“You have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
One could be born with 1000 eyes, and you would have nowhere “ near” the eyes that would be needed to be “ plucked out” for every instance of Lust.Jesus was trying to show those “ with ears to hear” the UTTER FUTILITY of trying to be Justified by God By our Performance —- the Standard , If one is foolish enough to go that route is PERFECTION , 24\7 ....
Btw.....how are you “ doing” with that “ Lust” thingy? .....who on Earth do you think you are Fooling?Every Day, just like ol’ BB—— you Have Secret Thoughts That would Shame Hell itself! THAT was the whole POINT of the Sermon on the Mount.Those in the crowd that thought they were “ good enough” because on the surface they “ obeyed the Laws” , were shown the TRUE MEANING and Standard Of God’s Laws —- the Thought is just as Bad as the Deed!
The Blind did not see it then.....the Blind do not see it now . Jesus Word’s were intended to Puncture the Self - Righteous balloons of the Pharisees and others in the crowd who thought that were in Good-Standing with God because they “ kept the Law”.... That thinking was Hogwash— Jesus knew it—He was trying to show it—and just like today —— some get it and others don’t.....
Wise people in the crowd were made CONTRITE that day....Jesus told a Parable at the conclusion of His Sermon.The Parable of the Proud Pharisee and the Humble Tax Collector....The Proud, delusional Pharisee though he was doing just fine.....he knew the Law and thought that he kept it.....yeah, right......The Humble TaxCollector? His eyes had been opened.....he KNEW he was a Sinner.....he ADMITTED as much.....he KNEW he needed Mercy from God to even have a “ chance” at becoming Saved! He had wisely come to an End Of Himself.....all that was left for him to do was to cry out, “ Lord, have Mercy on me , a Sinner”...He went home a Saved Man...
The purpose of the Law was to get you on your knees to Turn To God and ask for Him to save you because if you have half a brain , you KNOW that you can’t keep it! If those 613 Commandments could not penetrate your thick skull and show you that you are a Wretched Sinner That MUST have a Savior—— Jesus preached The Law Of Moses ON STEROIDS! You can’t keep the Law and you were never INTENDED to!! Jesus did FOR you what you could NEVER do on your own . Swallow your Pride ,open your Heart to God , admit you are a Sinner and pray to God that he shows you Mercy and Grace....that's the ONLY Hope you have.....Believe the Gospel Of Grace Found In 1Cor15:1-4, and get Saved.....