Adultery: A Great Sin Most of us recognize that certain sins carry in them a type of inherent judgment. If a person is lazy, for example, he will generally not prepare for the future and will ultimately suffer the consequences of his own laziness. Sexual infidelity, like other sins that violate people made in the image of God, brings with it not only long-term consequences but direct punishment from God himself. The evidence begins with the Scriptures, the underpinning of the Christian church. The