7th commandment AWANA

So we have been going over the 10 commandments

What are the first 5 commandments?

Have no other Gods before me

Have no idols

Do not take the Lords name in vain

Keep the Sabbath and keep it holy

Honor your Father and Mother

You shall not Murder

Tonight we are rolling right into number 7

Anyone have any idea of what number 7 is?

Exodus 20:14 NASB95

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

What does that mean?

in short it means to not cheat on your spouse

We are to hold firm the sanctity of our marriage vows

This particular command shows the importance of the marriage vows

Those vows are so important and so powerful

Not only does this command show us the importance of marriage that it is not something to be taken lightly

But it is built on a previous command

Exodus 20:3–4 NASB95

3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

If we are not to cheat on God with other small g gods and we are not to cheat on God with an image of what we think God looks like

Then we are not to cheat on each other

marriage is important

Church just like we are not to cheat on God with anything we are not to cheat on our spouse with anything

And when or if you do it is called sin

Sin separates you from God

So remember how like murder is more than physically murdering according to Jesus

Adultery is no different

When we think of adultery we think of physically cheating on our spouse

So if you are married having another girlfriend or boyfriend on the side

But like Murder Jesus takes it and now makes it a matter of the heart

So those guilty of adultery are not just physical anymore

Matthew 5:27–28 NASB95

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Jesus fulfills the command by adding a matter of the heart to the command

It is no longer just about the physical act of cheating that causes you to be guilty of adultery

But now if you lust after someone in your heart you stand guilty of adultery before God

Jesus is saying if you look at someone with lust for them

Lust is inordinate desire for something

It is not just the physical act of cheating anymore

But it is the wrong desires for someone who is not your spouse

So it is not the initial look at someone that is the problem

But

When you start to dwell or take a second look is when it becomes the problem

See how you can see someone passing by and then begin to dwell on them in your mind or heart in a lustful way that is when you have committed adultery

This is why it is important that we study the law and under the commands Jesus calls us to follow

We talked last week how following commandments makes since and for a better

Anytime you are obedient to God is a better time than not

When you get married someday in the long future you will take that seriously which means not committing adultery

It is easier on the marriage when you don’t

Next week we will do Bible Trivia