5:27-30 | Lust
God Wants Faithfulness in a Marriage
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Since the beginning God has established an incredible bond between man and wife | Genesis 2:23-24
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This at last! | She was supreme above all other beings
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She was literally and figuratively his bone and flesh
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A man would leave all bonds to treasure her above all else
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They would be "glued together'
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This is a helper fit for man | vs. 18
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Adultery destroys a marriage
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"What God has joined, let not man separate." | Matthew 19:6
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You are destroying a sacred bond that God has made | 1 Corinthians 6:16
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It is the only justifiable reason for divorce
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Adultery was punishable by death
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Do Not Lust
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A lustful look is just as serious as committing the act
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Do we want a spouse who will never cheat on us but always tells us they do?
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The act of adultery is an expression of the desires of our heart
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It betrays the intimacy and trust of a marriage
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Lustful looks are the first steps in adultery
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We need to be careful with what we're looking at | Job 31:1-10
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It starts with a look
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Looks turn into desires, and actions | James 1:14-15
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The example of David | 2 Samuel 11:1-4
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It just happens to be, but David lingered on it
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He let the desires of his heart run wild
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If we do not control the desires of our heart, how will we control our actions?
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The Solution
Radical Surgery
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Remove you right eye or your right hand
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Both are of extreme value
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It is better to lose one member than your whole body
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We should take extreme measures in avoiding sin
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We must remove certain people
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We must remove ourselves from certain places | Proverbs 7:6-9
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We need to put our sins to death | Colossians 3:5-6
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Guarding the Heart
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In both of these sections God speaks about the heart
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It is where our sin comes from | Matthew 15:18-20
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We must do everything we can to guard our hearts
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We will only do so with God's word | Psalm 119:9-16
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We cannot leave room for our desires
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We must fix ourselves on his law entirely
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