Finally a Post About Adultery as Abuse of Power

Rick strikes another blow to the shallow perceptions of the way of following God found in the Ten Commandments. A taste,

The “Thou” that “shalt not” is the one who can, i.e., the one with the power to take. In a paternalistic culture that is the male. In a secularized, egalitarian gender culture (at least as for sexual autonomy) the “Thou” jarringly becomes male and female. The seventh commandment is about power, not sex, and mostly about the misuse of power. One can use power inequitably but you just do not. You do not because you know without ever hearing it stated that it is wrong to use liberty for license.

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Todd Littleton: Husband to Patty. Daddy to Kimberly and Tommie. Grandpa Doc to Cohen, Max, Fox, and Marlee. Pastor to Snow Hill Baptist Church. Graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Reading. Photography. Golf. Colorado. Jeeping. Friend. <i><b>The views and opinions expressed here are my own and should not be construed as representing the corporate views of the church I pastor.</i></b>

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rick davis says:

August 12, 2009 at 9:13 pm

You sifted through all my other verbiage and found the one paragraph most central to the argument.
- Todd Littleton says:
  
  August 13, 2009 at 10:29 am
  
  Rick, I suspect a close look may unearth a number of connections to the abuse of power when looking at the Decalogue.