Jesus instructed that if we lust after a woman in our heart (simply desire her sexually), it is the same to God as if we slept with her, since God sees what is in our hearts, and judges us accordingly.
Jesus went on to say that, if we so much as call our brother "stupid," it is the same to God as if we murdered them.
"You are either for me, or against me."
There is no "luke-warm." No "middle-ground." No "gray areas."
Such sanctuaries of convenience exist only in the hearts of excuse-making, unrepentant sinners who haven't bothered to inform themselves of Jesus' teachings in The Bible. How can you claim to "love" someone, but then not care to learn about those things which they insist are most important to our relationship?
Like the rest of The Bible, it actually makes alot of sense if you really think about it... and approach it with a sincere love for God and desire to know Christ. Which is not to say that it's easy. In fact, without Christ, it's plainly humanly impossible.
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Gar,
Thanks.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Matthew%205%3A22