An “Emotional Affair”
“It wasn’t adultery; it was just an emotional affair.” She said these words as a form of self-defense. Her husband, as she saw it, was overreacting. She had been inappropriately texting, spending time with, and sharing details of her life with a co-worker, but there had been no physical contact. Distinguishing between “types of adultery” is often a means of either elevating or minimizing the nature of the relationship. The Bible, however, does not allow us to draw hard lines between types of inappropriate relationships. According to Scripture, adultery relates to both emotional and physical connections because it is fundamentally an issue of our own hearts. Continue Reading →
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