The Unfaithful Wife
Why are some wives unfaithful?
I once knew a man, that was crazy in love with his wife. He suffered rejection by his own family, when he married her, but it did not matter, because he was crazy in love with her. I have never seen a man that was more in love with his wife, than this man.
His wife was the only woman in the world, to this man. If he would have had to walk across a five mile wide stretch of nude beach, to reach his wife on the other side for some reason, then he would not have even noticed those other women. It was just like a man looking for his car in a parking lot. The only car that interests him, is the one that is his ride. This woman was the desire of his eyes.
This man made all kinds of sacrifices to take care of his wife. He cherished every moment that he spent with her. He brought her little gifts all the time, for no reason other than to let her know how much he loved her. Every day he went out of his way, to let her know that she was his most precious possession. I have never known a man that treasured his wife, more than this man.
How did his wife respond to this man's kindness and affection?
After five years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil. She gave her body and her affections to another man. She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed Jesus.
Unfortunately, I have known many men that have been betrayed by an unfaithful wife, but I have never seen it affect anyone, as much as this man. I have never seen a man that was so broken-hearted, as this man.
This man was so full of life, before he found out that the one that he loved, did not love him back. Suddenly, this man did not care what he ate, because food had lost all of its flavor. Suddenly, his vision went from high def color, to grainy black and white. Suddenly, the soundtrack of his life went from being full of energy, to a dragging monotone. Suddenly, there was no difference in the smell of a dead skunk, and a fragrant rose, to this man. Suddenly, he could feel neither pleasure, nor pain, in his body, because the pain in his soul, overwhelm every sensation of his body. The unfaithful wife had killed her husband, as surely as if she had put a gun to his heart, and pulled the trigger.
While faith in the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) kept this man from suicide, he was never the same again. He had been fun and spontaneous, before he was betrayed, but afterwards, he became very serious and meticulous.
This man forgave the unfaithful wife when she asked, because he was still crazy in love with her. Still this man wanted to know, what he had done wrong, to cause his wife to be unfaithful to him. His wife kept telling him, that there was nothing that he had done wrong. This was hard to accept, because it meant, that there was nothing that he could do, to prevent her from betraying him again. Finally, after a few years, he accepted the truth. While he had never done her nothing but good, she had repaid him evil for good, for no reason at all.
This man almost worked himself to death, to take care of children, that he could not even be 100% sure that he had fathered, because he still loved her. In fact, when his wife went astray again, he forgave her again, because he loved her children. The love this man had for the unfaithful wife, was greater than the pain she had caused him. However, there was no sacrifice that the man could make, to remove the unfaithfulness from his wife. The unfaithful wife continued to repay this man, evil for good.
Years later, a painful confrontation brought out the truth, about why the unfaithful wife had continued to be cold toward her husband, for decades after he had twice forgiven her. She still kept her affections for the man, that she had used to kill her husband, all those years ago. Everything good that her husband had done, could not cause her to love him. The unfaithful wife still repaid this man, evil for good.
For decades, she had held on to a belief, that this other man had loved her, while her husband had not. Finally, she knew that she had been a fool, when she realized this simple truth: If you love something, then you take care of it.
A man that loves his horse feeds it, shelters it, grooms it, rides it, and gives it medical attention when needed. Another man might ride his horse, but that does not mean that he loves the horse. Loving to ride a horse, is not same as loving the horse. The one that loves the horse, is the one that takes care of the horse. The one that loves you, is the one that takes of you. The man that loves a woman, is the one who takes care of her.
This man was the only one that ever loved really her, for he was the one that took care of her, despite how she had repaid his goodness with evil. This man had taken care of her, when she reached the point of almost dying, from an illness that came on her, due to her unfaithfulness. This man had almost died from overwork, to take care of her children, that may have been conceived, in her unfaithfulness. This man had never been the least bit unfaithful to her. This man was the one that loved her.
That other man was a liar. He simply told her whatever she wanted to hear, so he could get out of her, whatever he wanted to get. He had never made any kind of sacrifice to take care of her. He had almost destroyed her family. He had wrecked her health. He had abandoned her, when he was afraid that her husband had found out. He had never loved her. He had only loved, what she did for him.
When the unfaithful wife realized who really loved her, then this man and his wife made a renewed covenant, to put an end to the unfaithfulness.
Now some people say that women are responders, and that a man will always get back later, what he puts into her, multiplied. Sort of like how a man puts a little bitty seed into a woman, and gets back a baby. They say this, as if women were mindless vending machines. This certainly was not the case with this man, and the unfaithful wife.
The Book of Truth (The Bible) tells the truth, about the unfaithful wife. In fact, there is an entire book called Hosea, to explain the truth about the unfaithful wife.
Hosea married Gomer and they had a son (Hosea 1:3). Then they had a daughter (Hosea 1:6). Finally they had another son (Hosea 1:9). Hosea loved his wife and her children. He never did nothing to her but good.
How did Gomer respond to the goodness of Hosea? After years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil. She gave her body and her affections to other men (Hosea 2:5). She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed the Man of Truth.
Finally, the unfaithful wife realized that these men did not love her, because they did not take care of her (Hosea 2:7).
Hosea was still crazy in love with the unfaithful wife, so he forgave her, and gave sacrificially, so she could return to him (Hosea 3:2). Hosea then made a renewed covenant with her, to put an end to the unfaithfulness (Hosea 3:3).
There really was a man named Hosea, that was crazy in love with a woman named Gomer, and these things really happened to them, just like the man with the unfaithful wife. However, this true story was set up by The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), as a play about Israel and Him. In this play Hosea represents Him, Gomer represents Israel, the other men represent idols, and the unfaithfulness represents idol worship. To say that Hosea, somehow caused Gomer to be the unfaithful wife, is the same as saying that, the Father of Truth caused Israel, to go into idol worship.
Why did Gomer become the unfaithful wife? What had Hosea done to cause her to become unfaithful? Gomer did not become the unfaithful wife, because of anything that Hosea had done. Gomer became the unfaithful wife, because of her condition before she ever met Hosea. The Father of Truth commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute, because her condition was like that of Israel, before she ever knew Him (Hosea 1:2). Just as Hosea had taken her out of whoredom, so also had the Father of Truth taken Israel out of idolatry, in Egypt (Hosea 2:15).
Just as Hosea had given Gomer children, so also had the Father of Truth caused Israel to multiply (Exodus 32:13).
Just as Gomer gave her body and affections to other men, so also did Israel give her affection to idols (Hosea 2:13).
Just as Gomer finally decided to return to Hosea, after she realized that these other men never loved her, so also shall Israel one day return to the Father of Truth, when she realizes that no one else ever loved her (Hosea 2:16-17).
The Father of Truth is still crazy in love with Israel, so He has forgiven her, and given sacrificially so that she can return to Him (Hosea 3). The Father of Truth has made a Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka New Testament) to end the unfaithfulness (Hosea 2:19-20).
This Renewed Covenant was promised to Israel, because like the unfaithful wife, they did not keep the Original Covenant (Tanach aka Old Testament) (Jeremiah 31:31-32). This second covenant was made, because the first covenant was not able to keep Israel, from being an unfaithful wife (Hebrews 8:7-9). This Renewed Covenant was made to take away unfaithfulness (Hebrews 8:12-13).
This Renewed Covenant given to Israel, is not like the first covenant, that was written on stones (Jeremiah 31:33). This Renewed Covenant is written on their hearts, and minds (Hebrews 8:10).
In an even wider sense, this play is not just about Israel, but the entire human race. Those that had not been called His people, as part of the first covenant, were going to be called His Children, under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 1:10). Those that had not obtained mercy, as part of the first covenant that He made with Israel, would obtain mercy under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 2:23).
The Gentiles have been as much like the unfaithful wife, as the Jews (Romans 3:9). This Renewed Covenant has concluded all in mercy, because all have been like the unfaithful wife (Romans 11:32). Like Israel, the Gentiles were unfaithful, because of their condition, before the Father of Truth knew them (Romans 5:12-14). Like Israel, He had caused them to multiply, and gave each nation its own land (Genesis 10:32). Like Israel, the Gentiles gave their affection to idols (Romans 1:21-23). Like Israel, the Gentiles will return to Him, when they realize that no one loves them like Him (Revelation 15:4). Like Israel, He is so crazy in love with them, that He has forgiven them, and sacrificially gave the Man of Truth, so that they could return to Him (John 3:16-17). Like Israel, He has included the Gentiles in this Renewed Covenant, to end their unfaithfulness (Ephesians 2:14-16).
Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now be called His Children, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (Romans 9:23-26). Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now obtain mercy, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (1 Peter 2:10). Both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, form a new people, who are completely different, from both the Jews and the Gentiles, who have not accepted this Renewed Covenant (1 Corinthians 10:32).
All that come into this Renewed Covenant, Jew or Gentile, must do so through the Man of Truth, because of the price that he paid, so they could return to the Father of Truth (Hebrews 8:22-25). The Man of Truth causes both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, to become a single new people, who had never existed before (Ephesians 2:14-16).
This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, because it is written on a heart, that has been softened by the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 11:18-20). This Renewed Covenant relies on the the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost), working on the inside of those who accept it (Ezekiel 36:25-27). This Renewed Covenant is written by the Spirit of Truth, on the hearts of Jews and Gentiles, who accept it (2 Corinthians 3:3). The natural result of the Spirit of Truth working on the inside, is the end of all unfaithfulness (Galatians 5:22). [The Greek word translated as "faith" here literally means "faithfulness".]
Before you can accept this Renewed Covenant, you must realize this one simple truth: The One that takes care of you, is the One who loves you.
The Father of Truth sent people, to bring you back to Himself (Acts 26:16-18). He has given you every good thing in your life (James 1:17). He sent the Man of Truth to undo the damage, that was done by the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil), in your life (1 John 3:8).
That other one, the Father of Lies, is a liar (John 8:44). He only wants to destroy your life, your family, and your health, while the Man of Truth came to save you (John 10:10).
This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, among those come into the House of Truth (Hebrews 10:16-17). Those who come into the House of Truth and stay, will have all unfaithfulness removed (Matthew 10:22). Instead of being like the unfaithful wife, you can come into the House of Truth, by accepting this Renewed Covenant (Romans 11:26-27). The Father of Truth proved that this Renewed Covenant, will remove all unfaithfulness, from those who come into the House of Truth, when He raised the Man of Truth from the dead (Hebrews 13:20-21).
You can come into the House of Truth, by submitting to the Man of Truth ,because you believe that the Father of Truth, raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9).
Come into the House of Truth.
I once knew a man, that was crazy in love with his wife. He suffered rejection by his own family, when he married her, but it did not matter, because he was crazy in love with her. I have never seen a man that was more in love with his wife, than this man.
His wife was the only woman in the world, to this man. If he would have had to walk across a five mile wide stretch of nude beach, to reach his wife on the other side for some reason, then he would not have even noticed those other women. It was just like a man looking for his car in a parking lot. The only car that interests him, is the one that is his ride. This woman was the desire of his eyes.
This man made all kinds of sacrifices to take care of his wife. He cherished every moment that he spent with her. He brought her little gifts all the time, for no reason other than to let her know how much he loved her. Every day he went out of his way, to let her know that she was his most precious possession. I have never known a man that treasured his wife, more than this man.
How did his wife respond to this man's kindness and affection?
After five years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil. She gave her body and her affections to another man. She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed Jesus.
Unfortunately, I have known many men that have been betrayed by an unfaithful wife, but I have never seen it affect anyone, as much as this man. I have never seen a man that was so broken-hearted, as this man.
This man was so full of life, before he found out that the one that he loved, did not love him back. Suddenly, this man did not care what he ate, because food had lost all of its flavor. Suddenly, his vision went from high def color, to grainy black and white. Suddenly, the soundtrack of his life went from being full of energy, to a dragging monotone. Suddenly, there was no difference in the smell of a dead skunk, and a fragrant rose, to this man. Suddenly, he could feel neither pleasure, nor pain, in his body, because the pain in his soul, overwhelm every sensation of his body. The unfaithful wife had killed her husband, as surely as if she had put a gun to his heart, and pulled the trigger.
While faith in the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) kept this man from suicide, he was never the same again. He had been fun and spontaneous, before he was betrayed, but afterwards, he became very serious and meticulous.
This man forgave the unfaithful wife when she asked, because he was still crazy in love with her. Still this man wanted to know, what he had done wrong, to cause his wife to be unfaithful to him. His wife kept telling him, that there was nothing that he had done wrong. This was hard to accept, because it meant, that there was nothing that he could do, to prevent her from betraying him again. Finally, after a few years, he accepted the truth. While he had never done her nothing but good, she had repaid him evil for good, for no reason at all.
This man almost worked himself to death, to take care of children, that he could not even be 100% sure that he had fathered, because he still loved her. In fact, when his wife went astray again, he forgave her again, because he loved her children. The love this man had for the unfaithful wife, was greater than the pain she had caused him. However, there was no sacrifice that the man could make, to remove the unfaithfulness from his wife. The unfaithful wife continued to repay this man, evil for good.
Years later, a painful confrontation brought out the truth, about why the unfaithful wife had continued to be cold toward her husband, for decades after he had twice forgiven her. She still kept her affections for the man, that she had used to kill her husband, all those years ago. Everything good that her husband had done, could not cause her to love him. The unfaithful wife still repaid this man, evil for good.
For decades, she had held on to a belief, that this other man had loved her, while her husband had not. Finally, she knew that she had been a fool, when she realized this simple truth: If you love something, then you take care of it.
A man that loves his horse feeds it, shelters it, grooms it, rides it, and gives it medical attention when needed. Another man might ride his horse, but that does not mean that he loves the horse. Loving to ride a horse, is not same as loving the horse. The one that loves the horse, is the one that takes care of the horse. The one that loves you, is the one that takes of you. The man that loves a woman, is the one who takes care of her.
This man was the only one that ever loved really her, for he was the one that took care of her, despite how she had repaid his goodness with evil. This man had taken care of her, when she reached the point of almost dying, from an illness that came on her, due to her unfaithfulness. This man had almost died from overwork, to take care of her children, that may have been conceived, in her unfaithfulness. This man had never been the least bit unfaithful to her. This man was the one that loved her.
That other man was a liar. He simply told her whatever she wanted to hear, so he could get out of her, whatever he wanted to get. He had never made any kind of sacrifice to take care of her. He had almost destroyed her family. He had wrecked her health. He had abandoned her, when he was afraid that her husband had found out. He had never loved her. He had only loved, what she did for him.
When the unfaithful wife realized who really loved her, then this man and his wife made a renewed covenant, to put an end to the unfaithfulness.
Now some people say that women are responders, and that a man will always get back later, what he puts into her, multiplied. Sort of like how a man puts a little bitty seed into a woman, and gets back a baby. They say this, as if women were mindless vending machines. This certainly was not the case with this man, and the unfaithful wife.
The Book of Truth (The Bible) tells the truth, about the unfaithful wife. In fact, there is an entire book called Hosea, to explain the truth about the unfaithful wife.
Hosea married Gomer and they had a son (Hosea 1:3). Then they had a daughter (Hosea 1:6). Finally they had another son (Hosea 1:9). Hosea loved his wife and her children. He never did nothing to her but good.
How did Gomer respond to the goodness of Hosea? After years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil. She gave her body and her affections to other men (Hosea 2:5). She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed the Man of Truth.
Finally, the unfaithful wife realized that these men did not love her, because they did not take care of her (Hosea 2:7).
Hosea was still crazy in love with the unfaithful wife, so he forgave her, and gave sacrificially, so she could return to him (Hosea 3:2). Hosea then made a renewed covenant with her, to put an end to the unfaithfulness (Hosea 3:3).
There really was a man named Hosea, that was crazy in love with a woman named Gomer, and these things really happened to them, just like the man with the unfaithful wife. However, this true story was set up by The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), as a play about Israel and Him. In this play Hosea represents Him, Gomer represents Israel, the other men represent idols, and the unfaithfulness represents idol worship. To say that Hosea, somehow caused Gomer to be the unfaithful wife, is the same as saying that, the Father of Truth caused Israel, to go into idol worship.
Why did Gomer become the unfaithful wife? What had Hosea done to cause her to become unfaithful? Gomer did not become the unfaithful wife, because of anything that Hosea had done. Gomer became the unfaithful wife, because of her condition before she ever met Hosea. The Father of Truth commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute, because her condition was like that of Israel, before she ever knew Him (Hosea 1:2). Just as Hosea had taken her out of whoredom, so also had the Father of Truth taken Israel out of idolatry, in Egypt (Hosea 2:15).
Just as Hosea had given Gomer children, so also had the Father of Truth caused Israel to multiply (Exodus 32:13).
Just as Gomer gave her body and affections to other men, so also did Israel give her affection to idols (Hosea 2:13).
Just as Gomer finally decided to return to Hosea, after she realized that these other men never loved her, so also shall Israel one day return to the Father of Truth, when she realizes that no one else ever loved her (Hosea 2:16-17).
The Father of Truth is still crazy in love with Israel, so He has forgiven her, and given sacrificially so that she can return to Him (Hosea 3). The Father of Truth has made a Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka New Testament) to end the unfaithfulness (Hosea 2:19-20).
This Renewed Covenant was promised to Israel, because like the unfaithful wife, they did not keep the Original Covenant (Tanach aka Old Testament) (Jeremiah 31:31-32). This second covenant was made, because the first covenant was not able to keep Israel, from being an unfaithful wife (Hebrews 8:7-9). This Renewed Covenant was made to take away unfaithfulness (Hebrews 8:12-13).
This Renewed Covenant given to Israel, is not like the first covenant, that was written on stones (Jeremiah 31:33). This Renewed Covenant is written on their hearts, and minds (Hebrews 8:10).
In an even wider sense, this play is not just about Israel, but the entire human race. Those that had not been called His people, as part of the first covenant, were going to be called His Children, under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 1:10). Those that had not obtained mercy, as part of the first covenant that He made with Israel, would obtain mercy under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 2:23).
The Gentiles have been as much like the unfaithful wife, as the Jews (Romans 3:9). This Renewed Covenant has concluded all in mercy, because all have been like the unfaithful wife (Romans 11:32). Like Israel, the Gentiles were unfaithful, because of their condition, before the Father of Truth knew them (Romans 5:12-14). Like Israel, He had caused them to multiply, and gave each nation its own land (Genesis 10:32). Like Israel, the Gentiles gave their affection to idols (Romans 1:21-23). Like Israel, the Gentiles will return to Him, when they realize that no one loves them like Him (Revelation 15:4). Like Israel, He is so crazy in love with them, that He has forgiven them, and sacrificially gave the Man of Truth, so that they could return to Him (John 3:16-17). Like Israel, He has included the Gentiles in this Renewed Covenant, to end their unfaithfulness (Ephesians 2:14-16).
Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now be called His Children, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (Romans 9:23-26). Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now obtain mercy, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (1 Peter 2:10). Both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, form a new people, who are completely different, from both the Jews and the Gentiles, who have not accepted this Renewed Covenant (1 Corinthians 10:32).
All that come into this Renewed Covenant, Jew or Gentile, must do so through the Man of Truth, because of the price that he paid, so they could return to the Father of Truth (Hebrews 8:22-25). The Man of Truth causes both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, to become a single new people, who had never existed before (Ephesians 2:14-16).
This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, because it is written on a heart, that has been softened by the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 11:18-20). This Renewed Covenant relies on the the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost), working on the inside of those who accept it (Ezekiel 36:25-27). This Renewed Covenant is written by the Spirit of Truth, on the hearts of Jews and Gentiles, who accept it (2 Corinthians 3:3). The natural result of the Spirit of Truth working on the inside, is the end of all unfaithfulness (Galatians 5:22). [The Greek word translated as "faith" here literally means "faithfulness".]
Before you can accept this Renewed Covenant, you must realize this one simple truth: The One that takes care of you, is the One who loves you.
The Father of Truth sent people, to bring you back to Himself (Acts 26:16-18). He has given you every good thing in your life (James 1:17). He sent the Man of Truth to undo the damage, that was done by the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil), in your life (1 John 3:8).
That other one, the Father of Lies, is a liar (John 8:44). He only wants to destroy your life, your family, and your health, while the Man of Truth came to save you (John 10:10).
This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, among those come into the House of Truth (Hebrews 10:16-17). Those who come into the House of Truth and stay, will have all unfaithfulness removed (Matthew 10:22). Instead of being like the unfaithful wife, you can come into the House of Truth, by accepting this Renewed Covenant (Romans 11:26-27). The Father of Truth proved that this Renewed Covenant, will remove all unfaithfulness, from those who come into the House of Truth, when He raised the Man of Truth from the dead (Hebrews 13:20-21).
You can come into the House of Truth, by submitting to the Man of Truth ,because you believe that the Father of Truth, raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9).
Come into the House of Truth.
Labels: Adultery, Forgiveness, Israel, Love, Reconciliation, Renewed Covenant, Romance
posted by The House Of Truth @ August 10, 2013
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