"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11
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(1) In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. (2) Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

(14) But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her. (15) Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and get out!"

New International Version copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

The strong desire to be unfaithful to one's clearly stated and understood responsibilities is a drive we have to deal with and overcome. We must learn that there is a living principle that God activated and still enforces in His creation. When this drive controls a person, retribution will automatically follow. Thus, the person is considered faithless. Any time a thing—in this case, sex—becomes an end in itself, it creates an idol, which will provoke a response from God. In addition, as this illustration shows, it also ceases to give the satisfying pleasure God intends. Like a drug, the individual constantly needs more to achieve the satisfaction he desires.

Solomon shows clearly in Ecclesiastes 1:8 that human nature cannot be satisfied: "All things are full of labor; man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing." This is not the way God made us; it is the way we have become as a result of Satan broadcasting his spirit and us following its promptings. We have become perverted in our tastes, and our tastes have to be converted in order to enjoy the benefits God intends.

— John W. Ritenbaugh

To learn more, see:
The Seventh Commandment



 

Topics:

Craving, Perverted

Desire

Desire as a Bridgehead to Sin

Idolatry

Loyalty

Lust

Perversion

Perverted Taste

Responsibility

Satan's Broadcast

Seventh Commandment

Sexual Immorality

Steadfastness

Taste, Perverted

The Seventh Commandment




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