💥 When a man who is a Christian commits adultery

 

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

A man and wife, with their 4 children (ages 10-approximately 23), have lived next door to me for about 3 years.  Both identify themselves as Christians. They offered to help Joan and I with whatever we might needed and, when Joan was in home hospice care, they came to visit her a time or two. They also both came one afternoon to the July, 2024, home meeting.

About 6 weeks ago I sent the wife, Krystle, a text offering some canned pop I didn't want and she sent her son to pick it up saying she wasn't "feeling the best" that day. The next day I happened to see her outside and asked if she was feeling better. She seemed reluctant to answer, then told me she had recently learned her husband was having an affair and that he had moved out of their home 2 days before, to go live with this other woman. Krystle said she was finding it hard to even get out of bed and felt numb.

Hearing of this adultery by a man who identified himself as a Christian, I was stunned and could barely say anything.  This affected me strongly as a member of the body of Christ.

When I returned to my house, I began talking with God about all of this. How could a man, who truly seemed to be a Christian, do this? Sinning against God, against his wife, against his children, against the church ...

At first my flesh wanted to somehow contact Edward and try to turn him from this sin.  But I was very clearly reminded by the Holy Spirit of I Corinthians 5, and knew that my desire was not the way of God. I Corinthians 5:5 especially stood out to me ...

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

I didn't know how to deliver him to Satan in this situation, so asked God to please do this so that Edward's flesh might be destroyed that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

I believed this prayer was according to the will of God and strongly felt Edward's flesh would be destroyed.  

Over the next weeks, when I felt led to send a scripture or a godly concept or a podcast link to Krystle I did so and she expressed appreciation. I also felt led to have Krystle and their children to dinner twice. They have all seemed to enjoy doing this and so have I. 

After the second dinner this past Wednesday, Krystle sent her children home and wanted to talk with me. She told me that Edward had called her at work, I think the previous day, leaving a message that it was urgent that he talk with her. When she called him back, he told her he had just learned he has thyroid cancer.  She said he was obviously very shaken.

As soon as Krystle told me this, I remembered having prayed that Edward would be delivered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that his spirit might be saved.

I Corinthians 5:5  To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

As Krystle spoke she said something like "Of course I would never wish something like this (cancer) on anyone." I took out my Bible and read to her I Corinthians 5:5 and told her this had strongly been brought to my attention where Edward was concerned. She didn't fight this and said she knew about God's judgment.

She then confessed something that was interesting to me. She said when the affair first came to light, she told Edward to not be surprised if his prayers weren't answered. She seemed embarrassed as she told me this and said she couldn't believe she had said that to him, but that it is Biblical. I agreed. I later found the following in Proverbs 1.

Proverbs 1:28-30  God says ... Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.

Edward knows adultery is wrong in the sight of God yet went that way, not choosing the fear of Lord.

Krystle told me that when their 10-year old son discovered that his dad was "cheating" on his mom, he didn't understand how his dad could do this, saying that his dad had once told him that a man should never do such a thing to his wife. 

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1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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💥 Podcast: Many love the outward appearance of religion, but they do not have a love for the Word of God

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on January 14, 2021)

 

This is the first time I recall having the Spirit of God "dictate" to me the title of a writing or Podcast.  Yet this was spoken in exact words to me as I wrote down the title.  Then I received the message by the Spirit of God.

It is amazing, but so many hundreds of thousands of people love their church buildings and they love the stained glass windows in their buildings and they love the art works and carved alters where their ministers preach ... but they do not have a love for the actual Word of God.

We, who are of God, delight in the Word of God.

The apostle Paul told us:

II Timothy 3

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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The only thing that matters in our religion is this:

Do we delight in the Word of God?

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

James 1:17   Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

 

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James 5:15  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Comments from Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ ...
Yesterday my sister dying of cancer said to me that she hopes that God will take her. She said that she is ready to die and that no one should live the way that she is. She now cannot stand and has to be lifted from the chair to the bed. 

 

This morning I was led to the above scripture. I prayed the prayer of faith over her. I asked God to help her with her suffering and have mercy on her. I prayed for her to have peace. I know that when He wills she will fall asleep.

 

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1 John 5:3-4  For this is the love of God, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are not grievous. 

 

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

 

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Philippians 4:9  Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

 

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Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

 

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💥 Matthew 13 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 1-9    The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And He spake many things unto them in parables, saying,

Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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10-17    And the disciples came, and said unto Him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

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18-23    Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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24-30    Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this.

The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

 

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31-32    Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:  Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

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33     Another parable spake He unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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34    All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake He not unto them:  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

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35-43    Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

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44   Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 

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45-46    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 

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47-50    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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51-52    Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?

They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

Then said He unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

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53-58    And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed thence.

And when He was come into his own country, He taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?  Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?  And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

And they were offended in Him.

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And He did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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