The Law Turned Upside Down: Against Lust | Session 14 #YearOnTheMountaintop
Description
The second antithesis moves from the realm of murder and anger to the topic of adultery and lust. It might seem like a confusing topical switch, but really Jesus is just moving from the sixth commandment to the seventh. You have heard it said…but now I say to you. Jesus's perspective on lust moves the offense from the external act to the internal desire, he moves the locus of offense from the so-called “male authority” over the woman to the woman herself. This perspective from Jesus gives women—and their bodies autonomy, value, and worth.
In this interpretive application of the Old Testament, Jesus is calling out a cultural system that objectified women and justified on the basis of it not being adultery. He says that the impure thoughts of their heart the desires that improperly objective and sexualize without consent—are sins, just like adultery.
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