Another “you have heard” statement…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not
commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has
already committed adultery with her in his heart.
The law of sin and death said don’t commit
adultery. In fact, there were stiff
penalties for those who did. In today’s
society, our culture actually encourages adultery by placing on the big screen
as something enticing and tasty. Having an
affair is the norm, it’s expected for marriages to end after a season, and
sleeping around is what everyone does…
Adultery is sin.
But Jesus goes further here to say that even just thinking about
adultery in the mind, before ever acting upon in in the flesh, is the same as
doing it!
The next couple of verses say if a part of our
body causes us to stumble, it’s better to be rid of that part than to lose our
entire body.
It takes making good choices to keep away from
this sneaky sin of lust and sexuality. It
takes turning the channel, walking away from being alone with a person,
capturing our thoughts through meditating on the Word, and repenting of
wandering hearts, in order to stay away from this destructive sin, one that
destroys families.
Some people don’t like rules or commitments, and they
don’t want to vow to love someone forever.
That’s just too much work, and they want a way out.
God created marriage as something sacred and
honorable, and we MUST leave lust and run after loving HIM so that we can freely love, and honor, the one we're with.
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