166. Interpreting the Scripture: Whosoever Lusteth Committeth Adultery with Dan Purcell

Overcome Pornography for Good

Sara Brewer

Christianity, Sexuality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

5 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week, I’m joined by sex and intimacy coach for married couples, Dan Purcell. Dan is the founder of Get Your Marriage On: a step-by-step program designed for couples who want more closeness, deeper intimacy, honesty, and an exciting sex life. He’s also the creator of the Intimately Us app, host of the Get Your Marriage On podcast, and leads retreats, all with a Christian perspective.

I invited Dan on to the show this week to dive into a specific scripture from The Sermon on the Mount where Christ says, “Whoever lusteth after a woman has committed adultery in his heart.” If this scripture has been something you’ve battled with on your porn journey, listen in this week as Dan and I explore its interpretations and how we can use it in a way that serves us better.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.sarabrewer.com/blog/interpreting-scripture-dan-purcell

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Overcome Pornography for Good Podcast, episode 166, interpreting the
0:07.5	scripture, whosoever lusteth, committed adultery. Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good
0:15.9	podcast, where we take a research-based, trauma-informed, and results-focused approach to quitting porn.
0:24.2	This approach has been revolutionary and changed thousands and thousands of lives.
0:29.7	I'm your host, Sarah Brewer.
0:32.2	Hey, you guys, welcome to today's podcast episode.
0:34.4	Today I have on Dan Purcell.
0:42.4	He is a Christian marriage relationship coach and does retreats and a lot of great stuff. We just hopped on for a quick conversation about that
0:50.1	scripture on the Sermon on the Mount. I'll read the exact scripture here in a minute, but
0:55.9	where Christ says, basically, you know, whoever lusteth after a woman hath committed
1:02.5	adultery in his heart. And we talk about that and how sometimes the way that we interpret that
1:08.8	can be harmful and maybe some other ways to
1:11.8	interpret this. At the end, we talk about the translation from the Greek that changes the word
1:18.6	lust to covet, and that that's what Greek scholars think that the real word here is, is
1:23.9	covet whosoever covets after another woman has committed adultery in his heart.
1:29.8	And so we kind of talk through the nuances of that.
1:32.4	This is a great episode if you are Christian or from Christian background, specifically.
1:38.7	Dan speaks to, you know, our Christian audience really well.
1:42.3	And I really trust him.
1:43.6	He's a great, great coach,
1:44.9	a great guy. He's got some really great things to say here. This is another topic where,
1:52.4	you know, it's not black and white. And I am not going to give you a very clear answer and what
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