I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.
-I Corinthians 5:1-2, NLT
Cheaters, Church, and Christianity
Not much has changed in the church since the Apostle Paul penned these words. Cheaters–like this man sleeping with his step-mom–are still sadly celebrated by those calling themselves Christians.
And they have no shame about it!
This is why this blog ministry exists. I write here to combat this wicked blindness to the ways of God on these matters.
Faithful spouses find themselves hit with a double blow when discovering infidelity:
Too often, they have to grasp both their spouse’s treacherous betrayals AND the church community’s.
Even after the dastardly deeds are known, faithful spouses have to deal with a community STILL making excuses for the cheater and blaming them. Furthermore, faithful spouses, too often, have to deal with a faith community teaching–in effect–the divorce of the cheater is worse than all the abuse that comes with the cheater committing adultery.
I write these posts to remind faithful spouses that such double betrayals are not what God had designed for them. They are fleshly failures on the part of those going by His Name.
-God does not blame the adultery victims for being victimized.
-God does not turn a blind-eye to adultery or celebrate such treachery.
-God does not condemn a faithful spouse who divorces a cheater.
