tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post249255502917979769..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Amping Up the Leafy GreensDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-34960397093539427812016-04-28T17:24:55.603-04:002016-04-28T17:24:55.603-04:00Most Jews and Christians take "the Law" ...Most Jews and Christians take "the Law" to refer to the first five books of the Old Testament, particularly Leviticus, and stipulate that it was directed to the earthly nation of Israel.<br /><br />That said, the Lord's words in Matthew are very much on point with respect to pornography, Q. That might not be the way his original audience would have heard it, but it certainly applies.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-59958986231513297102016-04-28T16:53:52.503-04:002016-04-28T16:53:52.503-04:00Careful, dangerous (to your soul) territory "...Careful, dangerous (to your soul) territory "the Law does not contain anti-pornography clauses" unless you consider some of the NT instructions not to be law-like. There is actually the most potent and serious admonishment (law equivalent?) concerning that topic as specifically taught by Christ. This really addresses the problem we have with pornography nowadays in a very serious manner, see <br /><br />https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A27-30&version=NIV<br /><br />I do not think he is solely referring to adultery here but also to porn, which often leads to adultery. To me it is apparent that our entire culture and Media environment nowadays is a high risk environment for all the executives, corporations, businesses and individuals who are perpetuating and propagating soft and hard pornography for revenue or personal gain and in the name of liberal modern progress. I think that Christ specifically issued this very serious warning so that we should have no illusions of how this is seen by him.Qmannoreply@blogger.com