I though only a married person could commit adultery ?
What does Jesus mean when he says "to lust"
2007-04-21 12:51:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
'But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
Don't have a dirty mind. Keep your thoughts pure.
2007-04-21 12:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because when the Bible was written or happened, there was no such thing as marriage. Adultery in the Bible is described as looking at another woman with sinful thoughts or lust. Modern laws redefined adultery as a sinful sexual action between two persons from a different marriage
2007-04-21 13:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A single person can be an adulterer when that person is having a relationship with a married person. If they're causing a married person to cheat on their spouse, then it is adultery.
2007-04-21 13:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by calegaea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biblically, adultery is any sex outside of marriage.
Lust in this context, is looking at a woman and thinking about having sex with her.
2007-04-21 12:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by nailgal2005 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fornication --sex without being married to that person, also a sin. --1. Corinthians 6; 9-10. -read where fornicators go-
2007-04-21 12:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a single person can committ adultry- its a sin to have sex before marriage
Lusting is when you look at a guy or gal and wish you could have sex with them...
lusting is also a sin
2007-04-21 12:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by bronzebabekentucky 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont know....How do you know that Mathew 5:28 was actually written by Mathew?
2007-04-21 12:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not to actuallu act upon those feelings but none the less not to desire another when you are married
2007-04-21 13:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by resigned 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe she wasn't married...maybe she had sex with married men
lust:intense or unbridled sexual desire...lasciviousness
2007-04-21 12:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by uranus2mars 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋