Introduction:

Text: denotes one "who has unlawful intercourse with the spouse of another (W.E. Vines Dictionary of Greek Words)

Again we are going to learn that the thoughts and intents of the heart can produce sin just as well as the outright actions. Any more if you look at the way people dress, Television shows, and all the media surrounding the world, lust is at the top of the list of things most available.
 

I.   Lust – A sin of the eye

Lust is a care of this world Mark 4:19 and I John 2:16-17, in Romans 13:14 andTitus 2:12-14 the cure is given.

Lust wars against the soul I Peter 2:11

Matthew 6:22-24 – if the eye is following wrong so is the WHOLE body. Remember this lyric "be ye careful what ye see"?

An example of lust – Matthew 14:1-12
 

II.   Remove any form of lust from your life

Abstain from all APPEARANCE of evil I Thessalonians 5:22

Come out from the world II Corinthians 6:14-18, and John 17:14

We cannot be like Simon the Sorcerer was Acts 8:5-21. 

If we are at that point we need to do what Simon did Acts 8:22-24.

When we are converted we must Repent of our sins (Acts 2:38) which means to do as Acts 26:20 reveals.
 

III.   It is better to remove these things from our lives than to go to Hell

Hear the words of the Rich Man in Hades Luke 16:19-31.
 

Conclusion:

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