Talk:Gospel of Matthew
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[edit] Matthew 5:27–28 (possibly the basis of an article)
WP has an article on it. One day so might we.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. (KJV)
What might we conclude from these two verses?
- It is okay for women to lust after men, like the lady in Song of Solomon (the I-am-so-sick-with-love one).
- It is okay for women to lust after women (as long as their affections aren't unnatural).
- It is okay for men to lust after men (as long as they don't have sex in a horizontal position or try to gang-rape angels).
- Blind people are probably safe, or put on a blindfold before going to a brothel.
- Phone sex is okay.
- Clothes fetishism (such as panties or high heels) is okay.
- It's okay to look at nekkid women as long as it doesn't cause lust.
- In for a penny, in for a pound. Why look when you can just do it?
- If you are a guy 'miring your wife's voluptuous curves, you are committing a sin. You might be permitted to rape your wife, just as long as you don't do it with lust.
- If you getting married, it better not be because you like the way she looks—AGAIN, DON'T LOOK AT THE UNMARRIED WOMAN THAT WAY!!!, even if you are marrying to ease your lust.
- If you can't help it, better pluck your eye, or I suppose, your eyes, out. On the other hand, if Jesus seems okay with self-mutilation, maybe it's the gonads that should be cut off: the latter should make the celibacy that St. Paul seemed favourable to much easier.
- The words "woman," "lust," and "adultery" are perfect translations of the original documents, which in turn are perfect transcriptions of what Jesus said. The lack of additional commentary which would allow men to lust after unmarried women provided they did so without acting or speaking inappropriately or otherwise creeping-anyone-out is proof that none are applicable. Only secular humanist atheists, liberal so-called "Christians", or men-with-lust-on-the-brain—all which are synonymous the same—would try to find out otherwise.
"C ' mon," a guy might say, "is Jesus asking for perfection?!?" Yep. Sez so at the end of the chapter.
Talk to Civic Cat 19:44, 9 October 2013 (UTC)