NOTES for Mat 5:27-32
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: |
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. |
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. |
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. |
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: |
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. |
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Jesus says that sin works within us, infecting our thoughts and leading to evil deeds. Our unfaithfulness is internal, not external. But: "I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord" (Ps. 115:4) - and Christ enters within us, driving sin out to the edge of our self. The outward person is wasting away, but the inward person is renewed day by day, receiving the kingdom of life.
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