Lust.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0all\u00a0<\/strong>struggle with it. It’s not a man problem, a woman problem, a queer problem. It\u2019s a fallen world problem. It\u2019s an Adam problem and lust started from Adam in the garden. Do you really think the fall started when Adam took a bite of the fruit of the tree of knowledge? If that\u2019s what your pastor or priest preached, sorry to tell you, they\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.\u201d The pattern starts here. The serpent seduced Eve. Eve seduced Adam. Adam sinned in his lust. It wasn\u2019t that he ate – it was that he looked upon his wife, who was naked, seducing Adam who never dreamed of disobeying God until that moment. For after he ate Genesis 3:7 continues with his humiliation in nakedness and they covered themselves.<\/p>\n Genesis 3:12 reinforces what Adam was thinking.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.\u201d Notice he didn\u2019t say only that he ate of the tree. But rather the \u201cwoman whom thou gavest to be with me.\u201d Eve said \u201chere, eat,\u201d but it wasn\u2019t the fruit that Adam was lusting after.<\/p>\n It was the woman.<\/p>\n Let those who have eyes to read see and understand why the Bible condemns lust and adultery over every sin except for dying unsaved. Indeed we see that lust is what destroys all great men of God, whether it\u2019s lust of the flesh or lust of the heart. Not to make this any longer than it needs to be, but there are some fantastic examples of great men being left in ruin because they gave in.<\/p>\n Will you lose your salvation, today, if you fall into lust? God forbid because all sins but one (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which is dying unsaved) shall be forgiven of you. Will you lose blessings in this life for it though?\u00a0ABSOLUTELY!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n These are concepts and ideas that we all know. We\u2019ve heard them all before. But do we REALLY know what it all means?<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at reality. ALL HUMANS DEAL WITH LUST! It\u2019s the true original sin and we have that sin nature upon us. From Adam to YOU AND ME, we all suffer the same, exactly. Except for the Lord Jesus Christ, the only one who was sinless. I can hear some of you now. \u201cMy husband\/wife is the most handsome\/gorgeous man\/woman on this earth! NO WAY am I looking at another man\/woman!\u201d<\/p>\n You’re lying to the Holy Spirit. God knows you better than you know yourself. You most certainly do look at members of the opposite (or even same) sex with some degree of lust in your heart. You may not automatically think of them naked but you ARE attracted to them.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd 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.\u201d \u201cbut I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.\u201d I just quoted in reverse but the idea is the same.<\/p>\n Jesus understood more than you realize.<\/p>\n Everyone struggles with lust. We can\u2019t help it anymore. If society hadn\u2019t moved beyond the early 1800s or late 1700s, we possibly could contain it. Maybe. Unfortunately, the Industrial Revolution wasn\u2019t just about manufacturing. It also spread the access of pornography to the masses.<\/p>\n Sexual desire is everywhere now, even in our schools. In Japan, even though it is a society that either dismisses sex as nothing or so taboo that it\u2019s unspeakable, access to pay-per-slam sexual deviation is disgustingly easy. From convenience store news racks to literally $20\/hr \u201cactivities,\u201d fulfilling the dark desires of one\u2019s flesh has never been easier.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve all been there. Tell me down below if this fits you:<\/p>\n That leads us into the next point.<\/p>\n Everyone struggles with this. Whether it\u2019s seeing an image accidentally, \u201conly looking,\u201d or \u201cgoing the distance,\u201d our eyes are naturally attracted to that which they shouldn\u2019t be. This is why Muslims ask women to fully cover themselves. Why we ask women to dress modestly in church.<\/p>\n We often talk about a man\u2019s perspective when it comes to porn, but we rarely talk about the women. When one of our brethren confesses that they have a problem with porn, lust, sexual deviation, we blame him. \u201cWell, why are you watching it? Aren\u2019t you married? Why do you look at the neighbor\u2019s teenage daughter like that?\u201d We point at the man, and that is legitimate. He needs to avert his eyes and give it to God.<\/p>\n What about the women?<\/p>\n We often hear about \u201cexploitation of women\u201d when it comes to porn. What if I were to tell you that in porn, exploitation is less than 5% of the problem? The other 95% is intentional!<\/p>\n \u201cFor the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.\u201d Women in porn get paid 600% more than men. For exuberant amounts of money, women will engage in sexual activity with anything and anyone, and they make bank! They entice men and they profit from it faster than a Silicon Valley executive made his fortunes<\/p>\n The sad fact of the matter is, a lot of women simply don\u2019t care. They want the attention. Whether it\u2019s wearing a skimpy outfit to church or absolutely nothing at all on a public beach, women seek male attention. They love to exploit it as a trap. That woman in the gym wearing a tight outfit to get googly eyes? She may make thousands in ad revenue for her OnlyFans or on X for putting a man on blast.<\/p>\n This circles back to Eve in the garden. If Adam had demonstrated Godly restraint, he would\u2019ve denied Eve and we wouldn\u2019t have needed The Savior. But fleshly desire is what made Adam fall because it was presented to him. Not the bite itself but the temptation.<\/p>\n It also proves one true fact that is undeniable. Adam walked with God. Adam was devoted to the Lord. Yet he still fell in the temptation of the flesh. It is one of the most difficult things any person can fight. This is why Jesus said to pluck your eye out. He knows the sin. Jesus saw it when He walked with Adam and He knows that not falling is just as difficult for a person to do, the same with plucking out your own eye. It\u2019s not a crutch you can lean on to sin with impunity. It\u2019s to encourage you to know that Jesus overcame even THAT!<\/p>\n \u201cThese things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.\u201d In conclusion, you need to know this: when you put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ, His finished work on the cross, His resurrection, you put your faith in the triumphant one. It\u2019s a victory that is truly invaluable. If you fall into lust, go directly to God (kicking and screaming if you have to). If you don\u2019t think Christ will understand, remember that He saw it FIRST HAND in the Garden of Eden. Challenge God, put Him to the test in that you charge Him to help you through the battle. Guaranteed that He will and He will guide you through it.<\/p>\n Go to Him.<\/p>\n This is the end of the article. If you were looking for one of those miracle \u201cread this and overcome lust RIGHT NOW,\u201d 1. Anything that claims that is a lie and 2. This isn\u2019t it. This is a \u201cknow your enemy\u201d story. Once you know what you\u2019re up against you will realize that there is no magic cure and no possible way for you to endure through lust. The only thing you can do is give it to God in your struggle. Confide in your brethren. But above all else, if you fall, confess to God right away. Remember, He was there at the beginning. He\u2019s already seen it. He will forgive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lust. We\u00a0all\u00a0struggle with it. It’s not a man problem, a woman problem, a queer problem. It\u2019s a fallen world problem. 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The Poison of Pornography<\/h3>\n
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