stevevw said:
Some have asked, "Why don't we do things like this now? Why can't we set up a stage in the park and appeal to the Lord to do some miraculous sign, making believers out of everyone who sees?" The answer to that question is found in Elijah's prayer. He said,
1Kgs. 18:36 "...I have done all these things at Thy word."
God had directed Elijah to do this. This wasn't some wild plan that Elijah came up with and asked God to jump on board. There is a big difference between being an instrument in the plan of God and making God an instrument in our plans. When we expect God to do tricks like a magician, we could expect an answer like Jesus gave:
Matt. 12:38-39 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign..."
God has certainly proven Himself with miraculous signs and wonders. But it is always at His discretion, not our petition.
Study Notes:1Kings 18:1-46
"Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You said, I will put a fleece of wool here on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that You will deliver Israel by my strength, as You said.” And that is what happened. When he got up early in the morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung dew out of it, filling a bowl with water.
Gideon then said to God, “Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.” That night God did as Gideon requested: only the fleece was dry, and dew was all over the ground."
Judges 6:36-40
I guess your reference needs to go back to the drawing board.
No that is what you are trying to make me out to be. That is what you want me to be. You are turning what is a natural desire that comes from beauty and tenderness in seeing the opposite sex to lustful thoughts which will cross a line and not care to take other peoples feelings into consideration. It is all about self serving gratification.
The actual sin that Christ was talking about was if someone lusts after another mans wife he is committing adultery with her in his heart. But notice how Jesus says lusts after a woman. That is the difference. Yes we can all have a thought cross our minds. But that is a short lived thing. Its when it is held and dwelt upon and pursued that it becomes lust. We have a natural desire to want to have a mate and reproduce. It is natural to be attracted to the opposite sex.
But when it goes beyond this into crossing lines and dwelling on this when you know that the women is married or you are feeding that lustful desire that you want to act on it. You are feeding your fleshly carnal desires and cultivating these thoughts. Because by feeding into this then you are making the need stronger that you want to act on it in some way. It is all about selfish desires and satisfying self. The extreme end of course is what we see in society so often with relationships breakdowns, pornography, teen sex, unwanted pregnancies, emotional hangups and sex crimes.
All of this is you trying to explain something very simple that Jesus is reported to have said. The greek word translated "lust" simply means "desire," so if you desire a woman, you have sinned.
Epithumia
No that is not the meaning.
Pronounced el shad-dY', this is the best-known of the "El" compound names. It means The All-Sufficient One and is usually translated in English Bibles as "God Almighty", "the Almighty" or "Almighty God". The exact derivation of the word "shaddai" is not known. According to my research, all of the following words have been used at various times in the development of the name:
The Hebrew word "dai" (meaning "sheds forth", "pours out", or "to heap benefits") suggests provision, sustenance, and blessing. Thus, God is the All-Sufficient, All-Bountiful El. (Genesis 42:24-25)
The Hebrew word "shad" or "shadayim" (meaning "breast" or "breasts") occurs 24 times as "Shaddai" and signifies One who nourishes, supplies, and satisfies (Isaiah 60:16, 66:10-13). Combined with the word for God, "El", it then becomes the "One mighty to nourish, satisfy, and supply".
The Hebrew root word "shadad" (meaning "to overpower" or "to destroy") suggests absolute power. While Elohim is the God who creates, in the name "Shaddai" God reveals Himself as the God who compels nature to do what is contrary to itself. He is able to triumph over every obstacle and all opposition; He is able to subdue all things to Himself.
An Akkadian word "Šadu" (meaning "mountain"), suggests great strength.
All of these names — whether individually or collectively — naturally would be intensified when combined with "El" and would refer to YHWH as the One who mightily nourishes, satisfies, protects, and supplies His people. El Shaddai is our All-Sufficient Sustainer. It is God as "El" who helps, and it is God as "Shaddai" who abundantly blesses with all manner of blessings.
- See more at: The Names & Attributes of God>: El Shaddai
I'm unimpressed with your "myredeemerlives" reference and its scholarship. Here are more researched opinions:
"This important title, often found in connection with name ‘El, is found in several biblical passages in reference to Israel’s God (e.g., Gen.17.1; 28.3; 35.11;49.25; Ex. 6.3; Num. 24.4, 16; Ps. 68.15; Job 8.3,5, etc.). [1] ‘El-Shaddai is P’s favored title for God before the revelation of the divine name to Moses. But what is its meaning, and what is its historical derivation? Traditionally, following the LXX (i.e., the Septuagint, or ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible), which uses pantokrator, and the Vulgate (a Latin translation of the Bible by St. Jerome), which uses omnipotens, the term has often been rendered in English translation as “Almighty,” but it is now generally considered that this interpretation is fallacious, and possibly stems from a similar sounding Hebrew root $-d-d, meaning “to destroy.” Some modern scholars have suggested several other possibilities, such as connecting it with the Hebrew word $ad, meaning breast. However, since ‘El-Shaddai was a male diety, this seems somewhat unlikely. Another suggestion is that it is related to the Hebrew word sadeh, meaning “field.” However, this root uses a different sibilant (sin) in its root than does Shaddai (shin).
The most widely accepted scholarly view is that ‘El-Shaddai means “El, the mountain one,” relating shaddai to an Akkadian word $adum, “mountain.” Besides being a strong cognate, there are also several other historical factors that seem to lead to this conclusion. For instance, F.M. Cross has noted a Hurrian hymn which specifically describes El as “the one of the mountain.” The word is also used to describe the Amorite deity (Ilu-)Amurru, whose consort is A$ratum, the counterpart of the Canaanite high god ‘El’s consort Athirat (Asherah). Moreover, the Deir ‘Alla instription uses $dyn in parallel with ‘ihn, in reference to the gods of the assembly. Finally, ‘El and his divine assembly met on a mountain.
Given all of these factors then, ‘El-Shaddai very plausibly means “El, the mountain one,” and is most probably originally a divine title or epithet derived from the Canaanite high god ‘El."
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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithpromotingrumor/2009/04/el-shaddai/
"El Shaddai. To Abraham God appears as God Almighty, El Shaddai (Gen 17:1). The designation "Shaddai," which some think is the oldest of the divine names in the Bible, occurs forty-eight times, thirty-one of which are in Job.
The traditional rendering "God Almighty" is debated. A consensus of sorts holds that "shaddai" is to be traced, not to the Hebrew, but to an Accadian word that means "mountain" so that the expression produces a meaning like, "'El, the One of the mountains." If so, El Shaddai highlights God's invincible power.
Or, the name may point to his symbolic dwelling. The juxtaposition of El Shaddai and El 'Elyon (Num 24:16; Psalm 91:1) may suggest that El Shaddai is a God who is chief in the heavenly council, whose residence was sometimes broadly associated with mountains (Hab 3:3)."
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Bible study notes on ALMIGHTY from biblereferenceguide.com
"The term is usually explained as a cognate of the Akkadian word sadu, "mountain," but not in the sense that 'El Shaddai would mean "G-d the Rock" (cf. zur, "Rock," an epithet of G-d, e.g., Deuteronomy 32:4,30,37). Rather, 'El Shaddai would mean "'El-of-the-Mountain," i.e., of the cosmic mountain, the abode of 'El; for the Patriarchs the term would mean "the G-d of Heaven."
-- The Jewish Encyclopedia
Your reference, on the other hand, listed the most accepted meaning last with this tiny description:
"An Akkadian word "Šadu" (meaning "mountain"), suggests great strength."
In reality, the word "shaddai" does not indicate "great strength," it literally means "of/from the mountain." Other Canaanite gods had this same title (Rabu for one).
I don’t think you read it properly.
This assimilation between Yahweh and El, or El into Yahweh, is present in much of the Priestly material as well. In fact, the Priestly source largely advocates this assimilation.
I'm quite familiar with the website. The author, Dr. Steve DiMattei, is saying that the priestly author(s) tried to assimilate (mix together) El and Yahweh when they added their material to the Hebrew bible.
I must admit I have never debated a person who believes in God like they dont believe in God.
What is your God and who is your God. I am beginning to feel like Isiah trying to deal with the God Baal.
Well, your god is one or two ancient, bronze age deities in the Canaanite pantheon. The God I recognize to exist is the Creator of the Cosmos, the Architect, the inventor of physics, the First Cause.
(from Herodotus on), the Sept. chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אַוָּה, חֲמוּד; desire, craving, longing: 
