Lust is a disordered desire for sexual pleasure. Desiring sexual pleasure is not a sin – we were all created as
souls that live within bodies, and our bodies naturally desire sexual union because we were created to keep the
human race going.
feelings within us. They become sinful, though, when they become disordered, meaning when we engage in them
outside the proper context. The proper context for sexual expression is within marriage. God created sex to
strengthen marriages – so husbands and wives would become fully unified and create new life.
That becomes disordered when we engage in sexual expression outside marriage. That can mean a million
different things: a person who is married wanting to sleep with someone other than their spouse, an unmarried
person engaging in sexual activity, anyone using pornography, and so many other things. The virtue of chastity helps
us to combat the sin of lust, because chastity is about respecting sex and all sexual things so much that they are
held in a place of honor and respect – marriage. Chastity also helps us maintain purity of not just our bodies, but
our hearts, minds, and souls as well, because chastity is about more than just the physical. Chastity helps us be
more loving people, because we don’t see others as objects for our sexual pleasure, but as people created to be
loved and respected. You mentioned that our every action should glorify the Lord, and you’re right. When we live out
the virtue of chastity, the purity of our love for them brings glory to God. It also keeps our bodies – temples of the
Holy Spirit – pure and clean.
Perhaps the biggest reason that lust is a sin is because it destroys love. We were all created to love, and we all
seek love. Pope John Paul II said that the opposite of love is not hate, but use – i.e. to use another person. When
we engage in lust, of any kind, we are using another person for our own sexual pleasure. Lust can look a lot like
love, especially in our culture where sex outside of marriage is no big deal and pornography is common. But our
culture is full of lies. Lust destroys our ability to love by making us selfish. Love is about giving yourself to another
person. Lust is about taking from another for self-satisfaction.
In Matthew 15, a group of Pharisees is trying to get Jesus in trouble because he ate some food that was
considered ritually ‘unclean.’ He responded by saying that it’s not what enters a man that makes him unclean, but
what comes out, because evil thoughts, blasphemy, unchastity, and so many other sins come from our hearts. In
Matthew 5:28, Jesus said that ‘whoever looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his
heart.’ Just as chastity purifies our bodies, hearts, minds, and souls, lust contaminates our bodies, hearts, minds,
and souls. And so the sin of lust causes us to use other people and damage our own souls.
This is pretty serious stuff – in the New Testament book of James, he writes that ‘each person is tempted when
he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity
it gives birth to death’ (James 1:14). Like all sins, lust leads to death. We were not created to die. We were created
to live forever with God. Lust is a serious roadblock on our path to heaven. By choosing the virtue of chastity, living
it the best we can, and confessing our sins of lust whenever we commit them, we are better able to love others and
grow in holiness.




God does not want you to be a prisoner of
lust. The Bible says, "Christ has set us free!
(Gal. 5:1 ). We have assurance from our
Lord that he will help us to battle lust
(Romans 8:31-32 ). Try these practicalu
steps and ask God to lead you to victory.



Ask God for help- Sometimes we
are too ashamed to take this first step.
Don't try to fight the battle of lust on
your own. Go to God and ask Him for
help. This is what humility is all about.


Die to lust-
The Bible says "sin does
not have power over dead
people" (Romans 6:7 ). So to overcome
lust, we must recognize that "the
persons we use to be were nailed to
the cross with Jesus" ( Romans 6:5 ). Of
course, we are not actually nailed to
the cross. We just recognize that our
old way of life died with Jesus. When
we understand what it means to be
dead to sin, we will then find freedom
from lust.


Walk in the Spirit- The next step is
to submit your life to the Holy Spirit.
"If you are guided by the Spirit, you
won't obey your selfish
desires" ( Gal. 5:16 ). Remember, you
can't fight lust on your own, so ask the
Holy Spirit to help you.
Renew your mind. Focus on God's
Word and allow Him to remove your
lustful thoughts and actions
( Rom. 12:2 ). put away everything that
appeals to the flesh and focus on God
( Eph. 4:17-24 ; 2 Cor. 10:5 ).


Resist and flee.
- Perhaps the best
advice all is simply this: Run! Don't
allow lust to linger in your mind. Get
far away from situations and influences
that threaten to trap you ( Prov. 5:8 ;
James 4:7-8 ).

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shm

Nice One

Explain why lust is a sin. List those harms perpetrated being lustful?

@ mctifey

Isn't lust a season film

menesheh:
Explain why lust is a sin. List those harms perpetrated being lustful?

@ mctifey

1) they are enjoying yourself and it's a crime in Christianity to enjoy. They must suffer as their Lord Jesus suffered.