Jesus again quotes from Exodus to bring everyone’s attention to the commandment against adultery:
“You shall not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
Jesus adds to this commandment, though. He says that even if you look at a woman lustfully you have already committed adultery in your heart. It’s a heart issue.
Jesus then adds that if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out because that would be better than Hell. If you hand causes you to sin, cut it off because that would be better than Hell.
Jesus highlights the terrible misery of Hell. He warns us that living in sin will in fact lead us to this awful eternity of punishment. But what’s more, He speaks on our sin really becoming a heart issue. How can we truly love others the way God has called if we are looking at them lustfully? The connection can be made for all sin we find ourselves wrapped up in. When we act in sin, love is not found.
Consider today how your sin isn’t just a wrong action, thought or word…and how it is changing your heart and making it more difficult to carry out the love you have been called to share.
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