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Bethel Baptist Church Welcome !. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand . Psalm 95:6- 7a . Dealing with Lust. Christ’s Teaching on the Internal Nature of Lust.
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Bethel Baptist ChurchWelcome! O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6-7a
Dealing with Lust Christ’s Teaching on the Internal Nature of Lust
“Sensuality is easily the biggest obstacle to godliness among men today and is wreaking havoc in the Church. Godliness and sensuality are mutually exclusive and those in the grasp of sensuality can never rise to godliness while in its sweaty grip. If we are to ‘discipline for the purpose of godliness’ we must begin with the discipline of purity.”- Kent Hughes
Christ’s Observation of the Law– 27 How does society view the sin of adultery? The Bible describes the severity of murder and the severity of adultery as equal because they both require the death penalty.
What lust is not: • Jesus is not talking about natural attraction. • He isn’t saying it’s wrong to be exposed to certain things (billboards, commercials etc.), and that we should completely isolate ourselves from exposure – this is impossible if we are not going to go into monastic thinking.
What lust is: Lust is linked to covetousness Lust is conceived when it hooks us
Application: Jesus commands radical action - 5:29-30 Pray for purity Protect your eyes Protect your situation Protect others Be willing to be radical about this sin Confess quickly
Bethel Baptist ChurchWelcome! O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6-7a
Process of Moral Decline • Desensitization – 2Samual 5:13 • Relaxation – 2 Samuel 11:1-2 • Fixation – 2 Samuel 11:1-3 • Rationalization – (Implied) • Degeneration - 2 Samuel 11:4-5
Bethel Baptist ChurchWelcome! O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6-7a