It's Not Okay To Commit Adultery, Even If Your Wife Approves

Exodus 20:14, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

The old adage is true: Be careful where you sow your wild oats or you may one day pray for crop failure. In our wicked American culture today, I have heard of numerous immoral situations where husbands and wives have an “open relationship.” Long time KISS rock band frontman and bassist Gene Simmons (real Jewish name: Chaim Witz) has publicly bragged of his philandering. Gene Simmons finally married his girlfriend Shannon Tweed on October 1, 2011, after dating her for 29 years. During those 29 years Gene Simmons publicly claimed to have slept with over 5,000 women, confirming the rumors surrounding his ungodly sexual exploits. Tragically, perverse American society today sees no problem with such a wicked lifestyle of fornication. What saith the Scripture? Hebrews 13:4, “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”

Dear reader, in any marriage, if a wife approves of her husband having a girlfriend that doesn't exempt him from God's commandment “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” If your wife gave you permission to have sex with another women, you didn't cheat on her, but you did cheat on God! The LORD never gives any married man permission to commit adultery. David was king over all of Israel, yet God punished him for committing adultery with Uriah's wife, Bathsheba.

A common excuse that adulterous married men make is that “I am oversexed.” No, Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) was right, “You are under charactered!” No man or women ever has God's permission to commit sexual immorality, regardless of your physical or emotional needs.

“You're looking at tonight at as pure a man as you'll meet in your life!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a quote from the May 14, 1989 sermon, “Weathering The Storm!”