Could inappropriate content be considered as adultery?

[Sabertooth]

A small sin is a small dot. A big sin is a huge dot. If bigger sins muddens our hearts more, how can God see all sins the same way?

Both take away holiness/purity. We will be judged by His standards, not ours...

 

[RDKirk]

Paul is describing acts of sin. Do you think he says just looking at a woman with lust and we won't inherit the kingdom of God? Then how many can be saved?

Do not suppose that Paul's letter was intended to be an all-inclusive list of all possible sins.

What is more important is Paul's statement that, "...your master is whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness."

 

[RDKirk]

No not really. If our heart is like a piece of paper. A small sin is a small dot. A big sin is a huge dot. If bigger sins muddens our hearts more, how can God see all sins the same way?

God has clear view of both colliding galaxies and colliding subatomic particles.

 

[TruthSeek3r]

I have started to think that inappropriate content might be that serious. If we think it's wrong, yet don't take it for the seriousness as it is, we may not do our best to avoid it. Thoughts?

If you really want to play it safe in this matter, I would recommend you to only watch inappropriate content if the Holy Spirit explicitly leads you to do so, which I assume will never happen

 

[coffee4u]

I have started to think that inappropriate content might be that serious. If we think it's wrong, yet don't take it for the seriousness as it is, we may not do our best to avoid it. Thoughts?

Very much so. If someone looks at inappropriate content they are looking at someone with lust. If they are married that is being unfaithful. It's also addictive and very dangerous to the Christian walk.
Sexual sin traps most people in some form or the other at some point. It's one of the easiest to fall into.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

 

[bbbbbbb]

Any sexual activity outside of marriage of any sort is considered to be adultery by various Christians - even thinking about sex.

 

[coffee4u]

Any sexual activity outside of marriage of any sort is considered to be adultery by various Christians - even thinking about sex.

Since adultery is specifically against someone's spouse, an unmarried person cannot commit adultery unless they are doing so with someone who is married. If both are single then they are committing lust and fornication.

 

[bbbbbbb]

Since adultery is specifically against someone's spouse, an unmarried person cannot commit adultery unless they are doing so with someone who is married. If both are single then they are committing lust and fornication.

Your point is well taken. However, there are some who would say that all inappropriate contentography is adultery because all Christians are espoused as the Bride of Christ to Jesus Christ, the groom.

 

[Sabertooth]

Since adultery is specifically against someone's spouse, an unmarried person cannot commit adultery unless they are doing so with someone who is married. If both are single then they are committing lust and fornication.

Fornication is a type of adultery. It is being unfaithful to a future spouse and making that person unfaithful to their future spouse (unless, of course, you marry each other).

 

[bbbbbbb]

Fornication is a type of adultery. It is being unfaithful to a future spouse and making that person unfaithful to their future spouse (unless, of course, you marry each other).

I suppose gay inappropriate content is not a type of adultery since it does not cause one to be unfaithful to a future spouse.

 

[BobRyan]

I have started to think that inappropriate content might be that serious. If we think it's wrong, yet don't take it for the seriousness as it is, we may not do our best to avoid it. Thoughts?

yes and no.

"Yes" in the eyes of God the person is guilty of adultery (Matt 5 ) for those who think God's Ten Commandments still matter (which is fewer and fewer Christians these days)

And "no" in the sense that the man cannot divorce his wife if she is looking at inappropriate content and refuses to stop nor can the woman divorce her husband if he is looking at inappropriate content and refuses to stop - rather they can take the Matt 18 step of addressing the offense against them with the church - and having church leaders confront the spouse that is stuck in that sin.

 

[bbbbbbb]

yes and no.

"Yes" in the eyes of God the person is guilty of adultery (Matt 5 ) for those who think God's Ten Commandments still matter (which is fewer and fewer Christians these days)

And "no" in the sense that the man cannot divorce his wife if she is looking at inappropriate content and refuses to stop nor can the woman divorce her husband if he is looking at inappropriate content and refuses to stop - rather they can take the Matt 18 step of addressing the offense against them with the church - and having church leaders confront the spouse that is stuck in that sin.

Then, what do the church leaders do about it?

 

[BobRyan]

Then, what do the church leaders do about it?

Matt 18 says they reprimand the person and if the person still won't respond they disfellowship the person.

 

[bbbbbbb]

Matt 18 says they reprimand the person and if the person still won't respond they disfellowship the person.

In the local SDA church here that translates into allowing the sinner to sit in the vestibule during the service. Is that a typical form of disfellowshiping?

 

[zoidar]

Do not suppose that Paul's letter was intended to be an all-inclusive list of all possible sins.

What is more important is Paul's statement that, "...your master is whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness."

If we then watch inappropriate content every week are we not slaves to sin? So then we would not inherit the kingdom? I don't know if that's true, just asking the question.

 

[BobRyan]

In the local SDA church here that translates into allowing the sinner to sit in the vestibule during the service. Is that a typical form of disfellowshiping?

Disfellowship means dropping their names from church membership - it is not a civil action by the government.

In the same way Matt 5 says to be angry or hate - someone is murder - but does not empower civil government to put said murderer in prison not EVEN in the theocracy of Israel in the OT. Thought crimes are "funny that way"

 

[RDKirk]

If we then watch inappropriate content every week are we not slaves to sin? So then we would not inherit the kingdom? I don't know if that's true, just asking the question.

Who or what are people obeying when they watch inappropriate content? Who or what governed that decision?

 

[zoidar]

You may like John Pipers teaching on wilful sin:

How Does ‘Willful Sinning’ Threaten My Salvation?

I normally don't listen to Piper. But since the Greek teacher Bill Mounce, who I like, been saying good things about Piper, I have become more open to him. I might have been too judgemental because of something he has said that got me upset in the past.

I like some things Piper mentions, that was comforting to me. But you know I believe saved people can lose salvation, so that part I can't say I was in agreement with.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[zoidar]

Who or what are people obeying when they watch inappropriate content? Who or what governed that decision?

The flesh?

 

[bbbbbbb]

Who or what are people obeying when they watch inappropriate content? Who or what governed that decision?

Who or what are people obeying when they watch professional or collegiate sports? Who or what governed their decision?