12∞ · Question 2.3.7
Why did Jesus say that lust in the heart is already adultery?
He was moving morality from the surface to the source. Outward rule-keeping can hide an inner life of contempt, or of treating people as objects, so he pointed to the intention…
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- Part
- 2: Jesus Beyond the Religious Construct
- Gate
- 2.3: The Ethic of Love
- In print
- Page 56
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