1 Thessalonians 4:6
I heard this verse (and hadn't really heard it before) in a podcast about Lust. The full text, if you read it says: In this matter (of sexual immorality; ie Lust) no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. So if I just wanted to obey the letter of the "Law" I would just worry about Lust.
But it seems to me Christianity is about everything. In everything no one should wrong....a brother or sister. I like this because it seems the gospel to me: self sacrificing love for another. Putting someone else's needs above your own.
Of course that could make a person a doormat for others, but I don't think it has to be that way. Long suffering and kindness may seem like that on the outside, but they are the virtues of the Kingdom of God.
Amen.
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