1006. How Many Affairs Is Too Many Affairs? | Ask Paul Tripp
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🗓️ 26 December 2025
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This week, Paul responds to a question from a husband who has endured repeated infidelity in his marriage and is wrestling with where grace ends, what faithfulness requires, and how to discern whether staying or leaving honors the Lord.
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| 0:00.0 | Paul, last week on episode 90, you answered some questions from women, a wife, and an adult |
| 0:09.1 | daughter, about discovering hidden sexual sin in the lives of their husband and their adult father. |
| 0:15.4 | Today we have a heartbreaking situation from a husband who keeps discovering that his wife is having affairs. He starts by saying, |
| 0:23.3 | I found a video of yours on YouTube where you mentioned that giving grace does not mean being abused |
| 0:29.6 | or something like that. So here is my story. I've been married for 25 years and my wife has been |
| 0:36.1 | unfaithful more than once or twice. As a matter of fact, |
| 0:39.6 | she has been unfaithful more times than many would even have stayed married this long. |
| 0:44.1 | The last time was a couple years ago. This time around, she admits that she needs help, |
| 0:49.4 | but what matters most would be seeing a desire to have a deeper relationship with the Lord |
| 0:53.8 | and a greater understanding |
| 0:55.4 | for his word in her life. And this is just something that she does not do. In the end, I just feel |
| 1:01.5 | it will happen again because she must be the one seeking change. My question is, when is enough? |
| 1:08.0 | Enough. Do I just continue being married because the Lord hates divorce? |
| 1:12.8 | We don't argue every day and I've matured as a Christian over the years and I know that the Lord |
| 1:17.0 | has a purpose in this, yet deep down I am just so tired. Please share any insight that you may have |
| 1:23.6 | that would help me. It would be great. Thank you. so paul how would you counsel this man or any |
| 1:29.5 | spouse who finds themselves in this situation of a devastating betrayal of trust this again this |
| 1:36.8 | question um is sad to have to answer. |
| 1:47.0 | And my quick answer is how many affairs are too many, the answer is one. |
| 1:54.0 | But here's what's important to understand about marriage. |
| 1:58.0 | And this is going to get us to some direction. |
| 2:04.7 | Marriage is the only human relationship that, like, our relationship with God, is called |
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