Adultery (Seventh Commandment) - HC 108-109

SEVERING ONE FLESH

HEIDELBERG CATECHISM 108-109

Adultery not only breaks the union between a man and a woman but also the union between God and man.

I. WHAT IS MARRIAGE?

A. One Flesh (Genesis 2:18-25, 4:1; Exodus 21:10-11; 2 Samuel 5:1-3)

B. One Spirit (Ephesians 5:22-33; Romans 12:4; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Jeremiah 2:1)

II. WHAT IS ADULTERY?

A. Severing One Flesh (Job 24:15; Matthew 5:27-29)

B. Severing One Spirit (Exodus 32:1-4; Jeremiah 3:9; Ezekiel 23:37)

C. Marital Hope (Jeremiah 31:1-4)