{"id":42554,"date":"2014-04-13T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=42554"},"modified":"2022-01-29T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T03:56:00","slug":"can-you-have-adultery-without-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-you-have-adultery-without-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you have adultery without sex?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Is this adultery in any form? A spouse texts a guy friend, calls him, sends pictures of herself to him, goes to pick him up, and he buys her gifts. He says he likes her and has recently put a tattoo of her name on his body. She says they haven&#8217;t had sex. She doesn&#8217;t like him, only the gifts he buys. So is this adultery or another sin?<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know soon.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Since sex is not involved, it isn&#8217;t adultery (assuming she is telling the truth). This doesn&#8217;t make the situation right, however. Lust does seem to be involved on his part and greed may be involved on her part. For definitions see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/sex\/\">Notes on Sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Is this adultery in any form? A spouse texts a guy friend, calls him, sends pictures of herself to him, goes to pick him up, and he buys her gifts. He says he likes her and has recently put a tattoo of her name on his body. She says they haven&#8217;t had sex. 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