Command of Christ - Do Not Lust
"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."
(Matthew 5:29)
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"But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
(James 1:14-15)
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But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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(Matthew 5:28)
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Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts,
which war against the soul;
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(1 Peter 2:11)
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Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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(Romans 6:11)
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Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace,
with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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(2 Timothy 2:22)
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For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
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(Galatians 6:8)
Developing Character -
Self-Control vs. Self-Indulgence
Self-control is the power of the Holy Spirit that results from
passing the tests of the Spirit.