PASTOR JOHN COLLINS REVIVAL BLOG: WEEDS AND SEEDS
From John Collins Ministries: "You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV). Jesus gave us an interpretation of the law that is imperative that we understand. Prior to Him speaking about these things, it was the focus of the law to look at the actions of a person. Do not kill, steal, lie, or commit adultery and so on. Yet, with the words of our Lord , we learned that it is in our hearts that the sin begins. Before we will commit adultery we will lust , before we murder we usually hate . That is why Jesus said that what comes out of a man is what defiles a man. Although we may feel that we understand this and we may even have given some thought to this, ...