“Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Galatians 6:14
“The Gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.”
~ Jerry Bridges
“The Cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us.” ~ John Stott ///
A4P Guest: I heard you saying many times and read on many of your posts that looking at a woman lustfully is like committing adultery. Am I right?
A4P: First, I didn’t say that; Jesus did in Matthew 5:28
“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
And second, Jesus didn’t say, “looking at a woman lustfully is LIKE committing adultery.” He said, “anyone who looks at a woman lustfully HAS ALREADY committed adultery with her in his heart.” (capitalization is added emphasis)
A4P Guest: Okay, Jesus said it and I heard you quoting Him many times.
Yes, we can’t continue to live in sin if we are born of God.
The Word of God says, “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.” (1 John 3:9)
How true that is! We simply can’t live in sin. We just can’t because God’s seed remains in us. Hallelujah! ///
God set you and I free from the bondage of sin to reveal His Son, Jesus Christ, in and through us.
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
The above kind of lifestyle is not only true of Paul but everyone who is in Christ.
Whenever I mention what Jesus said on Matthew 5:28, “- – – anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart” many people ask me, “How can I then decide who to marry without sexually lusting after them?”
This question totally breaks my heart because it tells me that those people who ask this question see lust as a holy and pure sexual desire every one of us naturally have.
Sure, opposite charges attract each other; like protons (positive) and electrons (negative).
And when we bring this “opposites attract” principle to dating business, it gets a little interesting. I’m not sure how people with few words tend to fall in love with those who literally don’t stop talking. Yes, they do. That is why I happened to be married.
I’m sure many of you know Priscilla Shirer (daughter of Pastor Tony Evans and she is one of the main characters in the “War Room” movie). Well, this is her show called “The Chat with Priscilla” (made possible by Lifeway Christian Resource.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40All91wT2s
So, in this show, Priscilla had two guests and one of whom is, Mo Isom, a blogger and speaker, known by her “50 Shades of Grace” blog.
This is a short clip from my last Sunday sermon message at Lancaster. This message is very dear and close to my heart. And to tell you the truth, this message is all about Appeal for Purity Ministry.
Please listen to it carefully. Don’t hang up on “This is very short message” or, “Please release the whole message” kind of thing. This is enough message to chew on for today and to tell you the truth, I’m purposely uploading short messages. Why?
