King of Hearts | Week 3

Series: King of Hearts
Date: April 25, 2021
Teacher: Allison Murray

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
Matthew 5:27

 

 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:28

You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don’t go to bed with another’s spouse.’ But don’t think you’ve preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those ogling looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt. Matthew 5:27-18 The Message 

When the heart is ready, the action will occur as occasion offers. Just as the thief is the person who would steal if circumstances were right, so the adulterer is the one who would have wrongful sex if the circumstances were right.”
– Dallas Willard The Divine Conspiracy 

The first look’s free…the second look is sin

 Adultery is a fire that burns the house down; I wouldn’t expect anything I count dear to survive it. Job 31:12 The Message

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. Matthew 5:29-30

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
Mark 7:21

What you behold is what you become