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But all those quotes there don't specify that lust is about sex, nor that healthy and decent sexual desire before marriage is wrong.
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Within the biblical context I have never seen Lust used in a term that was not about sex.
And I should point out what I said before. Sexual desire or realizing that a person is attractive to you is fine and normal. Lust comes into play when you start focusing on it and or thinking about details.
Lust is like coveting, its a sin of thought. And the reason is that when the sins of thought are entertained you in a sense tempt yourself to engage in the physical sin. In lust it would be either fornication or adultry. With coveting it would be stealing.
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I understand what you're saying but what if you're thinking about sex is a way that isn't mentally having sex with someone you know? It doesn't have to be lusting after someone.
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You can think about sex in a more distant sense which does not cause you to be aroused. That is possible yes.
Lust isn't about thinking about sex, its about thinking about sex with someone whom you arn't suppose to be having sex with.
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Yes exactly. So thinking about sex with someone it's fine to be with isn't a problem in that sense. Nor is thinking about sex in a way that doesn't involve yourself or necessarily anyone else.
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