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Love versus Lust

After potently condemning adultery, Jesus makes a statement that men find … umm… challenging (for lack of a better expression).  He says, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matt. 5:28).

What does it mean to “lust” for a woman? (Keep in mind that genders can be reversed).  Let me explain it like this:  If you hadn’t eaten in four days, and someone showed you a video of a steak sizzling on a grill, you would “mentally eat” or “devour” that steak in your mind.  That is, you would “lust” after it.  If you were able to actually eat the steak, the lust would disappear — until you got hungry again!

A man may say he “loves” a woman, when in reality he simply “lusts” for her.  He lusts for her because he is focused on self-gratification.

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Recently I saw an advertisement for a new TV series called: “Love At First Kiss.”  From the advertisement, I gather two strangers kiss each other for the first time and then determine whether or not they love each other.  [Give me a break!]

(The forgoing article was generated from some draft notes on the life of Christ by Brad Price).                       – – Toby Miller