How far can a husband or wife venture with another before the door of infidelity is opened? Such a question reveals an improper mindset in the first place. In marriage one is bound by God to another (cf. Romans 7:2). There is no leniency! Those who understand this would never give a “free pass” to their spouse. They would not tolerate flirtation, or alone time with another! Marriage should not be entered with a mindset to find bits of freedom from that bond in the future. It is a lifetime commitment!

God is the husband of His people, and loathes infidelity (cf. Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 3:6-10, 20). Christ is the husband of the church, His wife (cf. 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:22-33). If we understand the magnitude of infidelity in a marriage relationship we must understand the same in our relationship with Christ. “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, ‘The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously’?” (James 4:4-5). Be faithful to your Lord! Do not entertain the thought of an open, or lenient relationship with Him!