Step 6: Say YES to Jesus’ Perspective on Lust
Say YES to Jesus’ Perspective on Lust Scripture ““ 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. 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.” Matthew 5:27-29 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.5.27-29.NIV Brief Observation Jesus did not come to earth, go to the grave or come back from the dead for us to be casual with sin in our lives. He did not give you the gifts and the call you have so that you could waste them on lust. When Jesus instructed his disciples in the sermon on the mount, he mentions hell (Gehenna) three times. First, in reference to trashing someone with words (Matt 5:22). Then the other two times are about dealing with lust (5:29 & 30). Where Jesus instructed his followers to be swift in dealin