The people who criticized him and tried to ensnare him taught the
people against adultery and fornication, but they were guilty of those things themselves.
Very impressed that you will speak out
against adultery by remarriage, or adulterous behavior, even more than you speak out against homosexual marriage and / or homosexual behavior... after all, the direct words of Jesus should carry far more impact than just the words of Paul or Moses, right?
Throughout the Bible, God
warns against adultery, such as in Luke 17:1 «Jesus said, «Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come.»
The most reassuring message to a typical African girl is that her community will protect her from early, chaotic sex and that she will be able to marry a man
indoctrinated against adultery and raise her children in safety.
Though I'd never associated my hardening agnosticism with my failure to keep the
commandment against adultery, the two were inextricably linked.
Despite being generally considered the liberal state, New York has a history of being conservative with issues regarding marriage; it was the last state in USA to allow no - fault divorce whilst still being maintains a (seldom enforced)
law against adultery.
Jesus continues in effect: «The scribes tell you that the commandment
against adultery is kept if you avoid the overt act of adultery.
If so, does that the mean that the other commandments, such as the prohibitions
against adultery or idolatry or the command to honor one's parents, are also no longer relevant for Christians?
Prohibitions
against adultery are designed to protect the family unit and refer to persons who are already married.