Talk about dealing with sin in radical ways.

But that's what Jesus calls for because if we don't destroy sin, sin will destroy us.

If we don't deal with it ruthlessly, it will deal with us ruthlessly.

And that's how God has always called us to deal with sin. You don't make

compromises with the devil or with the flesh. If you do, it will destroy you. Thanks for joining

us, friends, on the line of fire. This is Michael Brown. Welcome to the broadcast. If you're enjoying our new podcast as we're focusing on the words of Jesus, first going through the Sermon on the Mount.

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We continue in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5, beginning verse 27.

Jesus said, you have heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery. Lothin off

in the Ten Commandments. You shall not commit adultery. So adultery is sexual sin committed by married people. But I tell you,

this is how he is taking the law to its full meaning. I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman

lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. And obviously, adultery of the heart and adultery of the eyes is something

rampant. And Steve Hill, preaching in the Brownsboro Revival, would talk to Christians who thought

they were so righteous and, hey, it's all the bad people out there. And they were unaware of

their own sin. And he'd say, hey, hey how you feel if we put your thoughts for the

last week up here on the big screen and put your name on it how many would run out the door

how many men are guilty of this very thing just even in the midst of a church service so this is

serious it's for men and for women all of us recognize the ugliness of sin. I shouted out with you the ugly, destructive nature of sin. How many of us, and all of us have fallen short one way or another, wish we could redo things, wish we could undo things. Sin is never, ever worth it. Sin is never, ever worth it.

And when you've learned your lesson, you shout it out all the more loudly. And all of us,

every one of us knows the mercy of God in our lives, knows there go I, but by the grace of God.

So I take these words as seriously as anyone on the planet.

So what does Jesus say now?

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