What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [9] 01/04/2026 (Evening thought)

Leviticus 20: 10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Are there things the wife or the husband are better off not knowing, or, in situations where skeletons are in your closet, should persons open a potential can of worms, by confessing to the one who doesn’t know that they were wronged? The Bible strongly encourages husbands and wives to be honest and straightforward with each other, and wherever possible and sensible, confessing to one another is in order. But persons must be careful and wise in doing so.

[ 1LTMS, MS 1 1855, par 5] The wife should have no secrets to keep from her husband, and let others know, and the husband should have no secrets to keep from his wife to relate to others…. Confessing infidelity to one’s spouse doesn’t always come with the guarantee that everything would go smoothly. In David’s case, he trembled for his life, for if he were to confess his sin to Uriah, the soldier could legally put David to death, and he could also take out Bathsheba in the process.

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 718] None could foresee what would be the result should the crime become known. The law of God pronounced the adulterer guilty of death, and the proud-spirited soldier, so shamefully wronged, might avenge himself by taking the life of the king or by exciting the nation to revolt.

2nd Samuel 11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [8] 01/03/2026 (Morning thought)

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

There are, and there have been instances where the husband or wife cheated, and they apparently got off scotch free, meaning, that the other was none the wiser. A married woman has a one-night stance on a business trip she went on. Afterward her conscience bothers her for some time as she grapples with her conscious guilt. She longs to confess to her husband, but she does not know how he will take it, since, like Uriah, he is a soldier in the army on active duty, and who knows, he might just trip a fuse.

She confesses to God, she never gets pregnant, and after that single rendezvous she never ever falls into the sin again. The woman makes a genuine change for the better. Years go by, the husband never finds out, they go on to have a decent family, with several kids, and they remain married for fifty years. But there is that one lone skeleton in her closet that has never been disclosed to her husband, and she is contemplating whether or not she should spill the beans and tell him about what he does not know.

If she does, it could potentially cause a rupture in the marriage and the family, and could possibly alienate the children. Should she let sleeping dogs lie? She doesn’t know how he will react, even though they attend church regularly. This situation has occurred more often than some spouses think, and it raises another basic question about forgiveness, especially within the context of married persons.

Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!