But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Many a person today calls himself a Christian and is active in good works, but is as void of true salvation as were these Jews. They pride themselves in the Scriptures and live moral lives, but trust in a mental acceptance of Jesus. They fall short of true repentance. They are ignorant of the transforming grace of God, which enables them to live a sinless life. Claiming to be under the protection of the Blood of Christ, they are guilty of the same sins as those who make no profession of godliness. “Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking of the law dishonourest thou God?” [Romans:2:23])
No one is able by his own morality or good deeds to please God. “Without faith it is impossible to please him” [Hebrews:11:6]). Whether Jew or Gentile there is only one way to please God and that is through faith in the redemption that Jesus provided for us in His death on the Cross. It is impossible to live a Christian life in our own strength. It can be done only after faith has brought salvation to our soul and God has imparted power to go and sin no more,“
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