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1 | What is lust of flesh and eys, pride of | 1 John | L. Reed | 5980 | ||
I'm looking for comments on 1 John 2:16 regarding the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. | ||||||
2 | What is lust of flesh and eys, pride of | 1 John | kalos | 6003 | ||
A good translation being the best commentary, I quote the same passage from the Amplified New Testament. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself]. 17 And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever. The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman Foundation) 1999. |
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3 | Is sex-drive/beauty bad? | 1 John | Orange | 184270 | ||
I have a question... If the 'lust of the flesh' pertains to 'craving for sensual gratification', then is it wrong to have a sex-drive? How about in marraige; can a married person have a sexual craving for his/her spouse? Also within this line of thought; the notion of 'beauty' as far as it being a pleasurable thing; I noticed that God made things that were 'pleasant to the eyes' (Genesis); is it wrong to then find pleasure in things that are 'physically beautiful'? Can you crave for them (like craving to see your spouse keep in shape)? |
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4 | Is sex-drive/beauty bad? | 1 John | Tim3:16 | 184272 | ||
Is it wrong to then find pleasure in things that are 'physically beautiful'? Not according to Psalm 19. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. It is hard to sin when we are enjoying God's beauty in a godly manner, man-made beauty is another thing, as is distorting the reason for which the beauty was intended, such as a human figure. Remember, God had created everything good in the beginning, and it was the choice of man that introduced sin and death into the world. So, God created a sex drive for a good purpose, to multiply on the earth, and through our own distortions of God's will, we turn away from the goodness of the design and turn towards our own outlets such as (pornography). It is therefore not the sex drive that is bad, but how we as fallen humans react to it. To answer your third query, a craving is not bad in and of itself. God understands, because He created us this way. It is only bad when it comes to covetousness and idolatry. It is through our own choices that we must turn to God for direction and strength in these matters, and He promises to sustain us. Tim |
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