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Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:7 Jesus is said to have never sinned in either thought nor deed. Even our thoughts must be free of sin. We can go thru all the permutations of married unmarried etc, but you can commit sin in your thoughts. I suspect taking a minute to appreciate her best assets is spending too long contemplating her. Would you spend time appreciating your sister's best assets or your mother's? Seems there is a line that gets crossed in thoughts, but while some things may occur to one doing the looking, you can move away from those thoughts. Perhaps even Jesus was tempted by the sight of a beautiful woman, but I do not believe he for a second allowed his mind to fantasize a further action. Being tempted is not a sin. It may seems difficult to not think in those terms, but it also becomes a habit of thought. The more you successfully resist, the less you actually feel the urge to go there. I would be tempted to say this goes both ways, but I am sure someone will say the Bible never said anything about a woman lusting after a man so I guess the ladies are free to look and fantasize as desired!

I see "lust" as the equivalent of "covet". In other words, it requires a mens rea to formulate a plan to take a married woman away from her husband or to induce a married woman to violate her marriage vows. When I tell someone that I like his new Ferrari, I'm not coveting his property. If I begin to formulate a plan to deprive him of it so that I can have it, now I'm coveting. If I note the beauty and sex appeal of my neighbour's wife, but I have no intention, plan or thought to contrive a situation where she will violate her marriage vows, I have neither coveted nor lusted. King David's thoughts and plans regarding Bathsheba are (in my opinion) the archetypical example of lust or coveting. He saw, he thought, he planned, he intended to execute the plan. This is the same sin as executing. In my opinion, Matthew 5:27-30 has been misunderstood, especially as regards young unmarried men (and women) and the natural thoughts they have towards attractive members of the opposite sex. Too many young unmarried men, full of their God-given hormones, are driven to needless guilt and anxiety over their attraction toward the young women they encounter. Much guilt and anxiety results from fruitless attempts to purge one's mind of all prurient interest, even when no attempt is made to act on such impulses and when the young man's actions are entirely respectful and in keeping with Christian standards.

Joe, I believe that Orion is the only wormhole to everlasting and the Bible does speak of the Abyss which is the Bottomless pit. From studying Job, Daniel, Luke, Peter, Jude, and Revelation it is clear that beyond Orion is where the fallen angels lost their first estate. I accept that they are in prison on a moon or planet that is distant from Heaven in our thinking but close for Satan to stand at the Gate and harass those who did not fall! They do not need a firmament like us, but they need soil or land mass and that's what the Greek word Ge means in Revelation Chapter 12. That's is where Satan seat, power, and authority is just like the emperor Day Star in Empire Strike back! Satan tells some of his secrets to people too! He just mixes it up with lies! We need to take some of these space movies serious and realize some truth is mixed with fairy tales. Satan reads the Bible and trembles and he makes sure he tells his warp side of his story to the masses. He is preparing for a battle and he can get people to believe that he was mistreated and expelled due to injustice people will believe it. I know some of you will not like my next statement. Look at all who believe Trump and those who actually claim that YAHWEH is with this man. YAHWEH deals with the truth! That's all I will say. Just think about it and pray! Be Bless!

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Cast out devils ?

Lustful thoughts are those thoughts which are spurred on by strong feelings of sexual desire. It is my opinion that if a person prays and earnestly seeks the Lord's guidance in regards to what is sinful, they will know when their thoughts are lustful and when they are not: the conscience--as given by God--will yield understanding.