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James 1:15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.What is the difference between "desire" and "sin"?
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James 1:15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.Well, where did the desire come from? Is it always evil?
Well, where did the desire come from? Is it always evil?
The desire is natural. In scripture, "desire" is amoral, leading to sin if one allows his desire to control his decisions.
Scripture tells us that when Jesus completed his 40 days of fasting in the wilderness, "...and He was hungry." That was a desire, but the desire in itself is amoral--it has no moral value either positive or negative.
But if Jesus had been led to "obey his thirst" (as the 7-Up commercial urges), He would have sinned.
I do not believe Jesus even had the desire. He was God.
It is LUST and kin to covetousness. Lust also must not be confined to the grosser sins of the flesh.
Achan. David and Bathsheba.
Paul had intense desires about being with the Lord and was simply "lust".
The scripture clearly says: "He was hungry."
Hunger is a physical desire. It is very important theologically to understand that Jesus did, indeed, feel all things physical as we do. To say that Jesus had no normal physical desires is a Gnostic heresy.
I did NOT say He did not FEEL hungry and the body was in need, did I?
Clearly I was talking about the physical sensation of hunger...and you knew that.Scripture tells us that when Jesus completed his 40 days of fasting in the wilderness, "...and He was hungry." That was a desire, but the desire in itself is amoral--it has no moral value either positive or negative.
Then you're deliberately playing games.
I had said:
Clearly I was talking about the physical sensation of hunger...and you knew that.
If you meant something else than what you knew I meant, then an honest response would have one that identified your different meaning for "desire."
If you intend to get into gamesmanship rather than have a straightforward discussion, let me know. I have other things to do.
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