💥 Sabbath, January 4th - Exodus 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery."
💥 Sabbath, January 11th - Exodus 20:15 "You shall not steal."
💥 Sabbath, January 18th - Exodus 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."
💥 Sabbath, January 25th - Exodus 20:17, "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
💥 Sabbath, January 11th - Exodus 20:15 "You shall not steal."
💥 Sabbath, January 18th - Exodus 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."
💥 Sabbath, January 25th - Exodus 20:17, "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
January 4, 2025
Shut De Door
Exodus 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery."
Materials: wedding vows, CEM YEA lesson (YE3I.7)
“Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today, before God and in the sight of these witnesses, to join these two in holy matrimony.”
Does that sound familiar? Many wedding services start just this way. It is legal terminology. There are witnesses to the contract that is about to be signed: God and all of the people attending the ceremony. Two key words in this introduction are “holy” and “matrimony.” Holy means set apart. Matrimony is the state or quality of being married.
These two people are embarking upon a lifelong commitment - covenant - as God is their witness - that they will abide by the terms of the contract. What is that contract? Many of them go like this:
I, Ron, faithfully promise and covenant with God, in the presence of these witnesses, to take Cynthia to be my wife, to love and comfort, to honor and cherish, and to be faithful to her in sickness and in health until death we are parted.
Then then bride states her part of the contract:
I, Cynthia, faithfully promise and covenant with God, in the presence of these witnesses, to take Ron to be my husband, to love and comfort, to honor and cherish, to submit myself to him, and to be faithful to him in sickness and in health until we are parted by death.
The covenant binds this man and this woman together for as long as they both shall live. They each prefer the other over all others. They are loyal and support of each other above all other relationships. In fact, there is no room for another person in this union. This is the promise they each make to the other.
If someone wants to wedge themselves into this relationship, to break that trust, each has the obligation before God to repudiate that advance. Like Joseph, they should get completely away from the situation. In fact, it’s best if they never put themselves into a situation that could potentially break that trust. There are many examples of a pastor (or other leader) refusing to meet with/counsel a woman without his wife present. That’s just wise! They are avoiding even the appearance of evil.
God does not take the marriage covenant lightly. How do we know this? Because the Seventh Commandment says, “You shall not commit adultery.” Breaking this commandment breaks that trust, breaks the promise made to your husband or wife. It’s serious stuff.
Shut De Door
Exodus 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery."
Materials: wedding vows, CEM YEA lesson (YE3I.7)
“Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today, before God and in the sight of these witnesses, to join these two in holy matrimony.”
Does that sound familiar? Many wedding services start just this way. It is legal terminology. There are witnesses to the contract that is about to be signed: God and all of the people attending the ceremony. Two key words in this introduction are “holy” and “matrimony.” Holy means set apart. Matrimony is the state or quality of being married.
These two people are embarking upon a lifelong commitment - covenant - as God is their witness - that they will abide by the terms of the contract. What is that contract? Many of them go like this:
I, Ron, faithfully promise and covenant with God, in the presence of these witnesses, to take Cynthia to be my wife, to love and comfort, to honor and cherish, and to be faithful to her in sickness and in health until death we are parted.
Then then bride states her part of the contract:
I, Cynthia, faithfully promise and covenant with God, in the presence of these witnesses, to take Ron to be my husband, to love and comfort, to honor and cherish, to submit myself to him, and to be faithful to him in sickness and in health until we are parted by death.
The covenant binds this man and this woman together for as long as they both shall live. They each prefer the other over all others. They are loyal and support of each other above all other relationships. In fact, there is no room for another person in this union. This is the promise they each make to the other.
If someone wants to wedge themselves into this relationship, to break that trust, each has the obligation before God to repudiate that advance. Like Joseph, they should get completely away from the situation. In fact, it’s best if they never put themselves into a situation that could potentially break that trust. There are many examples of a pastor (or other leader) refusing to meet with/counsel a woman without his wife present. That’s just wise! They are avoiding even the appearance of evil.
God does not take the marriage covenant lightly. How do we know this? Because the Seventh Commandment says, “You shall not commit adultery.” Breaking this commandment breaks that trust, breaks the promise made to your husband or wife. It’s serious stuff.
