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Q 108: What sanction does the Lord threaten in the seventh commandment?
A 108: The Lord threatens that those who disobey the seventh commandment shall come under the judgment of God, even to the point of being separated from the believing community. (Lev. 20.19, 21; 1 Cor. 5)
In many ways the Church has not taken seriously its duty to enforce justice in the seventh commandment. We teach sexual purity, but the rate of adultery and divorce – and probably use of pornography – is nearly the same among the members of the Body of Christ. Christians are not prudes; we must learn to enjoy sexual relations according to the commandments of God. And when violations of the seventh commandment become known, it is the duty of church leaders to take steps of discipline to restore justice to the community and a right relationship with God and neighbors for the offender.
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