A few potential titles for this weekend’s sermon could be: “Did I hear God Say, Oops?”, “Sex, Sex, and More Sex”, or maybe “Living Morally In an Immoral World”. Instead, we ended up with “Personal Damage Control”. In Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus teaches on adultery and lust. Although social norms tell us differently, Jesus calls us to take temptation in our lives seriously. One of the most common mistakes we make with morality is making it a social issue and not a Biblical issue. Social norms are flexible and often reflect what we think the majority of people expect and tolerate. Social norms do not provide a compass pointing to right vs wrong. They are more of a weather vane pointing to which direction the prevailing wind is blowing. However, Scripture calls us to see the contrast between the wide gate and the narrow gate. Christ calls us to a counter-culture. Living that out in reality? That’s a challenge! But thankfully, there’s also grace.