Extra marital affairs
By Balozi
@Balozi (243)
Kenya
July 2, 2008 8:55am CST
Extra marital s*x has always been regarded as a grave matter in the Christian tradition. In the scripture the penalty for engaging in it was stoning to death. It is the only ground Jesus gives for divorce in the New Testament. Adultery is often considered a serious breach of trust by a spouse and is an act of unfaithfulness to God. It violates our own promise of faithfulness. I can't modify the stance but I want to approach it in a less judgemental and humane way. We can only try to establish the root cause of the urge, if you agree with me, then we can move towards a more reconcilliatory position. We can only enjoy marriage and conjugal love with our spouses. We must find a middle ground or else we loose all. How then can we spell out the purity of marriage? Can we stand up and be counted for the dignity and purity of our marriage in the face of adultery? Should we allow for emotion to flow over or fade away?
1 response
@acevivx (1566)
• Philippines
4 Jul 08
The bottomline is your own values, morals and christian beliefs. if you have a good foundation and were brought up to know what is right and what is wrong, you would have a strong chance of fighting whatever urge comes upon you to be unfaithful to your spouse. But that is the very essence of love and faithfulness, the courage, the will the desire to be faithful and true even in the face of the strongest temptation. We are all hu,man and we are all subject to temptation but in th end, you and you alone are the one who will decide whether to be faithful or to be untrue. it's really a matter of principle and if you are not principled, if you are weak, if you are so human, then it is not surprising that you would commit adultery and later feel all remorseful about it but its too late. What is doine cannot be undone
