Skwim
Veteran Member
In another thread an RF member posted the following about the sin of lust.
and referred to Matthew 5:27-28
2. The reason lust is a sin is that it amounts to a form of adultery.
3. Is there anything intrinsically bad about lust? Keep in mind the Bible only damns it in the context of adultery.
lust
ləst/
noun: lust
1.very strong sexual desire.
and being a "very strong sexual desire" its only liability rests in an inability to keep it in check, resulting in an offense. But there are a lot of things a person can very strongly desire that may result in an offense. A very strong desire for money, A very strong desire for power. A very strong desire to be rid of one's mate. A very strong desire for prestige. Etc., etc.. BUT, these very same very strong desires may result in good outcomes and not offenses at all. So, to answer my own question No, there is nothing intrinsically bad about lust.
4. The only bad Bible-lust is that which is committed by a married man. Everyone else, go ahead and lust away. Just mind your manners.
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"Pornography use isn't a new sin, it is simply a new technologically enabled manifestation of that old sin called lust."
and referred to Matthew 5:27-28
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
A few points
1. The Bible is quite straightforward in referring only to men. It says nothing about a woman looking after a man to lust after him and committing adultery with him already in her heart. Women are given bye here---lucky them? 2. The reason lust is a sin is that it amounts to a form of adultery.
a·dul·ter·y
əˈdəlt(ə)rē/
noun
noun: adultery; plural noun: adulteries
voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.
But any such lust occurring among unmarried people would fail to meet the definition of adultery, and therefore not be a sin. Lust need not be a sin at all. əˈdəlt(ə)rē/
noun
noun: adultery; plural noun: adulteries
voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.
3. Is there anything intrinsically bad about lust? Keep in mind the Bible only damns it in the context of adultery.
lust
ləst/
noun: lust
1.very strong sexual desire.
and being a "very strong sexual desire" its only liability rests in an inability to keep it in check, resulting in an offense. But there are a lot of things a person can very strongly desire that may result in an offense. A very strong desire for money, A very strong desire for power. A very strong desire to be rid of one's mate. A very strong desire for prestige. Etc., etc.. BUT, these very same very strong desires may result in good outcomes and not offenses at all. So, to answer my own question No, there is nothing intrinsically bad about lust.
4. The only bad Bible-lust is that which is committed by a married man. Everyone else, go ahead and lust away. Just mind your manners.
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