Can you commit adultery in your mind

This is what we want to believe is normal. What is normal and healthy is to gain a healthy relationship with Jesus Christ, grow as a believer by prayer, reading, and studying what sin is. Whether we know not what sin is, we still have to realize the actions we take in sin will always have a reaction. Simply put, God has given us a way out, Jesus Christ will lift the stained window from our eyes if we search out our hearts and realize there is no escaping the nature of sin but by Jesus.

Don Quinn Maintenance Man at a senior apartment building. Adultery of the heart is exactly what it says. When your heart is controlled by the mind your thoughts betray you. When Jesus made his remarks he did so because people did-and still do-think they are not sinning as long as they don't act.

To be a Christian is to be Christ like, in thought and deed. God wants us to be as his Son and that is to be pure in heart. We cannot be pure in heart when we have lustful thoughts.

He said the Spirit needs to control the heart, which will control the mind, which controls the body. He is saying the same thing Jesus says, the heart shows us who we are all the time. Lust of the heart will control the mind which will control the body. And we have sinned already. I know it's hard but that is why Jesus forgives us.

Remember lust is not always sexual, that was the example Jesus gave. However you can also lust after money, things, and false gods. To remain on the right path keep the Holy Spirit in your heart. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed engaged woman, and such a woman was an adulteress. Adultery is forbidden in the Bible: Ex.

A sinful thought is as wicked as a sinful act. Job makes a covenant with his eyes lest he looks upon a virgin Job And so Jesus who came "not to destroy, but to fulfill" Mt , in full agreement with the ethical and religious teaching of Judaism, makes the intent of the 7th commandment explicit when he declares that "everyone that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" Mt The first step would be to ask the Lord for forgiveness.

You can plead with the Lord on providing strength, through his grace, to overcome the sin of adultery in your heart. Overtime, depending on your personal choices, you can overcome this through the grace of Christ. I also like this thought from James Allen who once wrote:. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind. Just as a gardener cultivates his plot, keeping it free from weeds, and growing the flowers and fruits which he requires, so may a man tend the garden of his mind, weeding out all the wrong, useless, and impure thoughts, and cultivating toward perfection the flowers and fruits of right, useful, and pure thoughts.

By pursuing this process, a man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. It is good that you are concerned with your thoughts, as we all should be; however, although it has already been answered I will answer it more directly.

The act of adultery is a serious transgression and requires priesthood authority and keys through a judge in Israel to help us through the process of repentance. Is it still adultery if the whole thing is just imagined in your mind?

But I say to you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew ,39 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire….

Matthew ,29 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: …. Genesis And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. Genesis And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. Exodus Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Psalm I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. Romans ,8,14 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet…. Context Crossref Comment Greek. Verse Click for Chapter. Whenever a woman or an image of a woman begins to tempt me to think impure thoughts, I instantly remove my eyes away from it as many times as it takes until it is gone.

I only want to feed that, which is beneficial to the health of my marriage and my spiritual life. I came to realize that holiness and purity are achieved by a series of choices that I make every day.

I Cindy want to add something to help you as well. In it she said:. A husband will work hard at convincing his wife and others that the addiction [to pornography] is her fault.

He does this to lessen his own guilt. Beating yourself up is nonproductive and pointless. It also invites self-pity and therefore sin. We pray you will flee from sexual temptation and sin. Do what you can to sexually enjoy each other only. Do it for your sakes. And also do it to someday help to educate your children before their minds become exposed to things that can draw them into such addictions that can ruin their lives and marriages.

Tagged: marital intimacy , sexual satisfaction. Filed under: Marriage Messages. USA I have committed adultery against my wife several times. I have slept with prostitutes as well as male prostitutes dressed as females. I have been saved for 8 years. But this has always been my battle. I told my wife once about my adultery but not the other times. I struggle with thoughts, lust and when I get mad at my wife I get get tempted even more.

Can someone reach out to me please?? You need to confess first to God and then to your wife for everything that you have done. She needs to know. It is her right to know. You are subjecting her to diseases. You are putting her life and yours in danger.

You need to seek counseling -you have sexual issues that need to be addressed. God is a wonderful God and he will never desert you. God Bless. NIGERIA Please, is it a sin when one woke up and found out he has wet his bed and what is the best solution to such issues to forestall future occurrence?

My husband had went to a bachelor party a few days ago and allowed a stripper to give him a lap dance completely naked after he had promised me he would leave if there were any strippers.

I found it made me very uncomfortable. We said our vows 1 year ago and he promised me that at this party if their were strippers he would call me to come get him when all along he knew there would be and he planned to lie to me.

I know how I feel but am I justified? Is this truly a form of adultery? Am I wrong for feeling so betrayed?