Bible Question:
Mt 5:27 as a cristian can i bieng a man look at a women with out feeling guilty?? lust and looking whats the difference?? |
Bible Answer: Dear 1Master, Matt 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. I remember reading this verse (Before I was saved), and being floored by it! I immediately closed the Bible and gave up the idea of following Christ. I knew that I could not do it. I even tried to avoid looking, but my good intentions did not last long. When God (years later) opened my eyes to the truth, I saw that in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was showing the pharisees the impossibility of becoming righteous by works of the Law. As Christians we are to strive for righteousness in obdiance to the commands of our Lord, but we do so because of our love for Him who has Himself become our righteousness! Our position "in Christ" is the reason that we have peace with God and why we will not be judged according to our keeping (or breaking) of the law. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We all long for the day when we will be absolutely free from even the desire to sin. Until that day arrives we must continue to fight the good fight against the world, the flesh and the devil. You are not alone. John |