Scripture points intended for priests, kings, and the sons and daughters of GOD through Jesus Christ are shared, today, to show why lust is condemned in the Bible. Existence, life essence (we say, breath, spirit, word), and sacred knowledge appear only through operations of divinity. It does not offend GOD that humankind requires correct knowledge and healthy understanding of a physical body that must endure aging, cleansing, dying, growing, maturing, sexual-joining, and reproducing. As a mechanical aspect of the living, appetite should become focused and regularly express restraint through discipline, practice and training. (For example, when we hunger, we can not remove the discomfort to our flesh by simply exercising imagination, logic, reason, and thought. There must be observable movement in space to obtain and take in food. More than this, one must be careful to avoid eating what is dangerous and poisonous.) Where covetousness, carnal knowledge, and lust dominate awareness and self-will in created beings and living creatures their consciousness of divine law, sacred duty, eternal purpose, and their own status as heirs and offspring of GOD may be forgotten and suppressed. What we might call the “appetite” and cravings by human flesh, our physical organs, and the four basic types of tissue (connective, epidermal, muscle, nerve) include chemical balance (called equilibrium or homeostasis), controlled motion, moisture, oxygen, rest, and refreshment. The activities that appear through and within our emotional and intellectual faculties (we say, heart and mind) that also are regarded as forms of “appetite” include attraction, desire, fantasy, fervor, fixations, infatuation, longings, and passion. One of the fighters at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information) posted the following:
Why is lust condemned in the Bible?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. (Romans 6: 3-14, King James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Flesh Against the Spirit? (06/19/2016); On Controlling Lust (01/05/2016); The Origin of Sin? (07/31/2015); Is Sin a Matter of Temptation? (04/22/2015); When People Covet (12/22/2013); On Judging Preachers as “Fake” (12/23/2013); Prosperity Destroys Fools (09/25/2012); Life and Death (09/26/2012)
“Anonymous”, Consider again the counsel for the sons and daughters of GOD recorded in the Bible:
(1.) James 4: 1-6, King James Version (KJV): 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
(2.) Galatians 5: 16-24, KJV: 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
(3.) 1st John 2: 15-17, KJV: 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
There is far more to be said, carefully examined, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
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