# Can Adultery Be Forgiven by God? **URL:** \ **Category:** Christian Dating\ **Created:** [October 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782 "2026-10-15T22:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristoper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/tristoper/32/44_2.png) [@Tristoper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Tristoper)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/1 "2026-10-15T22:16:00Z")
If adultery goes against God, what if the other spouse forgives them and wants to work on the marriage? Can the spouse who committed the adultery also be forgiven by God? ---
**Author:** ![EqualYoked](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/equalyoked/32/134_2.png) [@EqualYoked](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/EqualYoked)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/2 "2026-10-15T22:16:02Z")
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**Author:** ![pineapplebowl](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/pineapplebowl/32/1168_2.png) [@pineapplebowl](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/pineapplebowl)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/3 "2026-10-16T00:29:06Z")
Yes, God can forgive adultery. Jesus wouldn’t condemn the woman caught in adultery. He told her to go and sin no more. David committed adultery and then had the husband killed to cover it up, but after he repented he was still called a man after God’s own heart. In your case the spouse who’s been wronged is already forgiving. The hardest part is accepting that forgiveness and rebuilding trust one day at a time. Shame will keep saying you’re disqualified from a restored marriage, and it takes a while to quit listening to it. ---
**Author:** ![Wrapping\_Paper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@Wrapping\_Paper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Wrapping_Paper)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/4 "2026-10-16T03:31:43Z")
Yes, God can forgive adultery. God’s forgiveness is separate from the spouse’s forgiveness, though. The one who cheated has to confess and repent on their own. The spouse can’t do that for them. Forgiveness doesn’t erase the consequences. Trust has to be rebuilt slowly, and that takes telling the truth and changing behavior over time. ---
**Author:** ![Faith\_Struggles](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Faith\_Struggles](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Faith_Struggles)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/5 "2026-10-17T11:26:53Z")
Only the blood of Christ settles God’s forgiveness… Scripture lists those who practice adultery among the people who won’t inherit the kingdom and then says in almost the same breath that some who did _exactly_ that have been washed. ---
**Author:** ![MaranathaCome](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/maranathacome/32/1221_2.png) [@MaranathaCome](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/MaranathaCome)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/6 "2026-10-17T17:43:19Z")
That “such were some of you” line humbles me every time, because I’ve needed that same washing more than I like to admit. ---
**Author:** ![CanyonJuniper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/canyonjuniper/32/1493_2.png) [@CanyonJuniper](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/CanyonJuniper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/7 "2026-10-17T19:19:11Z")
The shame part, yeah. It doesn’t stop talking just because the wronged spouse already forgave, and it has a way of showing up right when things start getting better. David was forgiven, and the sword still never left his house. Forgiveness and consequences both happened. I think it helps to say both out loud. ---
**Author:** ![His-Rules](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/his-rules/32/1026_2.png) [@His-Rules](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/His-Rules)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/8 "2026-10-17T20:03:10Z")
Repentance, real sincere repentance. God _can_ forgive adultery but the heart has to be willing to turn away from the sin. ---
**Author:** ![NasisHere](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/67e7ee/32.png) [@NasisHere](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/NasisHere)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/9 "2026-10-19T03:10:45Z")
Love forgives. And God is love. That’s it. People overcomplicate the whole thing when the answer is pretty simple. ---
**Author:** ![vespers\_cobalt](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/vespers_cobalt/32/1432_2.png) [@vespers\_cobalt](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/vespers_cobalt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/10 "2026-10-19T17:21:57Z")
If the cheater repents and the wronged spouse is still single, that spouse can take them back or not. The cheater can’t remarry without it being adultery though, Scripture’s pretty clear there. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbow](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/rainbow/32/171_2.png) [@Rainbow](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Rainbow)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/11 "2026-10-20T06:36:44Z")
‘To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.’ (Lewis Smedes) Setting yourself free from bitterness doesn’t mean you have to keep living in the same house as the person who hurt you. ---
**Author:** ![Be\_Brave](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/be_brave/32/1111_2.png) [@Be\_Brave](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Be_Brave)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/12 "2026-10-20T22:59:56Z")
Same as anything else, adultery included. Any sin keeps going without repentance but with it forgiveness is available. ---
**Author:** ![CedarSkies](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/cedarskies/32/1316_2.png) [@CedarSkies](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/CedarSkies)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/13 "2026-10-21T14:57:55Z")
God forgave Adam but still kept him out of the garden. Gave him clothes instead and met him where he was, not where he used to be. So yes the marriage can continue with God’s blessing, it might look _different_ than before. ---
**Author:** ![justwords](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/justwords/32/1238_2.png) [@justwords](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/justwords)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/14 "2026-11-01T03:25:35Z")
Yes if they _mean_ it. Whether the spouse wants to fix things is separate though, that’s not what decides it. Praying together about it has helped some people I know feel closer again. ---
**Author:** ![notsocharmingprince](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@notsocharmingprince](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/notsocharmingprince)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/15 "2026-11-03T06:25:38Z")
Hebrews 10 kind of scares me there. Because what if they knew it was wrong the whole time and did it anyway? ---
**Author:** ![trustinhimplease](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/trustinhimplease/32/1161_2.png) [@trustinhimplease](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/trustinhimplease)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/16 "2026-11-04T23:29:12Z")
You can forgive someone without putting them back in the same role… I could forgive my tax guy for stealing, but he’s not getting my W-2s next year. ---
**Author:** ![vesperquartz](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/vesperquartz/32/1405_2.png) [@vesperquartz](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/vesperquartz)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/17 "2026-11-08T18:49:09Z")
Standing face to face with Jesus and trying to explain my sin to someone who was tortured and died for me. That makes it pretty clear whether I’m repentant or still making excuses. If I’m still justifying what I did, I’m not ready for that conversation yet. ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_Branch](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/olive_branch/32/46_2.png) [@Olive\_Branch](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/Olive_Branch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/can-adultery-be-forgiven-by-god/1782/18 "2026-11-10T22:04:07Z")
The Lord forgives the one who repents, even sin that deep. Repentance means turning around and walking the other direction, not just feeling sorry in the moment. Proverbs 6:32 doesn’t mince words about what adultery does to a person’s soul, and yet David shows us the door stays open when someone turns back.