Lust is not pent up energy that must be released; instead, lust is like a beast that must be starved to death. As the starvation grows acute, the beast will look desperate, but after the final drought of hunger unsatisfied, the beast will be dead -- it may be revived, nevertheless, at the smell of fresh water....
Characteristics of Lust
- Various (2 Tim.3:6)
- Harmful (1 Tim. 6:9)
- Foolish (1 Tim.6:9)
- Deceitful (Eph.4:22)
- Fleshly (1Pet.2:11)
- Worldly (Tit.2:12)
- Ungodly (Jude 1:18)
Thrust of Lust
- Lusts of Flesh (Eph.2:3)
- Lust of Heart (Rom.1:24)
- Lust of Eyes (1John 2:16)
Historiography of Lust
- Lusts of Men (1Pet.4:2)
- Lusts of your Fathers (John 8:44)
- Former Lusts (1Pet.1:14)
- Youthful Lusts (2Tim.2:22)
Experience of Lust
- Temptation of Lust (James 1:14)
- Drawn away by Lust (James 1:14)
- Enticed by Lust (James 1:14)
- Conception of Lust (James 1:15)
- Looking in order to Lust - Active (Matt.5:28)
- Burning in Lust (Rom.1:27)
- Corruption of Lust (2Pet.1:4)
Consequence of Lust
- Blindness (2Pet.1:9)
- Bondage (2Pet.2:19,20)
- Blasphemy (2Pet. 2:2)
- Sin (James 1:15)
- Death (James 1:15; Rom.8:13)
Deliverance from Lust
- Flesh crucified with lusts - The Fact (Gal.5:24)
- Partakers of Divine (Sinless) Nature by Promise (2Pet.1:4; 1John 3:9)
- Do not allow sin to be king by obeying its lusts (Rom.6:12)
- Put on Christ (Rom.13:14)
- Make no provision for the flesh (Rom.13:14)
- Flee lusts (2Tim.2:22)
- Abstain from lusts (1Pet.2:11)
- Mortify deeds of the body by the Spirit (Rom.8:13; Col.3:5)
- Present body to the Lord as living sacrifice (Rom.6:13; 12:1-3)
- Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace (2Tim.2:22)
- Walk in the Spirit (Gal.5:16)
- Hold on to the Word of Life (Phil.2:16)
- Possess body in sanctification and honor (1Thess.4:4)
Benefits of Overcoming
- Fulfillment of God's will (Rom.12:1-3)
- Fruit of the Spirit (Gal.5:22-23)
- Fearlessness and Confidence toward God (1John 3:21)
- Rewards in Christ's Kingdom (Rev.2-3)
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