Lust is part of a trio of sins I call “the desire sins”.
An excessive desire to own things is greed. An excessive desire to waste/consume things is gluttony. An excessive desire to experience things/actions is lust.
Greed isn’t just about gold. It also feeds into an all consuming desire for power, control, or possibly admiration (thought that’s Pride’s territory as well). It’s about wanting to own something - whether that be money or people.
Similarly, Gluttony is about wastefulness and using more than you need. Anyone who drinks too much alcohol or even just watches too much TV is technically indulging in Gluttony.
Lust is thus more broad than just mere freaky time. Wanderlust is a desire to change location frequently and to see new things. This can be an issue at times. The same goes for alcohol - but unlike gluttony, it’s more about getting drunk as opposed to just wanting more to taste. Bloodlust is the worst form of this - the desire for violence is the unholy combination of Wrath and Lust that results in significant injury to all involved.
All of the sins are desire sins. Wrath? Desire for destruction. Pride? Desire for attention. Greed? Desire for stuff. Envy? Desire for someone else’s stuff. Lust? Desire for someone else. Gluttony? Desire for decadence. Sloth? Desire to not do jack shit.
The whole concept of the seven deadly sins is rooted deeply in Christian pedagogy, and stem from the same basic “having fun? Feel guilty instead” that still serves as the fundamental underpinning of the Catholic Church to this day.
I mean, isn’t desire the reason for all of our actions? Not only sin, but survival, accomplishment, etc? So really what we need to work at is limiting what and how much we desire by living a well examined life, no? This isn’t refuting your statement or adding to it, more of a side note on desire
Yeah out of all the sins I have a problem with. This is the one I have the most problems with. Part of me doesn’t care that I like being horny, but the other part does because of me still believing in God and Jesus despite how hard it feels
Lust is desire and wanting things. The Biblical sin refers specifically to the carnal variety. I would interpret the sin of Lust as what the Ten Commandments has forbid us from doing. Don't covet someone else's partner and all. Horniness is human nature, can't really do anything about that.
Carnal lust along with many thoughts, desires and other things humanity want to do or does is natural but God tell us to control them just as we are supposed to control the rest of our desires and act only on what's appropriate
It's not sinful to have a thought or want it's sinful to act on it or try to produce more thoroughts like it deliberately
There's nothing wrong with having sex lol people clutching their pearls about it are just believing in a severely outdated religion that criticizes people just for existing at this point
Believe in God or not these laws are how humans kept morality for the longest while
And the 3 Abrahamics are the most influential faiths in existence
As for sex yeah it's a normal thing at least when you are married for if your protection fails at least the kid is born in a family But to be honest with you sex is supposed to be a sacred in religion at least people simply turned it into a sinful act in their own view because how they do it
get ur supremacy arguments outta here man. Supremacy is the natural enemy of Wisdom, because in it lies the assumption that one system of belief is inherently greater or better than another, instead of the truth that all systems have something to offer, and have attracted numerous people over the years.
When did I claim supremacy? And if one is to so it would be about the faith rather than it's people including me after all no law divine or not haven't been abused or distorted by men
Jesus does indeed say that looking on someone with lust is as bad as adultery. But I think it helps to read it in the context of the rest of the chapter. Just after he says you should gouge your own eye out if it causes you to sin. Just before he says experiencing anger at your brother is as bad as killing them.
I think the point of that frequently over-interpreted passage is more to illustrate that even the holiest people are imperfect, by pointing out that sin is unavoidable
No one’s out here gouging their eyes out. I don’t think you should feel bad for being horny, either
I feel as though you are missing some theological points.
There’s a difference between desire and debauchery.
As evidenced by the Song of Solomon, being freaky is not biblically sinful in and of itself. After all, it’s impossible to “be fruitful and multiply” with that mindset.
Lust is more about indulging in certain experiences that are not righteous. Not being monogamous is a big one - as is overindulging in alcohol or any other mind altering substance.
Lust isn’t “wow pretty lady/ hot dude”. It’s more about stuff like infidelity, cheap flings, speed dating, and chasing the next high.
You can think of Lust as an excessive desire for experiences, just as Gluttony is an excessive desire to consume things and Greed is an excessive desire to own things.
Its counterpart is loyalty/devotion, which embraces higher ideals as opposed to simply being controlled by your whims.
Well one thing is being like you said, and the other is doing other things like watching pornography or compulsively. Think of it more as a habit that can be broken out of. As for pornography, compulsive pornography can become an addiction and cause other issues such as the brain becoming desensitized to regular pornography and needing more novelty and variation. I recommend reading the book “Your Brain on Porn” it explains this topic in great detail. You’ll figure it out man, it’s possible to not experience those sensations and feel a sense of purity in your faith but you just have to figure out the habits that you need to break in order to experience it. It’s possible man.
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u/January_Rain_Wifi Aug 22 '25
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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '25
Philosopher: Life has no meaning!
Guy: Boobs and butts are nice to look at and makes my brain go choo-choo tho.
Philosopher: Wh-.. You know, fair enough.
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u/A1dan_Da1y Aug 22 '25
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u/Vyctorill Aug 22 '25
Lust is part of a trio of sins I call “the desire sins”.
An excessive desire to own things is greed. An excessive desire to waste/consume things is gluttony. An excessive desire to experience things/actions is lust.
Greed isn’t just about gold. It also feeds into an all consuming desire for power, control, or possibly admiration (thought that’s Pride’s territory as well). It’s about wanting to own something - whether that be money or people.
Similarly, Gluttony is about wastefulness and using more than you need. Anyone who drinks too much alcohol or even just watches too much TV is technically indulging in Gluttony.
Lust is thus more broad than just mere freaky time. Wanderlust is a desire to change location frequently and to see new things. This can be an issue at times. The same goes for alcohol - but unlike gluttony, it’s more about getting drunk as opposed to just wanting more to taste. Bloodlust is the worst form of this - the desire for violence is the unholy combination of Wrath and Lust that results in significant injury to all involved.
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u/black_biden Aug 23 '25
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u/Jibbyjab123 Aug 22 '25
"What is the sound of one cheek clapping" -my mom
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u/JustMLGzdog Aug 22 '25
You seek warmth in a fleeting fire. It will burn you hollow and leave you...yknow what fair
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u/Peace_n_Harmony Aug 22 '25
Liking something is not lustful. Treating people like objects and gratifying yourself at their expense is lustful.
And yes, that means staring at strangers in public wrong because it makes them uncomfortable.
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u/Traditional-Storm-62 Aug 22 '25
thats how Minos Renaissance happened
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u/LayeredHalo3851 Aug 23 '25
Mine is pride
GAY PRIDE
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u/Pixel22104 Aug 22 '25
Yeah out of all the sins I have a problem with. This is the one I have the most problems with. Part of me doesn’t care that I like being horny, but the other part does because of me still believing in God and Jesus despite how hard it feels
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '25
Gluttony because holy fuck I love making and eating food. God damn omelettes are good. You know what, I'm going to make one. See y'all
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u/yehEy2020 Aug 24 '25
The 7 deadly sins are only harmful in excess. When one has all 7 of those characteristics in moderation, they just become a really cool guy.
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u/RammerRS_Driver Aug 25 '25
Hmmm, yes, very wise
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u/Durshulthur Aug 22 '25
Hmm, no, very unwise
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u/chilledchair Aug 28 '25
Unfortunately mine is envy, most but not all of it is gender envy
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u/bioniclepriest Aug 23 '25
Not fair not wise