The Seventh Commandment

Exodus 20:14 – You shall not commit adultery I. Modern America - A Society Obsessed with Sex II. The Principles Behind the Commandment Ex.. 21:7-11; 22:16-19 Lev. 18:1-30; 19:20, 29; 20:10-24 Numbers 5:11-31 Deut. 22:13-39, 24:1-4 1. The Principle of Purity. Hebrews 13:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 2. The Principle of Sexual Distinctives 3. The Principle of one Flesh 1 Corinthians 6:13b-20 4. The Destructive Nature of Adultery Proverbs 5, 6, 7 III. New Testament Applications 1. We must guard our thought life -- Matt. 5:27-28 2. Modesty – 1 Timothy 2:9-10 IV. The Work of Christ and this Commandment 1. For the Christian: Hope -- 1Cor 6:9-11 2. Teens and unmarried Adults 3. To the Lost