
God considers our
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Matthew 5:27-28 (NIV)
Devastating effects of
“But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself.”
- Proverbs 6:32
How can we
Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So, guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
- Malachi 2:15 (NLT)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…
- Ephesians 5:25 (NIV)
As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- Ephesians 5:31-33 (NLT)