“Is lust is a violation of the Ten Commandments?”

 

If a man commits rape and doesn’t consider it a violation of the law, it doesn’t change the fact that it is. Here is proof that lust is a violation of the Ten Commandments: “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery’ [Seventh Commandment]. But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matt. 5:27,28). So there you have it from the highest authority on earth—the Word of the Living God. If you have the word of a king or a president, you have it on great authority. But this comes from the authority of the Word of God Himself. So, make sure that you quote the verse and don’t just refer to it. Jesus quoted the Scriptures word for word when He was tempted by the devil. God’s Word doesn’t return void. It is quick and powerful and cuts through to the marrow of a sinner’s bones, so quote it when you share the gospel.

 

Another way to strengthen the lust argument is to reason about it. Tell the sinner that lust is “pornography of the mind.” Ask if he consider child pornography to be okay. The odds are he will say it is morally wrong. That is his moral standard. God’s standard is higher than his, and He says that lusting after anyone other than your spouse is morally wrong.

 

Also, never forget that you have the sinner’s conscience on your side. It bears witness with the Law (see Rom. 2:15), and of course you have the help of God Himself, who promises that the Holy Spirit will convict of sin. So plant the seed and trust that God will faithfully cause it to grow.

 

Proverbs 6:25
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

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1 Response to “Is lust is a violation of the Ten Commandments?”

  1. Dan says:

    Sexual attraction/desire is NOT sin. The word lust in the bible and the word lust in modern English are NOT the same. Lust that Jesus spoke of meant COVET. The actual meaning of “if you look at a woman to lust after her” is “if you look at a wife to covet her”. Jesus was telling the crowd of married men that if they coveted their neighbour’s wife they were guilty of adultery of the heart. NOTHING new here, just the correct interpretation of the law.

    Christianity(actually Churchianity) has completely murdered that passage. Jesus wasn’t scolding teenage boys from having healthy sexual fantasies and exploring their God given bodies!. Sexual desire and fantasies are part of a healthy human life. Coveting what doesn’t belong to you is evil, it’s an intention. Fantasies are NOT intentions of the heart/mind.

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