2009-10-23T16:08:39-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/lust http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61409&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:08:39-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XI What Happens when we Exercise our Rotten Fruit? In Romans 12: 14-21, we are told how to treat others around us. T http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-fire-you-think-you-can-control-3521 2009-09-22T09:35:27-05:00 God has given us warning. This fire you think you can control will get out of control - and you will do more damage than you could ever have imagined. Your protection against the inferno is the commitment of Job 31:1 - "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully..." It's a choice. The payoff? Beauty instead of charred remains. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/girl-watching-god-is-watching-5906 2009-09-11T12:53:52-05:00 Both men and women have fallen for a casualness about sex that robs it of its God-given beauty. Like snow, it's beautiful when it's fresh and clean but it's ugly when it's trampled and soiled. Godly men, make that covenant with your eyes not to look lustfully at a girl. Godly women, dress for respect, not attention like the temple of God that you are. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/uncontrolled-fire-5862 2009-09-10T15:03:35-05:00 You may be playing with fire on the Internet, in magazines you look at or movies you watch, or just in the way you look at the opposite sex, or the way you push all the boundaries in what you're doing physically with someone. If you'll be honest with yourself, you will see increasing evidence that you're not controlling your passions. They're beginning to control you. The fire is spreading. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.5.28&version=NIV 2009-07-14T10:47:30-05:00 Is it enough to just "do the right things"? Will that make us right with God? Not according to Jesus' famous teaching about lust and adultery, which state that God requires purity of heart as well as of body. That's bad news to anyone who thinks they're righteous before God just because of their perfect outward behavior! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.5.27-30&version=NIV 2009-07-13T16:48:56-05:00 One of Jesus' most revolutionary teachings was that righteousness isn't just defined by your outward actions--it also matters what's in your heart. It's not enough to just "do the right thing" if your heart isn't in the right place. In this famous passage, Jesus teaches that from a spiritual perspective, lust is as dangerous as full-blown adultery. http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36060&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:52:27-05:00 We Are To Have the Attitude of Christ! Are you chasing your desires or our Lord? The answer to this question will determine what direction in life you go as well as if, when, and how sin will entice you to fall! http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36039&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:40:20-05:00 Living Honorably! This passage is about living honorably, even in the face of oppression and enticement. This is a call and challenge for us to see the world differently so we can respond... http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=35630&columnid=3803 2008-10-27T18:14:39-05:00 One of the Big Christian questions is answered in this verse; does the law and the O.T. still apply to me? The answer is a yes and no... http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/Tantalizing-Sewage-4296 2008-08-21T10:43:21-05:00 It looked so inviting. It was so dirty - and potentially so damaging. Just like so many of the temptations that beckon to you and me, almost daily, it seems. And that's why so many have ended up in the middle of something that looked good but has left them polluted, scarred, ashamed.