what is the difference beetween a guy who is sinning (lust) and a guy who is just a "guy?"?

Question

Can anybody help me out with the difference beetween lusting (a sin) or just the way a man is built.

Answer 1

if a guy is not lusting, the he is a dead guy.

Answer 2

I don't see how lust can be a sin. It is a personal feeling, and it really hurts no one. The only situation in which I can imagine it being harmful to someone would be if you are married and are lusting after someone else. It wouldn't really be hurting anyone, but it would be disrespectful to your spouse.

Other than that, there really is no harm in it. Besides, if you never looked at someone else with lust, you would probably never find a significant other. Because whether or not we admit it, that is usually the first thing we notice about something--physical attraction.

And if people think it is an "animal instinct" that we are expected to rise above, then I must ask why we even have it to begin with.

Answer 3

Not all men have lust in their hearts any more than all women do. It is an individual choice to remain in the situation when confronted with temptation and a righteous person whether male or female will remove himself from the situation and seek to get their mind on other things.♪

Answer 4

Based on conservative religion...

A guy who is sinning is your average male who's God-given instincts and biology cause him to be aroused in order for the subconscious/conscious desire to spread his need and desire to feel and fantasize about pleasure.

A guy who is just a guy are those men who are leaders in the church and molest children. These men are not punished, but only transferred and/or their status as rapist or molesters is hidden or refuted. This is not seen as sinning and is condoned and accepted as standard practice as there have be numerous cases of its occurrence and support by some conservative religions.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Answer 5

Ther'es no such thing as sin--it's a made-up thing to scare little children and the ignorant.

Animals are "hardwired" for specific activities, and reproduction is one of them. Men have the urge to reproduce with as many women as possible. Some men are better at controlling those urges than others.

Guys are simply guys. Period.

Answer 6

The point is to have self control, refrain from sinning don't put yourself in tempting situations...

Thier is so much temptation out in the world right now and what do we have to show for all of it?
Adulterous Affairs
Pedophilia
Homosexuality (rampid)
Child Molestors (rampid)
Divorce
Broken Families
Suicide
Abortion

Nothing good has come to this upcoming generation...

Answer 7

Lusting is the way men are built. Women as well. It's not a sin, it's natural urges. Don't let the big fictional book take away basic human pleasures.

Answer 8

Not controlling your violent base impulses is lust. We are Human beings, able to make concious decisions based upon our own morals.

Answer 9

Man by nature is prone to sin. For a "guy" to not sin, he first has to receive Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Then, he has to pray that God will keep him from temptation and deliver him from evil.

http://www.handlethetruth.net

Answer 10

there isn't one, that's why we ask for forgiveness. We are born sinned, we stay sinned until our last rites, where we don't have the chance to sin again before our death.

Answer 11

Sex Relationships Outside of Marriage Not Permissible

"With reference to the question you have asked concerning the Bahá'í attitude towards the problem of sex and its relation to marriage.

"The Bahá'í Teachings on this matter, which is of such vital concern and about which there is a wide divergency of views, are very clear and emphatic. Briefly stated the Bahá'í conception of sex is based on the belief that chastity should be strictly practised by both sexes, not only because it is in itself highly  345  commendable ethically, but also due to its being the only way to a happy and successful marital life. Sex relationships of any form, outside marriage, are not permissible therefor, and whoso violates this rule will not only be responsible to God, but will incur the necessary punishment from society."

(Ibid, p 107)

1158. Sexual Intercourse Permissible Only Between Man and Wife

"The Bahá'í teaching on sexual intercourse is very clear. It is permissible only between a man and the woman who is his wife ..."

(From letter of the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, February 6, 1973; excerpt from a letter in response to questions from and individual believer: Ibid)

1159. Adultery Retards Progress of the Soul

"...Every other Word of Bahá'u'lláh's and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings is a preachment on moral and ethical conduct; all else is the form, the chalice, into which the pure e spirit must be poured; without the spirit and the action which must demonstrate it, it is a lifeless form.

"When we realize that Bahá'u'lláh says adultery retards the progress of the soul in the after life -- so grievous is it -- and that drinking destroys the mind, and not to so much as approach it, we see how clear are our teachings on these subjects."

(From letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, September 30, 1949: Living the Life, pp. 15-16)

D. Birth Control

1160. Question of Birth Control Not Specifically Answered in Writings

"As to the problem of birth control. Neither Bahá'u'lláh nor 'Abdu'l-Bahá has revealed anything direct or explicit regarding this question. But the Bahá'í Teachings, when carefully studied imply that such current conceptions like birth control, if not necessarily wrong and immoral in principle, have nevertheless to be discarded as constituting a real danger to the very foundation of our social life. For Bahá'u'lláh explicitly reveals in His Book of Laws that the very purpose of marriage is the procreation of children who, when grown up, will be able to know God and to recognize and observe His Commandments and Laws as revealed through His Messengers. Marriage is thus, according to the Bahá'í Teachings, primarily a social and moral act. It has purpose which transcends the immediate personal needs and interests of the parties..."

(From letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, October 14, 1935)

1161. Population Explosion, No Reference in Writings: Time of Appearance of Human Soul, etc.

"In a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual he has further pointed out that the 'chief and sacred purpose' of marriage is 'the perpetuation of the human race... and its elevation to the true station destined for it by God.' In another letter written on his behalf it is stated: '...the fundamental purpose of marriage is to bring other souls into this world, to serve God and love Him.'

"We have not discovered any specific reference in the texts to the problem of  346  population explosion in its relation to birth control. This question, of course, is a matter which is currently a subject of concern and speculation by many. A study of our teachings, however, indicates that in the future there will no doubt be a general improvement of standards of life and of health, but there will also be the full exploitation of unused and as yet unsuspected resources of the plant along with the control and tapping of its raw material, with a great increase in productivity.

"You have raised the point about the time of the appearance of human soul. You are quite right in your deduction in this regard, as our teachings clearly confirm that the soul of man comes into being at conception.

"As to your desire and that of your husband to avoid any action which would permanently prevent you from bearing children, the only text we have so far found on the subjects is in a letter to an individual believer from the beloved Guardian. The question asked was whether after a few children it would be permissible to have a surgical operation on the wife to prevent further conception. His reply was that such an act was inacceptable and unworthy, and those who commit the act were responsible before God.

"When the Guardian was asked whether the exercise of birth control constitutes a sin in a case where the number of children would prevent the father from fulfilling his obligation to educate his children, he stated that it is the duty of Bahá'ís to uphold moderation in all things, and avoid illegal methods."

(From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, July 31, 1970)

(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 344)