Committed Faithfulness

Exodus 20:1-2, 14

September 13, 2020

Rev. Bruce Brown

I.     The Foundation of the Seventh Commandment  (verse 14; Genesis 2:18-25; Ephesians 5)

II.   The Function of the Seventh Commandment  (verse 14; I Corinthians 6; Matthew 5:27-32) 

III.  Flourishing in Obedience to the Seventh Commandment (verse 14; Revelation 19:6-8)

This is what a biblical understanding of marriage looks like: a relationship of sexual complementarity, the kind which (if all the "plumbing" is functioning) can produce children, a husband and wife showing forth the mystery of Christ and the church.  Once you have these building blocks in place, the seventh commandment makes sense as something more than divine decree.  There is an internal moral logic that renders every kind of adultery, fornication, bestiality, homosexuality, and prostitution a violation of the divine design."  ~ Kevin DeYoung