,
adulterers,
or
even
as
this
publican.
This
sub-store
precedes
the
teaching
that
was
already
covered
in
the
note
for
Matthew
19:9
above.
Please
review
it.
In
Luke
18:1-14
we
have
two
parables
from
Jesus
about
praying.
In
the
second
parable,
we
hear
about
the
publican
and
Pharisee
praying.
The
publican
had
his
prayer
answered
and
the
Pharisee
did
not.
The
Pharisee
had
his
prayer
rejected
because
he
exalteth
himself
(Luke
18:14)
based
upon
his
belief
that
he
was
righteous.
When
we
see
the
list
of
things
that
he
said
I
am
not
.
We
also
find
all
of
them
are
spiritual
sins
with
a
physical
manifestation.
Since
he
did
not
have
the
physical
manifestation,
he
insisted
that
he
was
innocent.
However,
Jesus
made
God's
opinion
quite
clear
in
Matthew
23:25-28.
Once
more
we
see
that
the
religious
man
who
insists
upon
using
the
wrong
definition
(refusing
God's
definition)
places
himself
into
the
same
class
as
the
Pharisee.
Luke
18:20
Thou
knowest
the
commandments,
Do
not
commit
adultery,
Do
not
kill,
Do
not
steal,
Do
not
bear
false
witness,
Honour
thy
father
and
thy
mother.
Please see the note for Matthew 19:18 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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John
8:3
And
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
brought
unto
him
a
woman
taken
in
adultery;
and
when
they
had
set
her
in
the
midst,
In
John
8
the
Pharisees
were
tempting
him,
that
they
might
have
to
accuse
him
,
just
like
other
places
in
the
gospels
tell
us
that
they
did.
(Please
see
the
note
for
this
verse
in
the
Book
Study
on
the
gospel
of
John
for
those
links,
the
contextual
considerations
and
more.)
However,
Jesus
showed
us
how
to
live
while
in
the
flesh,
did
not
react
to
their
tempting.
Where
they
openly
and
publicly
attacked
Him,
he
reminded
them
of
their
sin
in
a
way
that
would
be
private
and
personal.
Basically,
this
is
where
we
find
that
the
doctrinal
error
which
claims
that
adultery
is
an
'improper
sexual
act'
while
Jesus
showed
that
adultery
is
actually
'a
spiritual
sin
of
violating
a
covenant
agreement
(spiritual
contract)
that
is
enforced
by
the
court
of
God'.
The
entire
chapter
of
John
8
is
about
the
Pharisees
arguing
that
they
had
the
right
and
power
to
define
true
doctrine
based
upon
their
religious
position
and
religious
rules.
Jesus
insisted
that
only
God
has
the
power
to
define
true
doctrine
and
God
will
use
the
word
of
God
as
the
standard
used
for
all
true
doctrine
including
how
people
are
judged.
To
accept
the
Pharisees'
definition
of
adultery
is
to
reject
the
word
of
God
as
the
standard
by
which
God
defines
true
doctrine
and
is
the
standard
by
which
God
will
judge
us.
With
this
summary
in
mind,
we
need
to
consider
what
is
involved
here
in
more
detail
because
many
saved
people
believe
the
doctrinal
error
and
need
a
detailed
explanation
in
order
to
accept
the
Biblical
truth.
This
account
teaches
many
things
and
needs
to
be
understood
on
several
levels.
The
basic
background
is
that
the
Jews
dragged
this
woman
before
Jesus
and
accused
her
of
adultery
,
which
they
claimed
was
an
act
between
two
people,
but
they
did
not
bring
the
man
also.
Obviously,
they
were
not
looking
for
true
justice
even
if
they
had
their
doctrinal
meaning
of
the
word
adultery
wrong.
They
interrupted
the
teaching
of
Jesus
and
demanded
that
He
tell
them
how
He
judged
her.
As
explained
in
the
main
note
for
this
sentence,
they
were
looking
to
publicly
condemn
Jesus
.
As
most
know,
Jesus
wrote
their
sins
in
the
dirt
and,
after
all
of
the
accusers
left,
forgave
her
as
recorded
in
8:11.
The
two
main
themes
of
this
account
are
adultery
and
judgment.
However,
this
account
is
only
one
of
several
within
this
chapter
and
the
two
main
themes
of
this
whole
chapter
are
who
is
the
true
authority
and
what
is
the
evidence
of
true
Biblical
salvation.
All
of
these
doctrines
need
to
be
looked
at
from
all
of
the
levels
presented
within
this
chapter
and
they
also
need
to
be
kept
within
the
context
where
they
are
presented.
It
is
only
when
we
understanding
these
doctrines
with
all
of
their
various
levels
that
we
can
truly
understand
the
use
of
the
names
of
Lord
and
of
Jesus
within
this
account.
Since
adultery
is
a
sin,
and
therefore
is
a
'violation
of
God's
law',
and
since
the
account
is
dealing
with
legal
judgment
,
it
is
critical
that
we
understand
the
role
of
Lord
,
since
that
is
the
role
which
God
uses
for
judgment.
Please
see
all
of
the
related
notes
within
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
Study
for
the
doctrine
related
to
the
various
roles
of
the
Son
of
God
which
are
involved
within
this
account.
As
we
see
taught
many
places
within
the
Bible,
the
religious
man
denies
the
spiritual
and
relies
upon
his
religion
while
the
Bible
and
the
God
of
the
Bible
insist
that
the
spiritual
is
what
truly
matters.
Because
of
this
difference,
we
often
see
Satan
and
sinful
man
try
to
redefine
the
spiritual
as
just
a
physical
religions
act.
In
addition,
there
is
a
basic
precept
of
the
Bible
that
'God
does
not
change'
(Malachi
3:6;
Hebrews
13:8).
That
is
why
there
is
only
one
true
definition
for
every
word
within
the
Bible
even
while
there
are
many
applications.
Religious
men
insist
that
there
are
two
definitions
for
the
word
adultery
:
one
for
'marital
adultery'
and
one
for
'spiritual
adultery'
because
there
are
so
many
verses
(like
James
4:4)
that
are
obviously
not
talking
about
sex
but
are
dealing
with
adultery
.
So,
the
religious
man
insists
that
'marital
adultery'
is
fornication
with/by
a
married
person
while
'spiritual
adultery'
is
breaking
religious
rules.
This
not
only
gives
us
two
definitions
for
a
Bible
word,
which
is
doctrinally
wrong,
but
it
gives
us
two
Bible
words
to
identify
sexual
sin,
which
is
also
doctrinally
wrong
because
'God
does
not
change'
and
either
of
those
things
would
require
God
to
change.
There is really only one definition for any single word in the Bible because changing definitions would require a never-changing God to be untrue to His basic nature in order to change the definition of words He used. Changing definitions is 'darkness', a trick of a liar and definitely Satan's way of acting. It DOES NOT match the character of the God of the Bible. The Bible teaches that the true definition of any Bible word is what matches every usage of that word within the Bible.
These
religious
Jews
accused
this
woman
of
adultery
.
Right
from
the
start,
these
Jews
were
obviously
wrong
when
they
picked
an
argument
with
the
Lord
,
Who
defined
judgment
and
the
Mosaic
Law.
Being
the
religious
men
that
they
were,
they
insisted
that
their
religious
rules
in
this
physical
world
(fornication
with
a
married
person)
were
what
God
had
to
use
for
judgment.
However,
Jesus
tried
to
show
them
that
the
spiritual
truths
are
what
will
be
used
in
the
spiritual
court
of
God.
Adultery
is
really
a
violation
of
a
spiritual
contract.
It
is
doubtful
if
this
woman
was
married
(had
a
spiritual
contract
with
a
man
before
God),
because
the
Mosaic
Law,
in
general,
called
for
the
most
offended
person
to
bring
accusations
and
throw
the
first
stone.
Since
her
husband
wasn't
there
making
accusations,
but
a
bunch
of
religious
bigots
were
it
is
most
likely
that
the
married
person
was
the
man,
not
her.
Yes
an
outside
person
can
interfere
in
a
marriage,
but
(usually)
the
primary
person
to
blame
is
the
married
person
in
the
wrong,
not
the
outside
person.
If
we
look
at
John
8:6-9,
we
see
that
Jesus
plainly
showed
each
of
her
accusers
that
there
were
greater
accusations
against
each
of
them.
But
notice
what
Jesus
did.
He
didn't
accuse
all
of
them
of
each
committing
fornication
but
wrote
more
than
once
on
the
ground.
He,
obviously,
named
more
than
one
sin.
Therefore,
we
can
conclude
that
some
were
convicted
of
sins
other
than
fornication.
That
is,
each
sin
by
the
Jews
was
a
violation
of
the
spirit
of
their
spiritual
contract
with
God
through
the
Mosaic
Law.
Therefore,
each
of
them
was
guilty
of
true
(spiritual)
adultery,
even
though
at
least
some
were
accused
of
sins
other
than
fornication.
Going
on
in
John
8:12,
we
see
that
Jesus
says
he
that
followeth
me
shall
not
walk
in
darkness,
but
shall
have
the
light
of
life.
If
someone
is
walk[in]
in
darkness
,
they
either
are
not
saved
(do
not
have
the
light
of
life
)
or
are
being
an
adulterer
(James
4:4).
Since
these
religious
Jews
were
claiming
to
be
going
to
Heaven,
they
had
to
accept
that
Jesus
was
telling
them
that
they
themselves
were
adulterers.
Indeed,
it
took
a
while
for
the
message
to
get
through,
but
in
John
8:41
we
are
told
Then
said
they
to
him,
We
be
not
born
of
fornication
.
Being
religious
people
who
insisted
that
the
only
form
of
adultery
was
fornication,
they
understood
that
Jesus
was
accusing
them
and
their
fathers
of
adultery
and
they
took
the
accusation
as
an
accusation
of
spiritual
fornication.
However,
between
8:12
and
8:41,
the
Jews
tried
to
deny
the
increasingly
clear
message
that
Jesus
was
accusing
them
of
adultery,
which
is
(Biblically)
a
violation
of
a
spiritual
covenant.
Of course, part of their difficulty in understanding the message was due to their insisting upon using a wrong definition of adultery.
As
mentioned
before,
The
Jews
response
to
Jesus
accusing
them
of
walking
in
(spiritual)
darkness
in
8:12
was
to
attack
Him
and
call
Him
a
liar.
The
response
from
Jesus
,
in
8:14,
was
to
tell
them
for
I
know
whence
I
came,
and
whither
I
go
(Heaven
/
Spiritual
realm)
but
ye
cannot
tell
whence
I
come,
and
whither
I
go
(because
they
couldn't
perceive
Spiritual
things).
He
then
clarified
it
with
Ye
judge
after
the
flesh;
I
judge
no
man
(8:15).
Basically,
they
were
judging
after
the
flesh
because
they
were
not
judging
by
God's
Holy
Spirit
and
they
were
not
judging
by
God's
Holy
Spirit
because
they
were
not
keeping
their
spiritual
covenant
with
God.
Within
several
chapters
of
the
gospel
of
John
we
see
that
Jesus
tried
to
tell
them
things
from
a
spiritual
point
of
view,
which
they
couldn't
understand
because
they
are
trying
to
understand
it
from
a
religious
point
of
view.
This
leads
to
8:39
where
we
read
Jesus
saith
unto
them,
If
ye
were
Abraham's
children,
ye
would
do
the
works
of
Abraham.
Abraham
believed
the
promise
that
was
given
spiritually
and
responded
by
faith
(Hebrews
11,
etc).
These
Jews
did
not
follow
God's
Holy
Spirit
like
Abraham
did
and,
therefore,
did
not
walk
by
true
Biblical
faith.
Jesus
made
it
clear
to
them
that
they
were
not
the
children
of
Abraham
because
they
did
not
have
His
faith.
So
again,
in
John
8,
we
see
Jesus
tying
adultery
to
not
keeping
the
spirit
of
the
covenant
with
Abraham.
In
John
8:44
Jesus
said
Ye
are
of
your
father
the
devil
.
The
Jews
were
supposed
to
be
the
wife
of
God
(Isaiah
54:5-7).
When
a
child
comes
from
a
wife
and
the
father
is
not
the
wife's
husband,
that
child
is
the
result
of
what
everyone
would
call
fornication
.
Again,
by
saying
that
their
father
was
the
devil,
who
is
a
spirit,
Jesus
was
telling
them
that
their
true
sin
of
spiritual
fornication
,
which
is
idolatry
. Their
idolatry
was
replacing
God
with
their
religious
traditions.
So,
all
through
this
chapter
we
see
the
Jews
insisting
that
they
were
not
guilty
of
adultery
because
they
kept
their
religious
rules
in
this
world.
At
the
same
time,
Jesus
keeps
accusing
them
of
adultery
because
they
did
not
keep
the
spirit
of
their
covenant
with
God.
This is a large note, especially for part of a Word Study. However, since this particular account is used to teach doctrinal error to so many of God's people, it requires a detailed explanation. Please be sure to look at all of the sentences and related notes for this account within the Book Study on the Gospel of John, and in all of the linked notes which are accessed with the links within the Book Study notes. It is only by considering all of the context, which is really the entire chapter, that a true Bible student can fully appreciate the message of this account.
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John
8:4
They
say
unto
him,
Master,
this
woman
was
taken
in
adultery,
in
the
very
act.
Please see the note for John 8:3 above. Please also see the detail notes in the Book Study for more details, contextual considerations, and for links to related Bible references.
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Romans
2:22
Thou
that
sayest
a
man
should
not
commit
adultery,
dost
thou
commit
adultery?
thou
that
abhorrest
idols,
dost
thou
commit
sacrilege?
Please
see
the
general
notes
for
Romans
2
in
the
Book
Study
on
Romans
for
an
understanding
of
this
chapter
and
all
that
preceded
it.
As
pointed
out
in
those
notes,
every
chapter
and
sentence
in
Romans
is
built
upon
all
that
preceded
it
and
no
part
of
Romans
can
be
properly
interpreted
without
considering
all
that
it
is
built
upon.
Having
said
that,
we
can
say
that
Romans
2
is
about
judgment
and
the
religious
men
using
the
wrong
standard
for
judgment,
just
as
was
said
in
the
note
above
for
John
8:3.
In
this,
and
surrounding
verses
of
Romans
2,
Paul
is
asking
questions
of
the
religious
man
to
make
them
think
about
their
own
hypocrisy.
Their
hypocrisy
was
because
they
used
the
wrong
standard
for
their
judgment.
They
committed
the
spiritual
sins
(according
to
the
truth
of
the
word
of
God)
while
claiming
innocence
based
upon
their
own
religious
rules.
As
Paul
shows
in
Romans
2,
not
only
will
these
religious
hypocrites
be
judged
by
God
but
other
men
also
judge
them
for
their
false
standards.
Adultery
is
a
violation
of
a
covenant
agreement
and,
as
such,
a
spiritual
sin.
When
they
sayest
a
man
should
not
commit
adultery
they
were
focusing
upon
the
physical
religious
definition
as
shown
by
the
way
they
acted
in
John
8.
However,
in
Romans
2
Paul
is
concentrating
on
showing
the
difference
between
religious
rules
and
the
actual
spiritual
requirements.
Therefore,
when
he
says
dost
thou
commit
adultery?
he
is
not
using
the
religious
definition
like
the
religious
man
did,
and
like
he
quoted
in
the
first
part
of
this
verse.
In
the
second
use
of
adultery
within
this
verse,
Paul
is
using
the
true
spiritual
meaning.
Romans
7:3
So
then
if,
while
her
husband
liveth,
she
be
married
to
another
man,
she
shall
be
called
an
adulteress:
but
if
her
husband
be
dead,
she
is
free
from
that
law;
so
that
she
is
no
adulteress,
though
she
be
married
to
another
man.
Please
see
the
general
notes
for
Romans
7
in
the
Book
Study
on
Romans
for
an
understanding
of
this
chapter
and
all
that
preceded
it.
As
pointed
out
in
those
notes,
every
chapter
and
sentence
in
Romans
is
built
upon
all
that
preceded
it
and
no
part
of
Romans
can
be
properly
interpreted
without
considering
all
that
it
is
built
upon.
Having
said
that,
we
can
say
that
Romans
7
is
about
principals
of
Law
and
these
principals
are
the
basis
of
what
comes
after
Romans
7
as
well
as
being
based
upon
what
preceded
it.
Therefore,
refusing
to
accept
these
principals
also
renders
later
things
said
in
Romans
(such
as
the
promises
found
later
in
Romans)
no
longer
available
to
the
person
rejecting
this
principal.
The
principal
presented
in
these
first
few
verses
of
Romans
7
is
that
it
took
the
death
of
Christ
to
free
us
from
the
Mosaic
Law.
It
is
only
by
the
body
of
Christ
that
we
are
become
dead
to
the
law...that
ye
should
be
married
to
another,
even
to
him
who
is
raised
from
the
dead,
that
we
should
bring
forth
fruit
unto
God
(7:4).
Without
going
into
all
of
the
principals
of
Law
involved
in
Romans
7,
it
is
obvious
that
the
spiritual
covenant
relationship
of
the
Mosaic
Law
and
the
spiritual
covenant
relationship
of
salvation
by
faith
in
the
church
age
are
affected
/
controlled
by
adultery
.
Neither
is
affected
/
controlled
by
'improper
sex'
(think
of
King
David)
but
both
are
affected
/
controlled
by
violating
the
covenant
relationship
in
a
spiritual
manner.
There
can
be
no
doubt
that
this
chapter
and
verse
use
adultery
in
a
spiritual
sense.
Romans
13:9
For
this,
Thou
shalt
not
commit
adultery,
Thou
shalt
not
kill,
Thou
shalt
not
steal,
Thou
shalt
not
bear
false
witness,
Thou
shalt
not
covet;
and
if
there
be
any
other
commandment,
it
is
briefly
comprehended
in
this
saying,
namely,
Thou
shalt
love
thy
neighbour
as
thyself.
In
Romans
13
we
are
told
to
submit
to
government
officials
because
they
are
the
ministers
of
God.
Give
everything
due
(honor,
tribute,
etc)
to
anyone
who
holds
a
position
which
entitles
them
to
the
item.
We
are
told
to
do
it
because
that
is
what
God
said
to
do
and
it
goes
against
our
flesh,
which
we
need
to
control
through
our
personal
relationship
with
the
Son
of
God.
(But
put
ye
on
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
make
not
provision
for
the
flesh,
to
fulfil
the
lusts
thereof
[Romans
13:14]).
Within
this
context,
we
find
that
Romans
13:9
names
5
of
the
'10
Commandments',
which
deal
with
our
treatment
of
other
people,
as
a
First
Step.
It
then
adds
a
Second
Step
and
tells
us
if
there
be
any
other
commandment,
it
is
briefly
comprehended
in
this
saying,
namely,
Thou
shalt
love
thy
neighbour
as
thyself
.
This
is
letting
God's
Spirit
take
us
beyond
the
law.
This
verse
is
a
reminder
of
the
answer
that
Jesus
gave
the
rich
ruler
in
Matthew
19:16-24
and
Mark
10:17-25
and
Luke
18:18-25
when
the
ruler
asked
Jesus
Good
Master,
what
shall
I
do
to
inherit
eternal
life?
Jesus
told
him
what
is
quoted
in
this
verse
and
the
ruler
answered
All
these
have
I
kept
from
my
youth
up
.
Jesus
replied
Yet
lackest
thou
one
thing:
sell
all
that
thou
hast,
and
distribute
unto
the
poor,
and
thou
shalt
have
treasure
in
Heaven:
and
come,
follow
me.
Obviously,
there
is
a
difference
between
what
this
ruler
thought
he
had
accomplished
and
what
Jesus
told
him
was
expected
of
him
by
God.
All
men
naturally
think
that
keeping
these
commandments
is
the
only
requirement
from
God.
Jesus
said
the
true
requirement
goes
beyond
law
and
requires
a
personal
relationship
with
God.
The
story
tells
us
that
when
the
ruler
left
he
was
very
sorrowful:
for
he
was
very
rich
and
Jesus
concluded
the
lesson
with
Children,
how
hard
is
it
for
them
that
trust
in
riches
to
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God!
The
religious
man
looks
at
the
physical
evidence
and
concludes
that
he
is
righteous
when
he
receives
physical
blessings.
This
is
what
the
Jews
believed
in
the
day
of
Jesus
and
what
the
religious
person
believes
today.
However,
the
message
from
Jesus
is
that
we
need
to
look
at
the
spiritual
view
of
events
in
life.
Every
one
of
these
commandments
listed
in
this
verse
are
broken
because
the
person
is
looking
at
the
problems
of
life
from
a
physical
point
of
view.
Men
kill
to
gain
or
protect
things
of
this
world.
Even
when
it
is
for
religious
reasons,
those
religious
reasons
are
not
from
God
who
commands
Thou
shalt
not
kill
.
People
steal
and
covet
physical
things,
not
spiritual
things.
People
bear
false
witness
to
gain
or
protect
things
of
this
world
because
the
lie
is
obvious
to
the
spiritual
world
and
would
not
be
done
if
the
person
took
a
spiritual
view.
Likewise,
adultery
is
like
every
one
of
these
other
commandments
(kept
spiritually
and
broken
for
physical
reasons)
but
more
so
because
it
is
the
first
listed
in
this
verse.
This
is
in
keeping
with
every
other
use
we
have
seen
where
the
Bible
focuses
on
the
spiritual
nature
of
the
sin
and
religious
men
erroneously
focus
upon
the
physical
aspect.
Notice
that
Thou
shalt
not
commit
adultery
comes
before
Thou
shalt
not
kill
in
this
verse
while
it
is
in
the
opposite
order
in
the
'10
Commandments'
(Exodus
20;
Deuteronomy
5).
This
is
deliberate.
It
was
done
to
put
the
emphasis
on
adultery
,
which
is
a
spiritual
sin,
and
thereby
point
the
reader
to
the
spiritual
before
the
physical.
1Corinthians
6:9
Know
ye
not
that
the
unrighteous
shall
not
inherit
the
kingdom
of
God?
Be
not
deceived:
neither
fornicators,
nor
idolaters,
nor
adulterers,
nor
effeminate,
nor
abusers
of
themselves
with
mankind,
1Corinthians
6
is
talking
about
how
saved
are
to
judge
things
and
making
it
clear
that
the
saved
are
not
to
let
the
world
or
the
standards
of
the
world
be
used
to
judge
the
saved.
This
verse
has
a
question
followed
by
the
answer
which
is
the
second
half
of
this
verse
and
all
of
the
next
verse.
While
some
people
say
that
effeminate
and
abusers
of
themselves
with
mankind
are
sexual
sins
like
fornicators
,
but
not
all
agree
with
that
classification.
However,
idolaters
are
not
sexual
sinners.
Therefore,
we
cannot
rightly
identify
all
of
these
sins
as
sexual
sins.
Further,
even
if
we
could,
this
verse
lists
fornicators
and
adulterers
in
a
list
where
every
other
sin
is
accepted
by
all
as
being
different
from
every
other
sin
in
the
list.
Adulterers
cannot
be
fornicators
that
are
married
and
be
different
from
all
types
of
fornicators
.
They
are
two
different
sins.
Galatians
5:19
Now
the
works
of
the
flesh
are
manifest,
which
are
these;
adultery,
fornication,
uncleanness,
lasciviousness,
Galatians
5
starts
with
Stand
fast
therefore'
and
the
therefore
means
'as
a
result
of
what
was
said
in
Galatians
4'.
Galatians
4
compared
the
difference
in
inheritance
between
being
led
by
fleshly
religion
and
being
led
by
the
Spirit
with
fleshly
religion
causing
bondage
and
the
Spirit
causing
freedom.
That
is
why
Galatians
5:1
says
Stand
fast
therefore
in
the
liberty
wherewith
Christ
hath
made
us
free,
and
be
not
entangled
again
with
the
yoke
of
bondage
.
From
there,
Paul
says
that
keeping
religious
rules
for
sanctification,
such
as
getting
circumcised,
makes
us
entangled
again
with
the
yoke
of
bondage
.
(For
I
testify
again
to
every
man
that
is
circumcised,
that
he
is
a
debtor
to
do
the
whole
law
[Galatians
5:3]).
Paul
continues
with
a
several
more
great
verses
which
show
us
the
difference
between
being
lead
by
fleshly
religion
versus
being
led
by
the
Spirit.
Then
this
verse
through
5:21
list
the
works
of
the
flesh
and
5:22-23
list
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit
.
In
this
verse
we
have
works
,
which
are
things
that
we
do.
However,
5:22
says
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit
is
which
means
it
is
not
something
that
we
do
but
is
a
state
of
being
(is
).
Again,
this
verse
says
that
the
works
of
the
flesh
are
manifest
(revealed
many
ways
/
made
very
obvious)
while
our
state
of
being
may
or
may
not
be
obvious
to
others.
The
thing
that
all
of
these
sins
(which
are
called
works
of
the
flesh
)
have
in
common
is
that
they
are
spiritual
sins
which
are
expressed
in
our
flesh.
Also,
this
is
the
sixth
time
(Matthew
5:32;
15:19;
19:9;
Mark
7:21;
1Corinthians
6:9;
Galatians
5:19)
that
we
have
adultery
and
fornication
in
the
same
verse
with
a
distinction
being
made
between
the
two
sins.
They
are
NOT
the
same
according
to
the
Bible.
Adultery
is
NOT
a
form
of
fornication
(not
fornication
by
a
married
person).
Yes,
someone
can
violate
their
covenant
relationship
(commit
adultery
)
by
fornicating,
just
like
you
can
kill
someone
by
burning
them
alive.
However,
murder
is
not
limited
to
burning
someone
alive
and
adultery
is
not
limited
to
fornication
.
Hebrews
13:4
Marriage
is
honourable
in
all,
and
the
bed
undefiled:
but
whoremongers
and
adulterers
God
will
judge.
Hebrews
13
is
the
last
chapter
of
Hebrews
and
it
has
a
list
of
commandments
for
Christians
to
follow
without
all
of
the
supporting
detail
surrounding
each
commandment.
In
that
context,
this
verse
can
be
considered
to
be
a
'stand
alone
commandment'
and
the
context
is
not
very
significant
in
the
interpretation.
The
colon
in
this
sentence
makes
the
two
sides
equivalent
while
a
colon
followed
by
but
(in
every
instance
that
I
have
studied)
make
each
side
opposites.
That
is,
whoremongers
and
adulterers
defile
the
Marriage
'
bed
.
In
this
instance
we
get
a
very
clear
interpretation
of
sex,
but
it
is
also
strongly
linked
to
Marriage
which
is
a
covenant
agreement
that
covers
far
more
than
just
who
has
sex
with
whom.
James
2:11
For
he
that
said,
Do
not
commit
adultery,
said
also,
Do
not
kill.
Now
if
thou
commit
no
adultery,
yet
if
thou
kill,
thou
art
become
a
transgressor
of
the
law.
James
2
is
talking
about
how
true
faith
is
backed
by
works
that
matches
it.
When
we
say
one
thing
and
do
another
we
prove
ourselves
to
be
a
liar
and
a
child
of
the
Devil
(John
8:44).
This
chapter
tells
us
how
to
live
our
faith
and
ends
with
For
as
the
body
without
the
spirit
is
dead,
so
faith
without
works
is
dead
also
(James
2:26).
Our
verse
and
the
prior
verse
both
start
with
For
and
give
reasons
for
what
James
said
in
2:8-9
(If
ye
fulfil
the
royal
law
according
to
the
scripture,
Thou
shalt
love
thy
neighbour
as
thyself,
ye
do
well:
But
if
ye
have
respect
to
persons,
ye
commit
sin,
and
are
convinced
of
the
law
as
transgressors
).
Within
the
sentence
of
2:8-9
James
says
that
we
can't
say
that
it
is
OK
for
one
person
to
break
the
royal
law
while
everyone
else
keeps
it.
Likewise,
in
our
verse,
he
tells
us
that
we
can't
break
the
royal
law
in
one
part
and
keep
the
rest.
(For
whosoever
shall
keep
the
whole
law,
and
yet
offend
in
one
point,
he
is
guilty
of
all
[James
2:10]).
So
our
verse
is
the
example
that
James
gives
examples
and
chooses
what
he
believes
are
the
worst
offenses
of
the
royal
law
that
people
do
who
try
to
claim
innocence.
Of
the
two,
he
chooses
adultery
before
kill
,
which
means
he
finds
adultery
to
be
the
greater
offense.
Indeed,
many
victims
of
adultery
will
kill
the
offending
mate
and
wish
they
will
do
more.
Others
will
pray
for
God
to
bring
vengeance,
knowing
that
if
God
does
then
God
will
bring
a
greater
punishment.
As
any
true
victim
of
adultery
will
tell
you,
the
violation
of
trust
and
the
destruction
of
the
relationship
in
a
way
that
can
never
be
repaired
is
worse
than
the
actual
act
of
'improper
sex'.
That
violation
of
trust
and
the
personal
intimate
relationship
is
the
true
violation
of
the
royal
law
which
is
to
love
thy
neighbour
as
thyself
.
adultery
puts
selfish
fleshly
sinful
desires
above
the
needs
of
our
mates.
While
that
does
include
any
act
of
'improper
sex',
such
selfishness
is
not
limited
to
it.
(Ask
any
victim
of
abuse
who
almost
died.)
James
4:4
Ye
adulterers
and
adulteresses,
know
ye
not
that
the
friendship
of
the
world
is
enmity
with
God?
whosoever
therefore
will
be
a
friend
of
the
world
is
the
enemy
of
God.
More
than
any
other
verse,
this
one
clearly
shows
that
adultery
is
not
limited
to
act
of
'improper
sex'.
This
verse
says
that
whosoever
therefore
will
be
a
friend
of
the
world
is
personally
(ye
)
an
adulterer
or
an
adulteress
.
Since
there
is
a
spiritual
warfare
between
God
and
Satan
with
the
world
being
upon
the
side
of
Satan,
friendship
of
the
world
is
being
a
traitor
(enmity
with
God
).
Ask
anyone
who
has
been
in
war
and
under
enemy
fire:
'What
is
worse:
an
openly
avowed
enemy
or
a
traitor
in
your
group?'
I
think
that
we
all
know
that
they
find
the
traitor
to
be
the
worst.
This
verse
clearly
uses
adulterers
and
adulteresses
to
address
people
who
are
personally
traitors
to
God
and
very
clearly
shows
that
adultery
is
more
than
just
an
act
of
'improper
sex'.
Let
me
give
an
illustration
that
I
often
give
verbally.
Picture
a
girl
that
gets
saved
and
is
living
right
following
the
personal
commands
from
Christ
within
her
life.
Then
she
hits
puberty
and
gets
interested
in
boys
and
hanging
out
with
the
wrong
girls.
She
starts
going
to
the
mall
with
them
to
'check
out
the
guys'.
Since
she
isn't
catching
the
eyes
of
boys
like
her
friends,
she
starts
rolling
her
skirt
at
the
waist,
like
her
friends
do,
until
the
bottom
exposes
more
than
1/2
her
thighs.
Then
she
starts
tying
her
blouse
in
a
knot
below
her
bra
to
expose
her
belly.
Then
she
starts
removing
her
bra
and
only
wearing
a
semi-see-through
blouse.
At
this
point
she
is
still
a
virgin,
never
kissed
a
boy
or
'fooled
around'
and
never
had
sex
with
anyone,
much
less
a
'dirty
old
married
guy'.
Yet
our
verse
says
that
she
is
an
adulteress
because
she
has
chosen
the
friendship
of
the
world
over
the
Lord
Whom
she
vowed
to
obey
when
she
was
saved.
Adultery
is
not
about
physical
sex
but
is
spiritual
and
a
violation
of
a
spiritual
vow.
2
Peter
2:14
Having
eyes
full
of
adultery,
and
that
cannot
cease
from
sin;
beguiling
unstable
souls:
an
heart
they
have
exercised
with
covetous
practices;
cursed
children:
2
Peter
2:1
starts
out
with
But
there
were
false
prophets
also
among
the
people,
even
as
there
shall
be
false
teachers
among
you,
who
privily
shall
bring
in
damnable
heresies,
even
denying
the
Lord
that
bought
them,
and
bring
upon
themselves
swift
destruction
.
It
ends
with
2:20-22
of
which
2:20-21
say
For
if
after
they
have
escaped
the
pollutions
of
the
world
through
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord
and
Saviour
Jesus
Christ,
they
are
again
entangled
therein,
and
overcome,
the
latter
end
is
worse
with
them
than
the
beginning.
For
it
had
been
better
for
them
not
to
have
known
the
way
of
righteousness,
than,
after
they
have
known
it,
to
turn
from
the
holy
commandment
delivered
unto
them
.
This
whole
chapter
is
about
people
who
claim
to
be
saved
(we
can't
say
for
sure
if
they
are
or
are
not)
and
who
appear
to
be
well
accepted
within
the
church.
However,
they
are
again
entangled
therein
(the
pollutions
of
the
world),
and
overcome
.
Instead
of
confessing
their
sin
and
getting
right
with
God,
they
bring
in
damnable
heresies,
even
denying
the
Lord
that
bought
them
in
order
to
justify
their
sin
and
get
others
to
support
their
justification
of
sin.
They
are
false
prophets...false
teachers.
Peter
says
that
they
shall
utterly
perish
in
their
own
corruption;
And
shall
receive
the
reward
of
unrighteousness'
(2:12-13)
In this chapter, Peter is warning us to not support them or follow their ways because if we do we shall suffer the same judgment even though we are saved and children of God. Our verse is part of two sentences (the sentence end is in the middle of 2:13) which describes these people and goes from 2:12 through 2:16.
I
can
go
through
these
sentences
and
expound
upon
them
but
the
point
of
this
study
is
very
simple
in
these
sentences.
People
who
have
eyes
full
of
adultery
are
called
cursed
children
by
God
and
are
judged
to
be
no
better
than
natural
brute
beasts
which
are
made
to
be
taken
and
destroyed
.
This
whole
chapter
warns
of
the
judgment
by
God
of
even
those
who
claim
to
be
children
of
God
but
live
like
the
world.
They
vowed
to
accept
Jesus
Christ
as
their
Lord
, when
they
claimed
to
be
saved,
but
have
a
life
which
is
a
violation
of
that
vow. That
is
our
basic
definition
of
adultery
.
In
our
sentence,
Peter
says
that
people
who
have
eyes
full
of
adultery
have
exercised
with
covetous
practices
.
Peter
did
not
say
that
they
have
exercised
with
improper
sex.
When
we
look
at
the
rest
of
this
chapter
we
see
people
who
are
out
to
gain
the
things
of
this
world,
which
is
the
sin
of
covetousness
.
Their
adultery
is
vowing
to
follow
the
Lord
and
build
up
the
kingdom
of
God
while
they
really
seek
to
gain
the
things
of
this
world.
Revelation
2:22
Behold,
I
will
cast
her
into
a
bed,
and
them
that
commit
adultery
with
her
into
great
tribulation,
except
they
repent
of
their
deeds.
This
verse
is
part
of
the
message
unto
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Thyatira
.
The
Son
of
God
says
I
have
a
few
things
against
thee,
because
thou
sufferest
that
woman
Jezebel,
which
calleth
herself
a
prophetess,
to
teach
and
to
seduce
my
servants
to
commit
fornication,
and
to
eat
things
sacrificed
unto
idols
.
She
is
the
one
who
committed
adultery
and
the
Son
of
God
was
upset
with
this
church
allowing
her
to
remain
in
a
leadership
position
while
she
did
this
known
sin.
In
addition,
earlier
in
the
message
to
this
church,
the
Son
of
God
also
accused
her
of
committing
fornication
.
Most
people
have
been
taught
wrong
definitions
for
that
word
and
also
for
adultery
.
These
wrong
definitions
lead
to
people
misinterpreting
what
is
said
to
this
church.
Please
be
sure
to
use
the
correct
definitions
of
both
of
these
words.
Please
also
realize
that
they
are
two
different
sins
and
that
both
have
a
spiritual
nature.
In
this
verse,
the
Son
of
God
is
speaking
about
them
that
commit
adultery
with
her
and
He
is
speaking
about
the
purely
spiritual
sin
of
'violating
a
covenant
agreement'.
That
is,
they
are
not
keeping
their
covenant
agreement
of
salvation
by
having
Jesus
Christ
as
their
only
Lord
and
God
The
people
involved
in
this
spiritual
sin
were
promised
greater
punishment
than
those
who
allowed
the
sin
to
continue
but
did
not
participate.
Those
who
commit
adultery
were
promised
to
go
into
great
tribulation
.
Notice
that
this
does
not
sat
into
THE
great
tribulation
.
God
is
completely
capable
to
giving
individual
great
tribulation
.
God's
children
will
end
up
in
a
personal
great
tribulation
because
they
believed
the
lie
that
their
excuse
will
allow
them
to
'get
away'
with
their
life
of
sin.
This
study
has
shown
that
all
of
God's
people
who
commit
adultery
believe
the
lie
that
their
excuse
will
allow
them
to
'get
away'
with
their
life
of
sin.
Part
of
that
lie
is
that
we
will
all
get
mansions
in
Heaven
while
the
Bible
truly
teaches
that
only
a
small
percentage
gets
a
mansion
and
that
many
will
be
put
in
a
separate
place
from
those
who
truly
served
God
in
this
life.
Additionally,
many
believe
that
'there
are
no
tears
in
Heaven'
while
the
Bible
says
that
God
does
not
wipe
away
all
tears
until
after
the
church
has
gone
to
Heaven
for
more
than
1,000
years.
The
last
verse
of
Isaiah
says
And
they
shall
go
forth,
and
look
upon
the
carcases
of
the
men
that
have
transgressed
against
me:
for
their
worm
shall
not
die,
neither
shall
their
fire
be
quenched;
and
they
shall
be
an
abhorring
unto
all
flesh.
We
cannot
do
this
while
we
are
in
this
flesh
and
this
will
not
occur
after
God
wipes
away
all
tears.
Ephesians
5
teaches
that
the
relationship
between
a
husband
and
wife
is
a
picture
of
the
relationship
between
Christ
and
the
church
.
When
a
parent
commits
adultery
,
they
teach
their
children
(by
example)
that
they
can
marry
Christ
/
get
saved
and
then
live
a
life
violating
that
covenant
relationship.
However,
God
judges
the
heart
and
rejects
a
false
religious
act
which
is
claimed
to
provide
salvation.
Therefore,
the
children
believe
that
they
are
saved
(but
remain
spiritually
adulterous)
often
are
never
truly
saved
and
end
up
in
Hell.
Who
do
you
think
the
saved
(but
adulterous)
parents
see
when
they
shall
go
forth,
and
look
upon
the
carcases
of
the
men
that
have
transgressed
against
me
who
are
in
Hell
(because
for
their
worm
shall
not
die,
neither
shall
their
fire
be
quenched
)?
What
do
you
imagine
those
children
burning
in
Hell
will
say
to
the
adulterous
parents
who
went
to
Heaven
but
lived
a
lie
which
caused
the
children
to
go
to
Hell?
The
verses
in
Isaiah
says
this
will
happen
from
one
sabbath
to
another
.
This
is
not
just
every
Saturday
but
also
includes
50
holy
days,
which
makes
it
an
average
of
almost
twice
a
week.
Think
about
the
parents
that
have
to
go
out
twice
a
week
for
over
1,000
years
and
see
their
children
burn
in
Hell
while
their
children
accuse
the
parents
of
an
adulterous
lifestyle
that
sent
them
to
Hell.
If
you
think
that
isn't
a
personal
great
tribulation
then
your
brain
has
a
serious
problem.
God's
last
word
on
adultery
is
don't
do
it
because
you
will
regret
it
for
over
1,000
years,
even
if
you
are
a
child
of
God.
In
the
Bible,
adultery
is
not
just
'improper
sex'
but
includes
all
of
the
ways
that
people
break
their
covenant
agreements.
God bless you and help you to see that He wants you to know the truth which will help you to stop your sinning. Any so-called interpretation of something in the Bible which allows someone to live in sin because of some supposed excuse is of the Devil.