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Question

So, is God saying we cant LOOK at anyone with lust? What does adultery mean?? Laurel Creekian¿

Answer 1

I'm not christian but Dictionary.com says:

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.

So basically when someone who is married has sex with someone that they're not married to. About the "is God saying we cant LOOK at anyone with lust?" thing, if you're married and you really love them then the answer is probably you shouldn't look at someone (other than the person you're married to) w/ lust. If you're not married, then I guess it's ok... If you are married, but don't raelly love them, then you shouldn't be married to them (probably).

Answer 2

The historical christian conception was that if you looked at someone and wanted to have sex with them, regardless of if you are married or not, you were lusting in your heart and mind for them and as such, it was a form of adultery.

When the bible was first written, however, the word "adultery" itself meant only those cases where a married woman had a sex with a man not her husband. It wasn't until much later that the term came to represent any sex had by a married person with someone not their spouse.

Since I'm no longer a christian, I cannot say if "lusting after someone in your heart" is still a part of the equation or not. Surely, since we are designed to be attracted to others, that attraction - which we often cannot control - would not be considered a "sin" or "adultery" but my opinion is unfortunately not what modern "christians" follow.

Answer 3

Adultery - conjugal infidelity. An adulterer used to be a person who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and one of these woman used to be an adulteress. Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried woman used to be fornication. Adultery was considered as a first-rate social unsuitable, as good as a fine sin. The Mosaic law (Num. 5:11-31) prescribed that the suspected wife will have to be tried through the ordeal of the "water of jealousy." there is, nonetheless, no recorded instance of the application of this regulation. In subsequent occasions the Rabbis made quite a lot of laws with the view of discovering the guilty get together, and of bringing a few divorce. It has been inferred from John 8:1-11 that this sin grew to become very fashioned in the course of the age previous the destruction of Jerusalem. Idolatry, covetousness, and apostasy are spoken of as adultery spiritually (Jer. 3:6, eight, 9; Ezek. Sixteen:32; Hos. 1:2:three; Rev. 2:22). An apostate church is an adulteress (Isa. 1:21; Ezek. 23:four, 7, 37), and the Jews are styled "an adulterous new release" (Matt. 12:39). (Comp. Rev. 12.) ======== the matters you mention are non secular adultery see: Mat 5:27 ¶ Ye have heard that it was once mentioned by way of them of ancient time, Thou shalt no longer commit adultery: Mat 5:28 however I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a girl to lust after her hath committed adultery along with her already in his heart.

Answer 4

My confirmation pastor explained it this way: the phrase, to "look with lust" is basically to consciously think/plot about having sex with a specific individual to whom you are not married. The idea here is that deed often follows thought, so if you don't think about it, you won't be tempted to do it either.

There's a big difference between recognizing that someone is physically attractive (which is instinctive) and pursuing that thought to the "I want to/would if I could have sex with them" point.

And yes, it does require a fair amount of self control.

As a Christian, it is also important to remember that God gave us rules for two reasons: 1. to keep us from hurting ourselves and others (in the sex case, think post-coital regret or worse, STDs or an illegitimate child)
and 2. to remind us of our need for Him, because we CAN'T get it right all the time.

We are all sinners, and we all sin, but so long as we are also sorry for our sins, God has already forgiven us through Christ.

We try to obey the rules out of love and appreciation for our blessings and salvation, not to "get points" with God or prove something to someone else. As an example, I obey the speed limit because I don't want to get caught and get a ticket. That is different from the way that I try to obey the commandments because I am truly grateful for what God has done for me though Christ.

Answer 5

In Matthew 5:28 Jesus said that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath connitted adultery with her already in his heart

Answer 6

Sort of puts a sinful spin on some practices of visualization.

Sin begins in the heart and mind. (temptation)
To overcome temptation, we take rule over our fleshly desires.
To fall to it, we allow our actions to be ruled by our desires.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It means sex with a person other than your husband or wife (and nowadays would include sex with a person other than your life partner).

Answer 9

i think it means sex im not christian by the way