Spiritcode

Commandment seven - Faithfulness

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Sinopsis

Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery Adultery can be strictly defined as ‘sexual relations in which at least one person is married to someone else', but the spirit of adultery takes a lot more into account, and deals with the whole sphere of unfaithfulness, inordinate desires, and betrayal in relationships. It also highlights the extraordinary faithfulness of God toward us even when we are unfaithful. So a person at this point may say ‘yes well Commandment Five is a bit too hard, not getting my own way all the time, and Commandment Six is quite unreasonable, not getting angry and resentful at everybody who gets in the way all the time… There’s too much misery in all of that - give me a break!’ In Commandment six we are challenged to manage offences and heal relationships through forgiveness, learning to listen and accept each other and ourselves in our faults and to lay aside blame and retribution so that love flows again. The transition from Commandment six to Commandment seven. Matthew 24:10 And the