A Consideration of the Seventh Commandment

Series – Sermon on the Mount (Message 13)
A Consideration of the Seventh Commandment
Matthew 5:27,28 (Exodus 20:14)

1. Physical Adultery – Matthew 5:27
   God’s Blessing is upon Marriage -1 Cor.7:2; Heb.13:4
   God’s curse is upon Adultery - Prov.6:32; Gal.5:19;
   Lev.20:10; Eph.5:3; Shorter Catechism 121 & 122

2. Heart Adultery – Matthew 5:27;28
   James 1:14,15; 2 Sam.11:2–4; 27 ‘saw’ then ‘desired’
   Proper Respect, Thoughts, Conversation, Dress,
   Looks, Company, Literature, Fear, Spirituality

3. Spiritual Adultery – Ezekiel 16:15
   Jesus called the people of His day
   ‘an evil and adulterous generation’
   (1) By cultivating a friendship with the world
   (2) By alining oneself with false religion