“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). This is the prayer of faith for salvation for all who would believe on His name.īut what about believers who commit adultery? Again the Bible is clear. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against him” (Romans 4:7-8). When the Apostle Paul spoke of the forgiveness of “all” sin, he quoted David who wrote in the Psalms, “Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. The very act of confessing sins to God and the necessary act of repenting from those sins for salvation is the essential means by which even the sin of adultery can be forgiven.
The Bible tells all sinners to “repent, then, and turn to God, so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord” (Acts 3:19).
And faith is the wonderful means given to us by God’s Holy Spirit, whereby we take God at His Word. When Jesus died on the cross, He took on Himself the sins of all who would repent, confess their sin to the Lord Jesus, and accept Him by faith. He came to this world because of the love of God for all sinners. The Bible is clear that “all have turned away, they have together become worthless there is no one who does good, not even one” (Romans 3:11-12).īut remember that Jesus Christ is our hope. Adultery is sin, and sin is never to be taken lightly. Make no mistake about God’s attitude in this regard. So, whatever situation you may find yourself in, please don’t stop reading. Without this wonderful hope in Christ, the issue of adultery would leave many people with absolutely no hope at all. When John the Baptist was commissioned by God to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, he was affirmed by Zechariah “to give people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins” (Luke 1:77). The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. This month, due to the frequency and prominence of this issue in the news, we consider the commandment forbidding adultery. But these 10 commands are moral standards that reflect God’s holy character and define the way He intends for humans to live. So what are the commandments, and what do they mean for us today? The Bible teaches that we are made right with God by His grace, through faith-not by obeying the Old Testament law.
Nowhere in Scripture are biblical values stated more succinctly.
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