lusts of the flesh

[bookwormom]

The 'only believe...'thread and some of the quotations from the bible got me to think about the lusts of the flesh (while I was planting onions). After all, haven't they been dear to the heart of preachers to rail about for centuries? So exactly what are the lusts of the flesh? After all,we are all "flesh" and can't eat rocks. My Dad once said that to his thinking the worst word is "too". Anything too is of no good. Too much, too little, too cold, too hot, too late, too salty, and on and on. I think the lusts of the flesh are a big case of 'too'. We get hungry and need to eat, and wonderful and good tasting food grows out of the earth for us to eat with enjoyment. Exaggerate it and it becomes a lust of the flesh with the according consequences. The same goes for everything, drink, sex, talk, self esteem. I can't think of any others right now, (have to go out and plant mangels, or is it mangles?) Maybe the love of money should be included?
bah, hope this sounds not 'too' much like a lecture.

[candy]

Nope doesn't sound like a lecture to me .

Sounds like good words to live by.


Avoid anything tooooooo

[333]

Peace,

Sounds a lot like Buddhism to me (the middle way), although there are many many many similarities through out all religions.
All paths lead to the source.

Peace

[Rick]

Good topic, Bookwormom,

It seems that sin is all about selfishness and feeding the worldly flesh. Is it not true that all things are either of the world/flesh or of the Spirit?

Rick

[bookwormom]

the Bible definition of sin is: ..for sin is the transgression of the law. I have to start looking things up as I do not know by heart most verses that I am fond of quoting.

I think good and evil is everywhere, Creation is material(flesh) and is good and wonderful, and someplace in the Bible Jesus, when his disciples had been attacked for not washing their hands was talking that a little dirt will not defile you spiritually, but out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murderous, hateful and the like. I am sure you know the story and remember it.

[Rick]

The definition I like is "missing the mark" as in an arrow missing the target. God is the one who defines what the target is.

[pai_mei]

Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything.
St Paul - Corinthians 6:12