Behold, it is written by them of old time that you shall not commit adultery. But I say unto you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. Behold, I give unto you a commandment that you suffer none of these things to enter into your heart; for it is better that you should deny yourselves of these things, wherein you will take up your cross, than that you should be cast into hell. (Matthew 5:27-30)
Adultery is prohibited in the Ten Commandments and remains an important prohibition for any moral society.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. (Genesis 25:1)
God commands man to have only one spouse and no concubines. We may remarry if our spouse has died but all of us need greater light and knowledge. The only way it can be acquired is by heed and diligence to the commandments of God. Any other path is a diversion, intended to waylay a person and prevent him or her from developing as God intends. Those who think they can follow God and yet commit adultery are deceived and giving heed to a false spirit. It is impossible to be both on the path to greater light and also engaged in such a serious sin.
Therefore “deny yourselves of these things, wherein you will take up your cross, than that you should be cast into hell.” (Matthew 5:27-28)
