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Adultery in the heart
1. AD U LTE R Y IN TH E H E AR T
Matthew 5:27-28
27 "You have heard that it was said to those
of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28
But I say to you that whoever looks at a
woman to lust for her has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.
2. N oth ing G ood Ab ou t Ad u lte ry
Name one good thing about adultery
Marriage better?
Happier children?
Adultery – wrecks homes, destroys lives,
harms children, ruins reputations
Today we are looking at the “almost” adultery –
adultery in the heart, mind and thought – but
not an actual act of fornication.
3. A p rob le m of th e h e art
Without physically touching anyone else, it is
possible to commit adultery.
Sexting (Texting sexual messages)
Phone sex
Pornography
Posting suggestive photos on Facebook
Sending sexual photos from your phone
Using video phones (Skype)
Ogling people of the opposite sex
4. A p rob le m of th e h e art
Like many other sins – lust begins on the inside
It will eventually work its way out
This is a “heart” problem
A powerful, very real problem
5. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
2 Samuel 11:1 It
he was supposed to be.
happened in the
spring of the year, at
the time when kings
go out to battle, that
David sent Joab and
his servants with him,
and all Israel; and
they destroyed the
people of Ammon and
besieged Rabbah.
But David remained
6. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
2 Samuel 11:2 Then
he was supposed to be.
it happened one
Step #2 – He looked at evening that David
something he shouldn't have
seen. arose from his bed
and walked on the
roof of the king's
house. And from the
roof he saw a woman
bathing, and the
woman was very
beautiful to behold.
7. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
2 Samuel 11:3 So
he was supposed to be.
David sent and
Step #2 – He looked at inquired about the
something he shouldn't have
seen. woman. And
Step #3 – He asked a someone said, "Is this
question he had no business not Bathsheba, the
asking. daughter of Eliam, the
wife of Uriah the
Hittite?"
8. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
At first this sounds
he was supposed to be.
innocent
Step #2 – He looked at
something he shouldn't have
The lust is well
seen. hidden at this point
Step #3 – He asked a
question he had no business
Outwardly – David
asking. has done nothing
wrong
9. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
2 Samuel 11:4a
he was supposed to be.
Step #2 – He looked at
Then David sent
something he shouldn't have messengers, and
seen. took her;
Step #3 – He asked a
I am alone. She is alone.
question he had no business
God wants me to be
asking.
happy.
Step #4 – He sought
something that wasn't his to
No one will ever know.
have.
It is really her fault.
10. A G od ly m an falls
Step #1 – He wasn't where
2 Samuel 11:4b and she
he was supposed to be. came to him, and he lay
Step #2 – He looked at with her, for she was
something he shouldn't have cleansed from her
seen. impurity; and she
Step #3 – He asked a returned to her house
question he had no business
asking.
James 1:15 Then, when
desire has conceived, it
Step #4 – He sought gives birth to sin; and
something that wasn't his to
have. sin, when it is full-grown,
brings forth death.
Step #5 – He did something
he never should have done.
11. th re e D e cis ions
• I must avoid lust producing situations
(1)This a personal choice – know your limits
(2)There is a line that you must not cross
(3)This means – TV shows I don't watch
– Psalm 101:3a I will set nothing wicked before my
eyes;
(5)Radio stations, movies, places, books, parties –
There are things I don't participate in.
12. th re e D e cis ions
• I must avoid lust producing situations
1 Peter 4:3-4 3 For we have spent enough of
our past lifetime in doing the will of the
Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts,
drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and
abominable idolatries. 4 In regard to these,
they think it strange that you do not run with
them in the same flood of dissipation,
speaking evil of you.
13. Th re e D e cis ions
• I must avoid lust producing situations.
(2)I must avoid provoking lust in others
– Lasciviousness = Causing lust to be
produced in another (Galatians 5:19)
(2)Dress, wink, suggestive comments
(3)Sometimes we send out mixed messages
14. Th re e D e cis ions
• I must avoid lust producing situations.
(2)I must avoid provoking lust in others
(3)I must purposely choose purity
– Keep the ability to blush – Jeremiah 6:15a
Were they ashamed when they had committed
abomination? No! They were not at all
ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush.
– This decision must be made in ADVANCE.
15. Ad u lte ry
Physical adultery is a sin.
Spiritual adultery is a sin.
Adultery in the heart is also a sin.
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart
with all diligence, For out of it
spring the issues of life.
How is your heart today?