Sure, I can agree with that.
I have long wondered about Mt 5:28 though, and I would be interested to discuss my wonder.
“woman” is Strong’s 1135: http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1135&t=KJV
1) a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow
2) a wife
a) of a betrothed woman
Now please, correct me if I’m wrong, but adultery was, and is a crime that occurs when one or both of the participants are married. So surely, Jesus is saying adultery can occur in the heart, ie. when one or both of the participants are married, which is what adultery means. Why would we assume that he is extending adultery to the unmarried?
If unmarried, perhaps they are committing fornication in their hearts, but not adultery, since that is not what adultery means.
Thoughts? I’ve just long wondered about that one.
I just checked a couple of French bibles, wondering if they use mademoiselle or madame, but they use femme, so there’s no clarification there.
people not wearing a whole lot (ie bikinis) is not very classy to say the least,
people being vain and trying to be overly alluring (ie too much makeup, too much money on clothes, too much thought/effort on appearance in general) is bad/sinful,
porn/nudity is really bad/ really sinful,
Cowboy hats are awesome.
Your thought on above mentioned items? This is a topic I've long wondered about as well.
I know our current definition, legally, of adultery, is a married person having sex outside of their marriage.
However, Jesus seems to be teaching that any sex outside of marriage is a breach of the 7th commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Each commandment cover sins in that category.
For example, “Thou shalt not steal,” covers refusal to work, moving someone’s boundary marker, refusing to tithe, as well as stuff like grabbing someone’s money.
“Thou shalt not commit adultery,” covers any unBiblical sex act, whether homosexual behavior, rape, fornication or bestiality or whatever.
That’s the general understanding: that the ten commandments is the condensed list for the sins far more elaborately described and condemned throughout Scripture.
“they are committing fornication in their hearts, but not adultery, since that is not what adultery means.
Thoughts? I’ve just long wondered about that one.”
They way the anti porn people explain this is your may not be married now, but you (probably) will be one day and so you are committing adultery against your future wife when you lust.
Fornication is also listed as a sexual sin, that covers your unmarried people.
Come on do you really think lusting after someone is okay for people woh aren’t married?