Adultery and Divorce – Mark 10:11-12

Mark 10:11-12 He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.” In this day and age where “snowflakes” seem to have risen to positions of power, almost anything you say can be taken as aContinue reading “Adultery and Divorce – Mark 10:11-12”

Beyond Valuation

Proverbs 6:30-35 Adultery is worse than thievery. You can pay back what you stole. You can never pay back what was taken in adultery. That is the simple message of today’s verses. Adultery is an expensive hobby. When a thief steals (vv30-31), what he steals is generally replaceable, or at least a value can beContinue reading “Beyond Valuation”

Hot Coals

Proverbs 6:20-29 Today we begin an extended section on sexual misconduct, adultery. He deals with two different women involved in sexual misconduct with men: the neighbor’s wife and the prostitute (v24). Both are just as deadly to soul, family, and life itself. As I have noted before, the structure of the Hebrew poetry ties theseContinue reading “Hot Coals”