LUST AND ITS SOURCE

TRIALS AND TEMPTATION 1 John 3:24 – To know God dwells in us is; The spirit in us: 1 John 4:1 warning to false prophets. Vs. 13 God’s spirit is in us How do we get the spirit? Matthew 12:43-45; we get free from bad spirit because of baptism; bad spirit visits again. Some think God test his children. James 1:12-15, 1:2-5. LUST: James 1:14 There are many kinds of lust. They are; A. Galatians 5:7-8: Changing of the mind, not from God; Galatians 5:16-18 spirit against the flesh and flesh against spirit. The works of the flesh are Galatians 5:19-21. A Strong Desire 1. Fleshly lust which war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:11. They are the things that your body likes. Example cigarettes, alcoholism, weeds etc. 2. Worldly lust. Mark 4:19, Titus 2:12 3. Lust of the eye. i.e. The things the eye looks at. 1 John 2:15-17 4. 2 Peter 2:11-14; Eyes full of idolatry-Matthew 5:27-28. Example King Solomon in Ecclesiastics 2:10 ministers sleeping with women. Read Job 31:1 5. Lust of the soul. Romans 1:24-32. 6. Youthful lust; weed, alcoholism, fighting etc. 7. Ungodly lust. Jude 17-19. The devil is very crafty, wise and wonderful; 1 Peter 4:1-4. For instance, a Christian telling a palm wine tapper to give him an alcohol to break his fast. Read Romans 6:12, 1 Peter 1:14, 2 Peter 1:4.