adultery

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So much has been ascribed to the topic of marriage, divorce and
adultery. I am very much opposed to anyone divorcing and re-marrying.
But, I say that the Lord is the judge of all who have done so. This
is greater fulfillment of the scripture; as it was in the days of
Noah, they were marrying, given in marriage (divorce; one of the many
meanings) until Noah entered the ark. This will be until????
   I have read many of the opinions or remarks placed upon the
subject of adultery.  It is a sin that a man or woman could do against
their spouse that would probably be the most devastating act rendered.
When a person commits such an act, they say many things by  this un-
godly deed. You are telling your spouse that, you aren't good enough
for me, my flesh is my own (the Word tells us that the wife has power
over her husbands flesh and vice versa), this other person is more 
important to me, and so much more. What a terrible thing to do to
someone you love, sharing the most intimate part of a relationship
with someone that is there just like you, fulfilling the lust of the
flesh. 
    In noting some things about the physical act of adultery, we
must not forget what Jesus had to say in His Word.  Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath commited adultery with her already in his heart.
    The act of committing adultery starts with that little bit of
lust that the individual allows to take root in one's heart. Every
real man or woman has dealt with the lust of the flesh in respect
to committing adultery in their heart. It is by the grace of God
that a person doesn't give heed to these lusty spirits. We as christ-
ians have to bring every thought under subjection. When the thought
creeps in to lust after someone(other than your spouse), right then
is when you receive victory over adultery or you suffer the defeat
of giving in to that lusty idea. So, I suggest that each one of us
that have been able to overcome the fleshly lust and not procure the 
exact ungodly deed, to give thanks to God and to pray for those that
have. If you have pondered on the lust and not carried out the deed
in the flesh, you are just as guilty. It is a sin that a man won't
relate to his wife, knowing if he tells her that he lusted after
another woman that it could be just as detrimental as having done
the very act. In our secrecy, we ask forgiveness and we're the better
for it. So, let's not be to hard-nosed against someone else. Jesus
is the judge. Amen? He that is without sin, let him first cast a stone.

                          Still with my first wife of 21 years,
                           Jim Cape