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The Lust Of The Flesh

Galatians 5:17–21 (TPT)

17 For your self-life craves the things that offend the Holy Spirit and hinder him from living free within you!

And the Holy Spirit’s intense cravings hinder your old self-life from dominating you!

So then, the two incompatible and conflicting forces within you are your self-life of the flesh and the new creation life of the Spirit.

18 But when you are brought into the full freedom of the Spirit of grace, you will no longer be living under the domination of the law, but soaring above it!

19 The cravings of the self-life are obvious: Sexual immorality, lustful thoughts, pornography,

20 chasing after things instead of God, manipulating others, hatred of those who get in your way, senseless arguments, resentment when others are favored, temper tantrums, angry quarrels, only thinking of yourself, being in love with your own opinions,

21 being envious of the blessings of others, murder, uncontrolled addictions, wild parties, and all other similar behavior.

Haven’t I already warned you that those who use their “freedom” for these things will not inherit the kingdom realm of God!

The Works Of The Flesh

Adultery: adultery having sexual relations with anyone other than one’s husband or wife (Exod.

20:14; Deut.

5:18; Matt.

5:32; 19:9).

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (Adultery)

ADULTERY—conjugal infidelity.

An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and such a woman was an adulteress.

Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried woman was fornication.

Adultery was regarded as a great social wrong, as well as a great sin.

The Mosaic law prescribed that the suspected wife should be tried by the ordeal of the “water of jealousy.”

There is, however, no recorded instance of the application of this law.

In subsequent times the Rabbis made various regulations with the view of discovering the guilty party, and of bringing about a divorce.

It has been inferred from John 8:1–11 that this sin became very common during the age preceding the destruction of Jerusalem.

Idolatry, covetousness, and apostasy are spoken of as adultery spiritually (Jer.

3:6, 8, 9; Ezek.

16:32; Hos.

1:2–3; Rev. 2:22).

An apostate church is an adulteress (Isa.

1:21; Ezek.

23:4, 7, 37), and the Jews are styled “an adulterous generation” (Matt.

12:39).

(Comp.

Rev. 12.)

ADULTERY Act of unfaithfulness in marriage that occurs when one of the marriage partners voluntarily engages in sexual intercourse with a person other than the marriage partner.

Adultery.

Biblically, adultery is a breach of the “one flesh” relationship of marriage.

It describes any act of sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband, and all sexual intercourse involving a married man and another man’s wife or fiancée.

In OT times, polygamous unions were not considered adulterous (cf.

Dt 21:15).

Nor was a husband branded as an adulterer if he had intercourse with a slave woman (Gn 16:1–4; 30:1–5) or a prostitute (Gn 38:15–18)—though the latter was, of course, condemned as immoral (1 Cor 6:15).

ADULTERY In Scripture, sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or by a married woman with another than her husband.

It is distinguished from fornication, which is illicit sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.

Because adultery is a violation of the original divinely instituted marriage bond (Gen.

2:23f), it is unlawful and therefore prohibited

Adultery involves more than physical promiscuity.

It also violates the integrity of the person, as is indicated by use of the expressions “knew his wife” and “have her” in Gen. 4:25; Mt. 14:4.

The righteous in OT times viewed adultery with abhorrence.

“This is an heinous crime,” says Job.

Genesis 4:25 (AV)

25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised (I.

Unlawful and Condemned)

The stealthy way of the adulterer is marked Job 31:11

A warning is sounded against the flattering and beguiling ways of the adulteress

(Read Prov 7)

When adultery prevails in a land so that even prophets and priests know no restraint, that land becomes like Sodom and Gomorrah

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Adultery)

Any imbalance between the sexes was dispelled by Jesus in his teaching on divorce and remarriage.

While he did not rule out the possibility of divorce in cases of sexual unfaithfulness (Mt 5:32; 19:9), he warned that in all other circumstances remarriage involves both (ex-)husband and (ex-)wife in adultery.

Matthew 5:32 (TPT)

32 However, I say to you, if anyone divorces his wife for any reason, except for infidelity, he causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

Matthew 19:9 (TPT)

9 But I say to you, whoever leaves his wife for any reason other than immorality, then takes another wife is living in adultery.

And whoever takes a divorced woman in marriage is also living in adultery.”

Paul added that the charge of adultery only applies if the remarried person’s original partner is still alive

Jesus also sharpened the OT’s definition of adultery by applying it to a man’s thought life.

Any man who fantasizes in lust (as distinct from just being tempted) has committed adultery in mind and intention, he taught, even though there is no physical contact

(Mt 5:27

Jb 31:1

The Bible’s condemnation of adultery is written into the heart of the OT law, prophecy, and wisdom literature.

The Ten Commandments ban it unequivocally (Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18).

The prophets list it among offenses which attract God’s anger and judgment (Jer 23:11–14; Ez 22:11; Mal 3:5).

And the Book of Proverbs scorns it as a senseless act by which a man destroys himself (Prv 6:23–35; cf.

7:6–27).

The NT echoes that clear condemnation.

Where there is no repentance, adultery excludes those who practice it from God’s kingdom

It is the very opposite of love of one’s neighbor (Rom 13:9, 10), and it stands under the judgment of God himself (Heb 13:4).

Besides Forgiveness What Did Jesus Administer to this guilty women?

GRACE Undeserved acceptance and love received from another.

Although the biblical words for “grace” are used in a variety of ways, the most characteristic use is to refer to an undeserved favor granted by a superior to an inferior.

When used of divine grace toward mankind, it refers to the undeserved favor of God in providing salvation for those deserving condemnation.

In the more specific Christian sense it speaks of the saving activity of God which is manifested in the gift of His Son to die in the place of sinners.

mercy undeserved love and kindness; help given out of love (Ps.

106:1; Eph.

2:4

Mercy.

One of the most essential qualities of God (Ex 34:6, 7; Dt 4:31; Mi 7:18–20).

Specifically it designates that quality in God by which he faithfully keeps his promises and maintains his covenant relationship with his chosen people despite their unworthiness and unfaithfulness (Dt 30:1–6; Is 14:1; Ez 39:25–29; Rom 9:15, 16, 23; 11:32; Eph 2:4).

The biblical meaning of mercy is exceedingly rich and complicated, as evidenced by the fact that several Hebrew and Greek words are needed to comprehend the many-sided concept.

Consequently, there are many synonyms employed in translation to express the dimensions of meaning involved, such as “kindness,” “lovingkindness,” “goodness,” “grace,” “favor,” “pity,” “compassion,” and “steadfast love.”

Prominent in the concept of mercy is the compassionate disposition to forgive an offender or adversary and to help or spare him in his sorry plight.