Matt 5:27 “You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery. ' 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Lust is adultery of the heart. It is the strong sexual desire for something or someone that is forbidden.
God calls us to not only respect but to esteem the marriage bond and marriage itself as HE has instituted it. God condemns all unchastity, and that therefore we should thoroughly detest it and live decent and chaste lives within or outside of the holy state of marriage. We are temples of the Holy Spirit, body and soul, and God wants both to be kept clean and holy. That is why God forbids all unchaste actions, looks, talk, thoughts, or desires, and whatever may incite someone to them. God has not only instituted the marriage bond (which reflects Christ and His church. He never leaves or forsakes her and is ALWAYS faithful!) and also gives intimacy within the marriage to the husband and wife! The pinnacle and highest expression of love between them to enjoy within the bond and institution He has ordered.
Do you know you are temples and vessels of the Living God? "Be ye holy as I am Holy!"
Seemingly the world is full of lying and deceit and every news story seems to be paraded with the lie. That should be the case towards the end times. There is no respect for the truth in high places of power or even in everyday conversation. Where the lie is there can be no fellowship either in the world or in the church! Paul is describing the new and old man here and admonishes the church "you see the Jews but you know not Christ." We too must know that we have been sanctified in Christ and must live as such as the lie reeks havoc in our lives. We must speak and walk in the truth!
There is no greater temptation than to lie because it is beneficial to the flesh that does not like consequences. Where the lie is you find fellowship with the devil who is the lie. He may find no place in our lives to further the lie however. When you step out of fellowship with the Spirit with the lie you grieve the Spirit who is the Spirit of TRUTH! The lie in our mouth grieves Him! You can understand why the lie reeks havoc....not being able to hold the hand of God and the devil at the same time. Paul uses the word "falsehood" in this passage. We have the word "Sudo" which is fake. Anything that is fake or not reality we must put away. It is a knock off, a fake, not genuine! Paul says put off the fake and put on the truth! Why are we always attracted to the sudo? The knock offs? Because they are easier to get! We tell the lie to deceive for our flesh. The truth is painful. The truth hurts! (especially the truth about me!)
The truth alone enhances fellowship while no relationship can be had on deceitfulness. Wherever the lie is the relationship we have in Christ is broken! To the neighbor I must speak the truth in love. (both in the church and beyond as he is the neighbor.) We stand in the fellowship of Christ and must speak the truth as it is in His word. We speak the truth about God and whatever His word talks about and it extends to the neighbor.
The lie has so many forms it is hard to talk about all of them. The coloring of the truth, partial and half truths, inflection, outright perjury and the list goes on and on. Put them ALL away as they are sudo, not the truth and the whole truth! We do these things sometimes however in our families and to our neighbor. We may not be discouraged in our obligation to the world, but we must also understand that they live in the lie and deceit for the lust of the flesh always. But we learn Christ "having been taught by Him" says the Apostle Paul. He teaches us the truth as it is in Christ Jesus...that we have been saved and stand in HIS fellowship without room for the lie. Can you pray to God when you lie? It interrupts fellowship! We must speak the truth about God and the neighbor as we LIVE in that fellowship with God and one another. To speak the lie we must stand OUTSIDE that fellowship to do it.
In fellowship to the Living God we stand in fellowship with ALL of our relationships. If we make room for the lie, we make place for the devil and it DESTROYS! Speak the truth in love. You can only do that when you TELL THE TRUTH!!!
This commandment comes to us and is very short and the point. "Thou shalt not kill!" Some of us are relieved until we really look at this commandment. It is not only overt murder, but the root causes of murder. We violate this command when we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This commandment comes to us and is very short and the point. "Thou shalt not kill!" Some of us are relieved until we really look at this commandment. It is not only overt murder, but the root causes of murder. We violate this command when we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This commandment comes to us and is very short and the point. "Thou shalt not kill!" Some of us are relieved until we really look at this commandment. It is not only overt murder, but the root causes of murder. We violate this command when we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
. I must show all honour, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and to all those in authority over me, submit myself with due obedience to their good instruction and discipline, 1 and also have patience with their weaknesses and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Remember to keep the Sabbath Holy! We do not try to minimize the Sabbath but take full opportunity to maximize it being engaged in Gods word and the worship of Almighty God as we foretaste our heavenly worship that will be unending! We are careful...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" We are not to blaspheme or to abuse the name of God by cursing, perjury, or unnecessary oaths, nor to share in such horrible sins by being silent bystanders. This includes swearing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Almighty God is a jealous God. He will not share His glory with no other and rightfully so. We are to love and worship the One, True God with all our heart, thought, mind, and soul. There is no room for idolatry in our worship. Idolatry is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Thou shalt have no other gods before ME!" God is a jealous God! There is no OTHER GOD. He is the one, the only, true, and soverign and almighty God! "I AM!" He will share HIS glory with no other! Exodus 15:11, 20:33, 32:8, 34:14, Duet. 5:7,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalms 1:2 - But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalms 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.Psalms...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit Ephesians 4:30& Galatians 5 Paul approaches admonitions to us knowing what we are prone to. We ARE justified and sure of the glory of the Lord in the blood of Christ, yet we are still in the body of this flesh....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
