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NASB | Matthew 5:27 ¶ "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:27 ¶ "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; [Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18] |
Bible Question:
My question stems from Matthew 15:17-19. Do these verses imply that all sin, whether before or after salvation begin in the heart? I always thought sin started in the mind. If we sin after salvation, does that mean that we still have the problem of the heart? |
Bible Answer: The devil tempts you thru your ear, your internal ear, your mind. He is able to communicate to you via your thoughts, just as God does. He tells you to do something, that it won't hurt. He knows the how, when, where and how of what to tempt you with, and he uses all of that knowledge against you to get you to move away from worshiping God. I know that the closer you are to God, the more time the devil spends with you. He does this to draw you away from the glory of God. To get you to sin, to get you to feel guilty about the sin(s), to tell you that God hates a sinner, and therefore God hates you. For we are not unaware of the wiles of the devil, (2Co 2:11) you need to put on the full armor of God to protect yourself. (Eph 6:11-18) No, the sin's don't begin simply upon a thought of something. For those thoughts are put there by Satan. The sin occurs when you act upon those thoughts. In Mat 5:27-28, Jesus teaches you that you can sin by lusting about a woman in your thoughts. Well, yes you can, but the simple thought is placed by none other than Satan. It is how you continue with that thought that would be the sin. Simply seeing can produce the thought, but look away saves you from the sin. The sin that would be produced in your heart. Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. |