Jesus crosses the line twice and mentions male sexuality in Matthew 5.
The first one makes sense, though it is difficult. The second only makes sense in a seemingly small way of seeing men and women and marriage. See Matthew 5:27-30 and Matthew 5:31-32.
The first, Matthew 5:28. There are two levels of this command. We could say there are two perspectives, but most men would say the word level is better. To say one of the levels is a perspective or an opinion might come across as defensive, or dismissive, or a blindness.
Level One. “Everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” The word intent is the key word in both levels. This level is the broader level and needs little discussion. Men are not to look at any woman with the desire, mentally or physically, to be intimate with her. Period.
Level Two. Again the word intent is important. Men are often “lookers.” They intend to be a visual connoisseurs of women. The very sight of a woman is a pleasure, and though the intent may not be intense, the truth is that women become objects that our eyes are regularly, consistently drawn to. We desire (intend) to notice and to enjoy female beauty.
This is a form of lust because the intent is not pure or holy or mature or Godly or pleasing to God. Someone will argue that this is not lust in the Level One sense. But to be a connoisseur of women for the sole purpose of noticing woman after woman, to enjoy their beauty, and to take in as much of their beauty as we can, for as long as we can, reveals that our intentions are a form of adultery because in our heart, given the opportunity, we would want more than just to look at women.
What’s Jesus point? How do we obey Him? After the word intent, the next most important word is look. Men, we must learn to avert our eyes. We must gain self-control over our eyes. We must seek, desperately, to have the kind of heart and the kind of maturity that commands our eyes to be Godly, holy, pure, and righteous.
The second time Jesus crosses the line is coming soon.
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