Today,
reply shares Christian beliefs regarding adultery, fornication, the
betrayal of divinity, and the seventh commandment of the Decalogue.
Husbands and wives are not merely to show respect to one another;
they are to reverence (acknowledge) the sacred presence, eternal
purpose, and divine qualities residing within one another. The
fighter using the ID “GenuineGuy” (Level 1 with 1 point, a member
since August 30, 2011) posted the following in the “Yahoo! Answers”
Religion and Spirituality public forum:
What
is adultery?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as
unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as
Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the
wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love
your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself
for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of
water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it
should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives
as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no
man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it,
even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his
flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father
and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be
one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ
and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so
love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she
reverence her husband. (Ephesians 5: 22-33, King James
Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Two Become One Flesh (01/07/2018); Faithless Israel,
Unfaithful Judah? (08/18/2017); On Law and Sin (06/07/2017); The GOD
Named “Jealous” (09/15/2016); Iniquity Forgiven? (02/16/2016); We
Call Him Jealous? (10/25/2015); GOD and Adultery? (06/11/2014); A
Hardened Spirit? (06/12/2014)
“GenuineGuy”,
many of the understandings among mature Christian believers at first
appear harsh and imposing. Adultery is more than simply an issue of
joint ownership of material property, forswearing oneself (we say,
breaking your promise; not keeping the marriage vows), and sharing
sexual behavior or pursuing romantic relationships outside of ones
marriage. Adultery is conduct that opposes the continued existence
of divine law (we say, iniquity; sin; transgression; wickedness).
Adultery annuls, overturns, and undermines the integrity and
soundness of personal accountability; duty; covenant relationships;
proclamations of divine will; prophecy; sacred promises as well as
the immutability and weight of final utterance (we say, breath;
speech; spirit; truth) that establish lasting bonds. Adultery
usually entails fornication (i.e., the defilement of ones own spirit
makeup and that of their spouse through sexual joining with unknown
and unseen partners who earlier had sexual contact with the
adultery-partner that are not physically present and visible).
Throughout
the holy writings, the dominion and sovereign rule of divinity over
Creation is described and expressed using language and names that
indicate GOD is not a mere abstraction or product from the human
mind; and divinity operates through continuous relationship such as
seen with marriage and parenting. While GOD, whose name also is
Jealous, will remain immortal and invisible, Deity is to be known as
accessible and approachable like ones own father, or their own
spouse. Thus, the figures and types that created beings and living
creatures are to use when speaking of GOD include, betrayal, divorce,
fidelity, forgiveness, holy matrimony, inheritance, joining,
permanence, playing the whore, and reconciliation. Consider again
the following from the Bible:
(1.)
Isaiah 54: 4-9, King James Version (KJV): 4 Fear not; for thou
shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not
be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and
shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. 5 For thy
Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts
is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God
of the whole earth shall he be called. 6 For the LORD
hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a
wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small
moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather
thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but
with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD
thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me:
for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go
over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee,
nor rebuke thee.
(2.)
Titus 2: 1-8, KJV: 1 But speak thou the things which become sound
doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in
faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they
be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not
given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach
the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their
children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,
obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not
blasphemed. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7 In
all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine
shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8 Sound speech,
that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be
ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
(3.)
Ezekiel 23: 36-39, KJV: 36 The LORD said
moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah?
yea, declare unto them their abominations; 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. 38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have
defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they
came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have
they done in the midst of mine house.
(4.)
Galatians 5: 19-23, KJV: 19 Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings,
murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they
which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such
there is no law.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.) Revelation 21: 1-3, KJV: 1 And I
saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw
the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great
voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
