The third of the "seven deadly sins" is lust.
What does The Bible say about lust?
Proverbs 6:25 - Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
Matthew 5:27-28 - "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
Romans 1:26 - Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.
Colossians 3:5 - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 - It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God.
1 John 2:16 - For everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world.
Lust isn't just sexual. We can lust after money, possessions, and other gratifications - worldly things. We must take care to make ourselves holy, and not be swayed by this worldly lust.
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