Mar 2, 2012 -- 11:08AM, Webers_Home wrote:

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Mar 1, 2012 -- 5:24PM, Eliascomes wrote:

Lusting come from the heart

The koiné Greek word for "lust" in Mtt 5:28 is epithumeo (ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o) which means: to set the heart upon; viz: long for (rightfully or otherwise).

Not all lusting is bad. Lusting's object is what makes the difference; for example: Paul cautioned about craving evil things (1Cor 10:6) which implies that it's okay to crave non-evil things.

The way I see it: there's nothing wrong in noticing a man's wife and admiring the goods; but not okay to set one's heart upon an affair with her. There's a huge difference between the two behaviors: the one is a reaction; the other is a response. I can't control my reactions; but I can sure as hell control my responses and respect the boundaries. Some guys just don't know the meaning of the word honor.

But hey; let's reverse the roles. Mtt 5:28 regulates the affairs of men with married women. Does it therefore grant women permission to set their hearts upon an affair with a married man?

Cliff
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Craving for the right things this verse explained.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,  for they will be filled.

 Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Romans 13:9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”  and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

 Respecting your neighbor is part of loving them. Undressing someone with your eyes is the same as undressing them physically. When we admires someone else properties or spouse, that type of coveting grows like yeast, eventually it will turn into envy or jealousy of the owner of these items.                                                                                                                          James 4:2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

 King David admired someone wife that led him to committing Adultery, deceiption, and murder. 

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Mar 3, 2012 -- 10:38AM, Eliascomes wrote:

When we admires someone else properties or spouse, that type of coveting grows like yeast

You shouldn't be using a pronoun like "we" in a statement like that. Not everyone is as weak as  you.

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Mar 3, 2012 -- 11:26AM, Eliascomes wrote:

We are all weak. If we were put under pressure, we'll brake.

That's a crock. Lots of men have been put under pressure without breaking. What I see going on here is that you are projecting your own weaknesses on others as if no one could possibly be a better a man than you. Well; I happen to know several men, including myself, who wouldn't break even if lookers like Kim Kardashian and/or Christina Aguilara should throw themselves at us. What in the world is the matter with you casting aspersions like that upon your fellow men's integrity. I for one am deeply offended by your remarks.

Mar 3, 2012 -- 4:40PM, Webers_Home wrote:

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Mar 3, 2012 -- 11:26AM, Eliascomes wrote:

We are all weak. If we were put under pressure, we'll brake.

That's a crock. Lots of men have been put under pressure without breaking. What I see going on here is that you are projecting your own weaknesses on others as if no one could possibly be a better a man than you. Well; I happen to know several men, including myself, who wouldn't break even lookers like Kim Kardashian and/or Christina Aguilara should throw themselves at us. What in the world is the matter with you casting aspersions like that upon your fellow men's integrity. I for one am deeply offended by your remarks.

Cliff
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Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Matthew 19

⁸ Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. ⁹ I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

¹⁰The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

¹¹ Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. ¹² For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

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 While you are making love in bed with your spouse, and your spouse is thinking about another person during the process. Would that make you feel uncomfortable? 

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Mar 3, 2012 -- 7:28PM, hamerhas wrote:

The word used is fulfil

The Lord not only fulfilled Moses' covenanted law, but he also upheld it. Had he not upheld it, he would have incurred a swift curse upon himself; and not only that, he would have reduced himself to the level of one of the least in the kingdom of God.