It is sin to keep noticing and start scheming. It is not lust to inadvertently notice a woman bathing on the roof. It is not lust to be excited about sex in marriage. It is not lust to have a strong desire for sex.
It is not lust to be attracted to someone or notice he or she is good looking. Sin then grows and matures and leads to death. When the desire is nurtured it conceives and gives birth to sin (sin in the flesh or sin in the mind). Temptation beckons us to do what we should not do. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.” This passage helps us understand how temptation works and reminds us that feeling tempted is not necessarily the same as sinning. The Lord has given you grace for this day and he will give you grace for the every subsequent day in which you follow God in the midst of unmet desires.ģ) 1 Peter 3:15 “In your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.” Before you take a second look or dress yourself so that others will, think: “Will this make me more ready to talk to someone about Jesus?” Sensuality deadens the spiritual senses and makes us less courageous and effective witnesses for Christ.Ĥ) 2 Peter 3:10-14 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief…Therefore…be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.” Do you want to be cheating on your husband, masturbating, or watching Game of Thrones when Christ returns?ĥ) James 1:14-15 “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him.” Don’t think “How can I live without sex for another year or decade or two decades.” Think about today. The preceding verses tell us “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end they are new every morning great is your faithfulness. But that’s the point: the Lord is good to those who wait for him. Granted, this passage isn’t talking about waiting for a spouse. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.” This a verse is for singles. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Good, glorious sex is spiritual warfare for the married couple.Ģ) Lamentations 3:25-27 “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. We need to know that sex is good, intimacy is good, bodies together in marriage are good. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight be intoxicated always in her love.” This may seem a strange text for fighting sexual temptation, but married couples need to know they have delight at their lawful disposal. Let me suggest fifteen passages of Scripture that can help us fight lust and the temptation to sexual immorality.ġ) Proverbs 5:18-19 “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. So how in the world, in this world we live in, and with our sex-saturated hearts, can we obey the seventh commandment? It forbids every action, look, conversation, thought, or desire that incites lust and uncleanness. The seventh commandment doesn’t just forbid adultery and pornography.
And then there’s the underlying issue of the heart. Yet another survey at found that 50 percent of pastors reported to viewing pornography in the previous year. Another survey found that 21 percent visit regularly. In a Christianity Today study from several years ago, 40 percent of clergy acknowledged visiting pornographic websites.
None of us are immune from the dangers of sexual immorality. Any pastor will tell you stories about how sexual sin has destroyed people in his congregation. The seventh commandment is not just broken in this country it’s being smashed to pieces.Īnd sexual sin is not just an “out there” problem.
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