exodus 20:14 you shall not commit adultery
this is one of the top 10 - God's big list of commandments - adultery is wrong - period - no discussion - no explanation
and remember what Jesus said in that scripture i pointed you to yesterday - if you look on a person with lust you have committed adultery in your heart
one of the problems with the old testament law was it's inability to be complete - as it has often been said - you can't legislate morality - you can make people drive the speed limit when a trooper is following them - the rest of the time you just hope the threat of a ticket slows them down a bit - the threat doesn't change the heart - in the same way the old testament law couldn't change peoples' hearts
read with me today from part of a chapter where Jesus talked about the heart - He explains how it isn't just the letter of the law that must be followed - it's the heart that makes the difference
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt%205:17-48&version=NKJV
this is one of the top 10 - God's big list of commandments - adultery is wrong - period - no discussion - no explanation
and remember what Jesus said in that scripture i pointed you to yesterday - if you look on a person with lust you have committed adultery in your heart
one of the problems with the old testament law was it's inability to be complete - as it has often been said - you can't legislate morality - you can make people drive the speed limit when a trooper is following them - the rest of the time you just hope the threat of a ticket slows them down a bit - the threat doesn't change the heart - in the same way the old testament law couldn't change peoples' hearts
read with me today from part of a chapter where Jesus talked about the heart - He explains how it isn't just the letter of the law that must be followed - it's the heart that makes the difference
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt%205:17-48&version=NKJV
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