The doctrine of adultery
1. Definition. Porneia, a)kaqarsia, and other words for
adultery are used in the sense of any sexual activity outside of divine
institution #2, i.e. marriage. Sex is designed, of course, by God for right
man, right woman relationship only. This marriage relationship protects the
right man and the right woman. But it must be remembered that sex is not love,
sex when properly used is an expression of category #2 love relationship.
Adultery may be categorised as fornication, seduction of a member of the
opposite sex, or it may be categorised as abnormal as previously noted.
2. The Bible prohibits adultery. It
is prohibited in the Mosaic law Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18. It is
prohibited in the New Testament 1 Corinthians 6:18; Acts 15:20; Colossians
3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3. Incidentally, mental adultery is prohibited Matthew
5:27,28. Incest is forbidden Leviticus 18:6ff; 20:14; 1 Corinthians 5:1-7;
Deuteronomy 27:20. Homosexuality is forbidden Leviticus 18:22; 20:13.
Bestiality is also forbidden Leviticus 18:23;20:15; Deuteronomy 27:21.
3. There are two passages which
indicate the reversionistic destruction of the soul through adultery as a
frantic search for happiness. The reversionistic destruction of the soul comes
from the wrong attitude toward Bible doctrine resulting in setting up in the
soul reactor factors of one kind or another. The reactor factors always begin
with something like negative volition toward any authority of any kind. Boredom
or disillusion or discouragement, frustration, are all intensified by mental
attitude sins such as bitterness, vindictiveness, implacability, pride, hatred,
and so on. These are the reactor factors that start because a believer is out
of sorts with regard to the Word of God. In other words, he has the beginning
of his negative volition. Reactor factors under the activity of the old sin
nature always lead to a frantic search for happiness. The one in this context
is adultery, there are many other types. There are even trends. The frantic
search for happiness, once begun, intensifies whatever reactor factors were
involved here. The three stages reaction, frantic search for happiness,
intensification are already based upon apathy and indifference to the Word of
God. But now comes the strong negative volition, the total antagonism or total
apathy, or total rejection of the authority of the pastor, or conflict with
someone in the congregation. Whatever it may be, all of these things start the
next phase of the destruction of the soul which is the confirming of negative
volition toward doctrine. This negative volition automatically starts the
opening of the mataiothj, the vacuum, through which
come the doctrine of demons of 1 Timothy 4:1. And as this sort of information
comes into the left lobe the believer is now under the influence of doctrine of
demons. This is called demon influence in contrast to demon possession. No
believer can be demon possessed, believers can only be under demon influence.
Demon influence makes a patriot into a traitor, a conservative into a liberal,
etc. All of the demon influence concepts cause the person to take in the
doctrine of demons, and this is called darkness. This is blackout of the
soul. It causes hardness of heart or scar tissue on the right lobe. This leads
to the practice of reverse process reversionism. All of these stages are
destructive to the soul.
There are two verses that relate
these to adultery as a frantic search for happiness Proverbs 6:21; Ephesians
4:19.
4. Self-betrayal and
self-destruction also exist in the field of fornication. Spiritual destruction
is brought out by pleonecia which is insatiability
toward things called greed, insatiability in the field of sex called
fornication, frantic search for happiness in the field of phallic reversionism.
The physical destruction of the body is also mentioned in 1 Corinthians
6:13-18. In other words, promiscuity does have a destructive effect on both the
male and the female body.
5. The sanctification of category #2
love is marriage 1 Thessalonians 4:3,4; Hebrews 13:4.
6. The glory of category #2 love is
described in spiritual analogy 1 Corinthians 11:7. The right woman is the
glory of the right man. The sign that she has her right man is her long hair.
7. Adultery is a bona fide basis for
divorce Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Luke 16:18. The resultant blackout of the soul,
scar tissue of the soul, frantic search for happiness, intensified reversionism,
destroys rapport between husband and wife. All types of compatibility have been
destroyed by adultery. In Deuteronomy 24:4 the principle of interim sex
destroys soul love and sex capacity, and you can never remarry a man and a
woman who are divorced when one of them has had sex in between. The interim sex
destroys the relationship.
8. Adultery and fornication is often
used in the Bible to describe apostasy or reversionism Jeremiah 3:8-10; Ezekiel
16:23-43; 23:24-28; Revelation 17:1-5.
9. The application of category #2
love to the single person.
a) The right man and
right woman were designed by God in eternity past. Therefore there exists for
you an opposite number by divine design.
b) The exception to this
is the rare case of celibacy or the law of supreme sacrifice designed by God
for maximum concentration and production like the apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians
9:5; like Jeremiah, Jeremiah 16:2.
c) Every believer will
eventually come into contact or meet his/her right man or right woman. If you
come together on Gods timing it is going to work out beautifully. God has
perfect timing.
d) However, there is no
benefit in meeting your opposite number unless you have capacity for life based
on Bible doctrine, unless you have waited on the Lord in faithfulness to this
principle. This principle means the avoidance of fornication. It also means the
function of GAP which is extremely important.
e) Therefore, your life
and conduct must be based on the doctrinal principle that there exists on the
earth your right man or right woman designed by God and no other person will
do.
f) Fornication or
adultery is accepting a cheap substitute in order to gratify a biological or
emotional urge, or to enter into a frantic search for happiness at stage three
of reversionism.
g) Divine viewpoint plus
faith-rest say Flee fornication. Supergrace, the ECS, and growth under GAP
reject the principle of frantic search for happiness through fornication, or
even being a holy roller.
h) Fornication builds
scar tissue on the soul, destroys the design of the body and organs related to
sex, as well as spirituality. Fornication, therefore, is the enemy of right
man, right woman relationship. It is therefore prohibited in Ephesians 5:3 in
the strongest terms.
i) Doctrine in the soul
is capacity for category #2 love. The greatest preparation for your right man
or right woman is GAPing it consistently.
j) Supergrace status
gives maximum capacity to express love in sex.
The doctrine of adultery
1. Definition. This refers to sexual
activity outside of the divine institution of marriage. Sex is designed as an
expression of love between right man and right woman. As an expression of
category #2 love sex is not only legitimate but very beautiful. It expresses
the coalescence of soul and body. Adultery may be categories as fornication,
seduction of a member of the opposite sex.
2. The prohibition of adultery or
fornication. The prohibition of the decalogue refers to freedom Exodus 20:14;
Deuteronomy 5:18. In the New Testament it is also prohibited 1 Corinthians
6:18; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3. Mental adultery is prohibited
Matthew 5:27,28. Incest is also forbidden Leviticus 18:6-17; 20:14; 1
Corinthians 5:1-7. Homosexuality is forbidden Leviticus 18:22. It is never
called a disease You will not have sex with a male as with a female, it is
an abomination [not a disease]. Leviticus 20:13 a detestable act; they
shall surely be put to death. Cf. Romans 1:26 degenerate passions.
3. Phallic reversionism is
destructive to the soul Proverbs 6:32; Ephesians 4:18,19.
4. Fornication and the frantic
search for happiness Ephesians 5:3.
5. The destructive force of
promiscuity is found in 1 Corinthians 6:13-18.
6. Adultery is a bona fide basis for
divorce Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Luke 16:18. The various stages of phallic reversionism
destroy rapport between a husband and a wife. Deuteronomy 24:4 if a marriage
breaks up and there is interim sex they should never be reconciled.
7. Adultery or fornication is often
used in a spiritual sense to describe reversionism and apostasy Jeremiah
3:8-10; Ezekiel 16:23-43; 23:24-28; Revelation 17:1-5; Hebrews 11:16.
8. The sanctification of category #2
love is said to be marriage 1 Thessalonians 4:3,4.
9. The glory of category #2 love is
described in the spiritual analogy of Ephesians 5:28-31.
10. The biblical application of
category #2 love for the single person:
a) The right man and
right woman were designed by God in eternity past. Therefore you must assume
that there is a opposite number for you of divine design, or that God will
provide something better.
b) The exception is the
rare case of celibacy or function under the law of supreme sacrifice, where the
apostle Paul is the perfect illustration 1 Corinthians 9:5.
c) Every believer under
the principle of grace and the plan of God will eventually meet his opposite
number. At the right time and circumstances God will bring together right man
and right woman. However, if you are in reversionism or under the influence of
evil you may not identify.
d) However, there is no
benefit in meeting your opposite number unless you have waited on the Lord in
faithfulness to that principle. This means from the negative viewpoint the
avoidance of fornication or adultery. This means from the positive standpoint
the capacity for category #2 love, for maximum doctrine in the soul.
e) Consequently, the
thought and life pattern must be based on the doctrinal principle that there
exists on this earth your right man or your right woman designed by God, and no
other person will do. It is not a case of cheap substitutes, it is a case of no
substitutes.
f) Fornication or
adultery is accepting a cheap substitute in order to gratify and emotional or
biological passion. Fornication or adultery is a part of the frantic search for
happiness, the second stage of reversionism.
g) The antidote to
temptation in the area of fornication is found in spiritual growth, supergrace
life, the erection of the ECS, the establishment of a command post in the soul.
h) Under phallic reversionism
fornication builds scar tissue on the soul while destroying the physical
abilities and capabilities in the field of sex.
i) Maximum doctrine
resident in the soul plus abstinence from sex become the basis for maximum
pleasure from sex in category #2 love. The persistence and daily function of
GAP translates the principle of doctrine into the pleasures and realities of a
great capacity for life and a great capacity for happiness.
j) Therefore the
preparation for life is a persistent and daily function of GAP as a member of
the royal family of God. In this way part of the supergrace blessing is this
wonderful blessing of sexual prosperity.