War on Adultery
The War on Adultery
Introduction
When you switch on the news, you are bombarded with images of angry people and bombarded with images of sexual temptation.
Anger and sexual lust are two of the most powerful influences on mankind.
Give in to these sins, and you will soon find it controlling your life even for decades.
Every one of us has been tempted in these areas and every one of us has somewhere been guilty of committing these sins.
From God’s perspective, this makes you and I guilty of murder and adultery.
After having addressed the matter of anger in vs 21-26 Jesus shifts his focus on the area of sexual lust.
Our passage provides you with key principles for overcoming in the area of sexual immorality.
Historical Background
Jesus predicted:
Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
In Matthew 5:21-48 Jesus take six important Old Testament Scriptural commands and fulfills/ completes them and
Jesus completes them:
· by bringing greater understanding and by explaining its full dimensions
· by himself keeping this law perfectly
· by ultimately demonstrating on the cross that he also died for this sin. Jesus also revealed that keeping God’s commands includes obedience of the heart.
Jesus elaborated on six commands that included:
1. Murder -vs 21-26
2. Adultery vs 27-30
3. Divorce vs 31-32
4. Making false vows vs 33-37
5. Vengeance vs 38-42
6. Hating your enemies –vs 43-48
These commands sandwiched between Matthew 5:20 and Matthew 5:48 reveal that to even enter God’s kingdom your righteousness should be far superior to the scribes and Pharisees. It should be perfect.
Jesus completed his disciples lack of understanding concerning God righteous requirements with regard to the command about adultery.
Proposition
3 Keys to overcoming the sin of adultery:
Bible References:
Historical Background
- Matthew 5: 17
- Matthew 5: 21-28
- Matthew 5: 20
- Matthew5: 48
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The Deed
- Matthew5: 27
- Exodus 20: 14
- Exodus 3: 12
- Exodus 19: 5-6
- Leviticus 20: 10
- Hebrews 13: 4
Application
- Proverbs 6: 32
- 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10
- Romans 13: 9
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
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The Desire
- Matthew 5: 28
- 2 Peter 2:14
- Exodus 20: 17
- Ephesians 5: 5
- James 1: 14-15
- Matthew 15: 19
- 1 Samuel 16: 7
Application
- Luke 17: 1-2
- 1 Peter 3: 3-4
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The Deliverance
- Matthew 5: 29-30
- 1 Samuel 11: 2
- Romans 13: 14
Application
- Matthew 7: 13-14
- Galatians 2: 20
- Romans 6: 11-13
- 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20
- Galatians 5: 16
See the previous in the sermon on Matthew 5: 21-26 here: 