Family Value 10.7 – How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage Part 2
Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
May 30, 2021
SEVEN-YEAR-ITCH. “You shall not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14
The Ten Words:
“Marriage is to be honoured by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.” Hebrews 13:4 (GNB)
3 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! 4 Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.” Isaiah 26:3–4 (NLT)
8 “Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.” Colossians 2:8–10 (NLT)
SIX STEPS TO AFFAIR-PROOF YOUR MARRIAGE
1.Make a commitment to
“How can a (person) keep his way pure? By living according to your Word.” Psalm 119:9
“Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her alone.” Proverbs 5:15 (GN)
2.Magnify
“The one who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul.” Proverbs 6:32 (GN)
“…adultery will cost a man all he has.” Proverbs 6:26 (GN)
“God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.” Hebrews 13:4b
3.Maintain my
“A man should fulfill his duty as a husband and a woman should fulfill her duty as a wife, and each should satisfy the other’s needs.” 1 Corinthians 7:3 (GN)
“Do not cheat each other of normal sexual intercourse…or you will expose yourselves to the obvious temptation of Satan.” 1 Corinthians 7:5 (Ph)
Practice S.A.F.E. sex. (Proverbs 5:15-20)
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4.Manage my
“Temptation is the pull of a person’s own evil thoughts and wishes. These evil thoughts lead to evil actions and afterwards to death.” James 1:14-15 (LB)
“Turn your back on lustful desires and give your positive attention to goodness, integrity, love, and peace…” 2 Timothy 2:22 (Ph)
“I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about evil.” Romans 16:19
5.Maintain proper
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality.” Ephesians 5:3
6.Minimize the
“So be careful! If you are thinking, ‘Oh, I would never behave like that’ - let this be a warning to you. For you too may fall into sin.” 1 Corinthians 10:12 (LB)
“Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33
“Guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with your wife.” Malachi 2:15
THE PATHWAY BACK TO PURITY
- Acknowledge
- End the relationship
- Do whatever it takes to
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”1 John 1:9 (ESV)