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Adultery (as referred to in the Bible) is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband (compare [[fornication]]). The Bible forbids adultery in the [[Ten Commandments]].
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'''Adultery''', according to ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman law, is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband.<ref>Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's wife. See also [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01163a.htm], [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Adultery].</ref> The Bible forbids adultery in the [[Ten Commandments]] (Exodus 20:14).  
  
Adultery is one of the world's most destructive forces, leading to the breakup of families. It utterly ruins trust between husband and wife; it literally adulterates their love. What God has put together, no one should tear apart.
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:And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. [http://bible.cc/leviticus/20-10.htm (Leviticus 20:10)]
  
Prov. 30:20 "This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'"
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Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.<ref>The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62581-2004Sep4.html]</ref>
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Adultery may ruin trust between husband and wife and break up families. It is contrary to the traditional marriage pronouncement derived from Matthew 19:6: "Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." It also breaks the promise that the bride and groom make to each other in virtually every form of marriage ceremony observed in the U.S.&mdash;even secular observances conducted in judge's chambers, or in vows written by the couple themselves.
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Pro-feminist author Thomas Boslooper regarded Jesus as elevating the status of women when, as commonly supposed, he confronted the townspeople over their plan to kill the [[woman caught in adultery]]. Scholars are divided regarding whether the story as a fabrication due to New Testament manuscript variations.<ref>http://www.febc.edu.sg/VPP27.htm</ref><ref>http://cadesign.webworkercanada.com/pa/</ref>
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== Marital infidelity and evolutionary belief ==
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See: [[Evolutionary belief and sexual immorality]] and [[Liberal Christianity and marital infidelity]]
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==Notes and references==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
 
*[[fidelity]]
 
*[[fidelity]]
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[[Category:Sociology]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/text/pro5_1.htm "The Price And Prevention Of Adultery"]
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Revision as of 19:08, December 1, 2016

Adultery, according to ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman law, is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband.[1] The Bible forbids adultery in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:14).

And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10)

Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.[2]

Adultery may ruin trust between husband and wife and break up families. It is contrary to the traditional marriage pronouncement derived from Matthew 19:6: "Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." It also breaks the promise that the bride and groom make to each other in virtually every form of marriage ceremony observed in the U.S.—even secular observances conducted in judge's chambers, or in vows written by the couple themselves.

Pro-feminist author Thomas Boslooper regarded Jesus as elevating the status of women when, as commonly supposed, he confronted the townspeople over their plan to kill the woman caught in adultery. Scholars are divided regarding whether the story as a fabrication due to New Testament manuscript variations.[3][4]

Marital infidelity and evolutionary belief

See: Evolutionary belief and sexual immorality and Liberal Christianity and marital infidelity

Notes and references

  1. Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's wife. See also [1], [2].
  2. The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [3]
  3. http://www.febc.edu.sg/VPP27.htm
  4. http://cadesign.webworkercanada.com/pa/

See also

External links