Law & Grace for Adultery

Posted: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 2:07 pm By: Bill Haynes

 

“Law & Grace”
 
            There can be no doubt that we are so much better off under grace than under the law. It would be unthinkable to try and go back under the law as Paul implied. All have sinned and deserve eternity in Hell. But thanks to grace we have redemption from law and sin through Jesus Christ. The law was the schoolmaster that taught us God’s right and wrong and revealed man’s sin. Death however comes from the law and life from God’s amazing grace. If God destroyed everyone on earth who deserved it there would be no one left but extremely young babies. The law had a purpose to serve and we are thankful for it.
            Let us imagine life today under the law rather than grace. Let’s suppose execution by stoning was the rule of the day for adulterers. It is believed that much more than fifty percent of men and women have been guilty of adultery. The following things would happen.
  1. This would eliminate the world from becoming over populated. 
  2.  The courts of the world would be free of the enormous load of divorce cases.
  3. The victims of divorce due to an unfaithful mate would be free to remarry since their mate would be executed for their sinful crimes of sexual immorality.
  4. The victim would never be said to be living in adultery if they did remarry. 
  5. The victim would not be accused of bigamy.
  6. The victim would not lose half of the families assets as a result of a divorce.
  7. The victim would not have to pay child support if the adulterer obtained custody of the children.
  8. The victim would not have to endure the presence of their former mate at every function the children are involved. These criminals would be gone and not at every birthday party, wedding, funeral, and etc.
  9. The victims 401k or other retirement would not be at risk.
  10. The victimized children would not be put in the middle of on going disputes over custody and visitation rights.
  11. The victim would not have to share their children with their former adulterous mate and their new adulterous mate and their conflicting views of morality and discipline.
  12. In most churches and religious groups they would be allowed to minister or hold any office of the church with no shame or prejudice. 
 
While all this sounds as if the world would be better under the law, religious leaders would also pervert this system. True justice is seldom done in this world. However, God is the perfect judge and all must have and need God’s mercy and love as shown and provided for on Calvary. If the world suddenly went back under the law and stoned all adulterers and illicit sexual behavior there would probably not be enough stones and the blood bath would be unthinkable.

The real solution to the problem of persecution done to the victims of adulterous mates is solved with better leadership in our churches and denominations. This better leadership must demonstrate the love and mercy of Christ to those who have wrongly suffered the traumas of divorce.

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