Excellent Life Keys

Wed/26th/Jan/2022

*Francis Reign* (Ap & Coach) 

_"Raising excellent agents of change and transformation, well equipped with Truth and Wisdom."_

*UNDERSTANDING THE ACTS AND WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST (40)*

_"You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart"_ (Mat 5:27-28). Jesus uses careful language in order so as to avoid ambiguity around what is considered adultery and what is not. The use of the verb to look implies that adultery begins with the eyes. When we see, we perceive and then we generate impulses that become intentions which translate into action. Jesus is concerned with the initial stage of the sin which is to look. This view is shared by most scholars who agree that Jesus' interpretation of the Law implies that adultery commences with the act of looking. Yet, Jesus is not speaking of mere looking but looking with lustful eyes. The literature indicates that the word used for lust in the original text is the Greek word epithymia. This word does not mean idle envy;  it means intentional planning to obtain something for oneself. 

Whereas Jesus implies that adultery begins with the eyes, His emphasis is on looking with lustful eyes, not merely looking. His emphasis is not on physical attraction. Rather, the emphasis is on the desire and implicit planning for sexual relations. Jesus is not concerned with healthy sexual attraction between man and woman but the implicit planning to engage in illicit sexual activity. Condemning sexual attraction would be against God's pronouncement in Genesis 9:7 "Be fruitful then, and multiply, and abound the earth and subdue it." The law addressed the action, but Jesus addressed the intentions and attitudes. Men judge by the action, God judge even from the thoughts and attitudes. Because He sees and knows everything. This implies that God required more than what was written in the law. And man couldn't afford, only Christ was able to pay the price for us. 

*EXCELLENCE KEY* 🗝️

_When we see, we perceive and then we generate impulses that become intentions which translate into action. Without self-control, we are prone to error._ 

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*Excellence is within you. Bring it out >>*

#1405 ELK.