27"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, 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. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, 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.
Divorce
31"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
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Wow... What can I say that won't take 200 pages to write? JESUS really does speak to the heart behind the words so I will be careful while being frank.
Humans are sexual beings. GOD created sexuality as one of the many physical pleasures humans can enjoy while waiting on HIS return. While HE forgives us for sins, HE still said that sex is for marriage.
I can only point to some issues today that need to be discussed.
- GOD loves marriage, yet divorce is at its highest in history.
- GOD hates adultery, yet this is at an all time high.
- GOD hates lust, yet TV lust and internet porn skyrocket.
OK, "this issue is huge", you say. What's the solution? With any big problem, the solution begins with me. I'm not going to condemn anyone for their past behavior, GOD has already forgiven those sins. What I will do is prepare us for serving GOD in a way that pleases HIM moving forward.
I have made many mistakes in the past, yet GOD wants me to serve HIM with purity.
- HE gets excited when I stay away from adultery.
- The HOLY SPIRIT jumps for joy when I choose purity instead of lust.
- GOD enjoys when I treat my wife as my one and only soul mate.
GOD wants me to love those who have fallen in these areas and to say to them HE forgives you as HE has forgiven me.
- Can you forget focusing on the sin and focus on the forgiver today?
- Is there someone in your life you are mistreating with sex?
- Do you think you have committed adultery before?
- Can you forgive yourself, because GOD has already forgiven you?
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