Betrayal

[stephen]

Almost nothing is as devastating and hurtful as being betrayed by a spouse—a spouse who breaks the vow they took on their wedding day and deliberately pursues someone else. They seldom think about it at the moment, but inevitably they leave behind a terrible legacy of anger, hurt and mistrust.

No wonder the Bible says, "Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? ... So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished" (Proverbs 6:27, 29). Adultery may be treated lightly by some today, but few things are more serious in God's eyes. One of the Ten Commandments is absolutely clear: "You shall not commit adultery" (Exodus 20:14).

My prayer is that you and your husband will rebuild your marriage on a new foundation by committing your lives to Jesus Christ. Make Him the center of your marriage, and let His love fill your hearts and lives. Let His forgiveness cleanse you, and let His will draw you closer together.

Then let me urge you to be honest with your husband and let him know your concerns and feelings. It may not be easy—but hidden pain seldom goes away by itself. With Christ's help you can get beyond this and discover the joy He intended you to have.


BGEA: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

 

[Chad]

Great post brother. So true. If Christ is not the core center of marriage, it does not last and does not receive the true blessings GOD intended for that couple.

Duties of a Husband

Proverbs 5:15-20

15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
16 Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
19 As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be enraptured with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?

1 Corinthians 7:1-3

Principles of Marriage

1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:
It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

Ephesians 5:25-33

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body,[a] of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”[b] 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

1 Peter 3:7

7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.


Duties of a Wife

1 Peter 3:1-6

1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.

 

[Lance]

Fire in your lap

I didn't believe that quote about fire in your lap until I looked it up. LOL

We learn something new every day and isn't it worthwhile. I was luckly with my wife. She never stopped loving me and it was in stark contrast to almost everybody else. I am, looking forward to meeting her again in the next life.

God bless