Adultery: New Testament

Adultery: New Testament

Introduction

The article strives to present the various arguments regarding 'Adultery' in the New Testament and in today's society. Adultery, in the older days, was getting into a sexual relationship that breaches a marriage relationship of a person. However, the new concept of adultery defines it as an act of disavowing one's marriage vows. The paper aims to explain concept of adultery in terms of Jesus Christ and His thinking about people who are committing adultery today. The paper argues about the position of the people, in case of adultery, if they repent. It can be argued that adultery is viewed as an injustice that echoes through the society and damages the core unit of the society, the family.

Discussion

Adultery, in the older days, was getting into a sexual relationship that breaches a marriage relationship of a person. However, the new concept of adultery defines it as an act of disavowing one's marriage vows. Adultery is viewed as a sin between an individual and God, and it is also viewed as an injustice that echoes through the society by damaging it. In today's society adultery is considered as an unfair way of damaging the fundamental unit of the society, the family unit. However, in understanding adultery with respect to the New Testament and today's society, I am able to learn and get the answers of the following questions that came in one's mind:

Is historical adultery the same as adultery today?

The biblical definition of the term 'adultery' is not similar to the 'adultery' being committed in today's society. One of the ten commandment stops from committing adultery, but the Old Testament has a very different meaning of adultery. Likewise, Old Testaments also regards marriage very differently as we do today. Seemingly, the term 'adultery' was use differently for different situations. Adultery for men was defined as having sexual relationship with a woman, who was someone else's property. Adultery for a married woman was defined as having sexual relationships outside her marriage. However, professional prostitutes were not considered as committing adultery, and the men visiting them were also not guilty of committing adultery.

In today's society adultery is considered as merely an act of disavowing one's marriage vows. If one repudiates his marriage vows, then he must also repent of his action for not committing such adultery again, and may secure a new partner, if desired at some point of ...