(January 24, 2017 at 4:51 pm)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
The sin of lust in the christian sense does not mean attraction. You can look at another woman who is not your wife, find them attractive, and go on about your day. Or you can look at that woman and start undressing her in your mind, fantasising about having sex with her, and essentially reducing her to a sexual object in your perception. The latter is what we consider sinful. Not the former.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
