Jesus taught us that the whole law depends on us loving God, our neighbours and ourselves. This means that no Christian seeking to live a life of love can commit adultery. But it also goes a lot further than that. Learn more in this no-nonsense post. *** Warning: this post contains descriptions of sexual offences in the Bible. If you are offended by this, do not read this post. ***

Covetousness drives us into the arms of adultery - a sin which brings no joy and only destruction. The terrible tale of David and Bathsheba makes that warning particularly plain.