14 You shall not commit adultery.

15 You shall not steal.

— Exodus 20:14-15

You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

— Leviticus 18:20

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

— Hebrew 13:4

27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

— Matthew 5:27-28

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

— Proverbs 6:29

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

— Romans 13:9

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Law #7 You shall not commit adultery. God commands that all mankind refrain from adultery, fortification and every other type of sexual sin. God declares that marriage is the only legitimate place for sex. Sex outside marriage is strictly prohibited. In Matthew 5:27-28, Jesus Christ expanded this law to include which would include lusts which would include pornography, etc. Faithfulness in marriage reflects God‘s covenant.

Law #8 You shall not steal. Mistreating another person by robbing from him or her breaks this Law. Stealing time from employer, stealing answers off of a test, or taking someone’s intellectual property are ways this Law is often broken. This Law challenges our honesty, generosity, and respect for others around us and challenges us to be good.