A Devotional Thought From Proverbs

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.     Proverbs 6:32

In the moral laxity, many would use stronger words in describing it, of the Western democracies sexual sin has virtually been enshrined as a virtual virtue, rather than as sin. All sorts of sins are overlooked or even approved by a society that has decided personal desires are more important than right living. I call it right living because God’s word teaches us that some things are just plain wrong. And, when people commit such sins they may not realize it but they have gone a long way to destroying their own souls.

Sinning with impunity hardens one’s heart, and makes it easier to fall into sin the next time you are tempted. Calling sin good instead of bad deceives one’s mind and causes those who say they have no sin to call God a liar, because God says they have sinned. He says All have sinned. Calling sin something other than sin, and saying it is really good not bad, may make some people think they don’t need a savior from sin, so they might never come to God by faith in Jesus and ask Him to forgive their sins and save their souls. So the original sin they committed whether adultery or some other, literally destroys their soul sending them into eternity unsaved.