Last Week: Seven: Lust (Graham Clinton): Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body. "excessive love of others," which therefore renders love and devotion to God as secondary.
Lust (or lechery) is usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Unfulfilled lusts sometimes lead to sexual or sociological compulsions and/or transgressions including (but obviously not limited to) sexual addiction, adultery, bestiality, rape, and incest. A common image or thought for punishment in hell for someone indulging in lust has been walking within flames to purge himself of lustful/sexual thoughts and feelings.
Lust is any intense desire or craving for self gratification and excitement. Lust can mean strictly sexual lust, although it is also common to speak of a "lust for men", "lust for blood (bloodlust for short)" or a "lust for power", or other goals and to "lust for love". The Greek word which translates as lust is epithymia (επιθυμια), which also is translated into English as "to covet".
Same deal as before though. It creeps is quietly and wants to grow. It wants to destroy community and bring isolation. It wants to ruin your relationships to God, to your friends and to yourself. It destroys hungrily while lying to you about getting what you want.
Danger: please avoid.
Next Week: Seven: Gluttony (Graham Clinton)
g-ram
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