VIRTUAL SEX
Matthew 5:27-28
" 'You have heard it was said to those of old, "You shall not commit adultery." But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.' "
Famous last words: "I did not have sex with that woman" (President Bill Clinton). He may not have had intercourse with her, but he did violate this scripture. Virtual sex and pornography is nothing new. I've been told that excavation of the bathhouses of Pompeii (destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD) has shown that the walls were decorated with erotic images. In American society, pornographic imagery is unavoidable. Sexual desire is a God-given gift and life would be poorer without it. But proper use of that gift is my responsibility. A pastor of mine used to admonish the men in his congregation to "look in her eyes." That's good advice for a man (or woman) who wants to keep a pure heart.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Sexual desire is a God-given gift, but it needs to be controlled.
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Have a self-controlled day. Love you.
Matthew 5:27-28
" 'You have heard it was said to those of old, "You shall not commit adultery." But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.' "
Famous last words: "I did not have sex with that woman" (President Bill Clinton). He may not have had intercourse with her, but he did violate this scripture. Virtual sex and pornography is nothing new. I've been told that excavation of the bathhouses of Pompeii (destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD) has shown that the walls were decorated with erotic images. In American society, pornographic imagery is unavoidable. Sexual desire is a God-given gift and life would be poorer without it. But proper use of that gift is my responsibility. A pastor of mine used to admonish the men in his congregation to "look in her eyes." That's good advice for a man (or woman) who wants to keep a pure heart.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Sexual desire is a God-given gift, but it needs to be controlled.
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Have a self-controlled day. Love you.
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