Faithful Love

One of the dangers of a list like The Ten Commandments is that it feeds our insatiable desire for self-righteousness. Those who have not broken these commandments feel a smug self-satisfaction, and those who have are saddled with crippling judgement and shame. And this is probably nowhere more true than with the commandment: "Do not commit adultery." Statistically speaking, more than a quarter of all marriages have experienced unfaithfulness, and 33% of all pastors have admitted to "crossing the line." And among those that haven't—married and single—nearly all are equally guilty of breaking this commandment. Given that truth, what would it take for all of us to "not commit adultery"?