OUR FATHER WHO SENT HIS SON TO DO AND TO TEACH Part 3

Continuing with Mathew chapter 5, let's look at verses 27 - 30 which escalates the sin of adultery from a physical infraction to a spiritual infraction. The Lord Jesus instructs us that the precursors to adultery that begin with the lust of the eye and then forments in the heart, are themselves adultery.

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

The counsel of the Lord is to be ruthless in putting to death the works of the flesh that can dissuade us from taking the path of the spirit.

If the desires of the flesh cause us to reject the offer of salvation and the pathway to righteousness, we should discard the inclinations of the flesh so that our whole body does not get discarded for its corruptive influence.

Amen.

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