The Heart of Adultery-Matthew 5:27-30

Puritan Robert Leighton stated, "Lusts: this is in Scripture the usual name of all the irregular and sinful desires of the heart, both the polluted habits of them and their corrupt streams, both as they exist within and as they outwardly vent themselves in the lives of men. The apostle St. John calls it the lust of the world (1 Jn 2:17) and love of the world (v15) and then branches it into those three, which are indeed the base anti-trinity that the world worships: the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life (v16)." And John Trapp adds, "By wanton touches and dalliance, mental adultery is oft committed." After decades pastoral ministry and biblical counseling I cannot recall the scores of folks that have battled lust and all manners of sexual sin! Only Jesus Christ provides a superior righteousness that can be credited to sinners by faith and can empower them, through His indwelling Holy Spirit, to overcome the sinful, adulterous heart with which we are born. Wouldn't you like to gain biblical wisdom to not only prevent physical adultery, but to overcome mental adultery? Join us this coming Lord's Day for "The Heart of Adultery" (Matt 5:27-30).