Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 5:27-32
by: Tabatha Pethtel.
Lust! Jesus tackled this hard topic head on without hesitation. He repeated the seventh commandment against adultery, but then took it one step further. Jesus stated that even looking at another with lust is an act of adultery in one’s heart and pointed out that it is better to be without one part of a body that is sinful, than to have your body whole and wind up in hell. But can you simply cut out your heart or your mind? What Jesus wants us to understand is that in order for us to be people of integrity, we must learn to control our hearts and our minds.