Are Sexual Thoughts a Sin?

Have you wondered if sexual thoughts are a sin? Is there a good way to marvel at the beauty of sexuality, or are all sexual thoughts sinful? In this segment, Christopher and Wendy discuss thinking about sexuality and the true meaning of purity.
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[@tiffmakk07]

"....I'm thinking of...I can't quote chapter and verse because I'm Catholic." So Trueee.

[@abhi__fitnesspbx]

Flee from Catholism

[@tiffmakk07]

@@abhi__fitnesspbx I've met Christ in Catholic Eucharist Adoration, and I haven't met Him in any other church. Only the Catholic Church.

[@abhi__fitnesspbx]

@@tiffmakk07 i know Roman Catholic is not biblical

[@tiffmakk07]

@@abhi__fitnesspbx Explain what you mean.

[@abhi__fitnesspbx]

@@tiffmakk07 show me one verse from bible where God allows statues and idolatry rather God condemned it 1 Roman Catholic bow down to statue 2 call pope holy father contrary to bible jesus say you shall call no man father on this earth particularly religious leaders 3 pray to mary thats not allowed in bible that is blasphemy against God

[@capucinetosi8361]

I know it's not the topic but I just want to say that Wendy is so beautiful and she inspires me so much as a young woman... She shines with purity and sweetness but she is not projecting any false conception of purity, she is open to discussing the topics which are often deemed taboo and she does so with such grace and wisdom! Blessings for you two

[@douglaidlaw740]

I have referred to a fellow musician in about the same terms as you talk about Wendy. For both, their religion is perfectly natural. And so it should be.

[@dannelson4209]

Sexual thoughts are not just a phase that only young people experience. People of all ages experience sexual thoughts , Make no mistake.

[@michael75884]

it is also a sin that takes people to hell rebuke those thoughts and fantasies and rebuke all the evil or you will perish in hell

[@KingJC.]

Stop misguiding people Jesus says "he who looks at a woman with lust has already committed aduktery with her in his heart" this one comment could lead many to hell just by affirming people in their sins

[@michael75884]

@@KingJC. ikr it is mind boggling how people claim to love Jesus and believe in Him but they disbelieve Jesus's words and they disagree with Him at the same time smh

[@maritzaperrault4836]

I don’t feel like this totally answered everything. How is a single person allowed to think about sex without sinning? How are we able to have a healthy desire for sex without ever sinning? What do you do when the desire pops up or the thoughts? What do you do with them?

[@jssolan5207]

I guess you can't think of sex without sinning, unless you think of the beauty and baby than the pleasure.

[@rbthomasjr]

Desire is good and natural, thoughts come and go. I recommend to other young people that they just "let the thoughts and desires wash over you", secure in the knowledge that they are good and are on track for God's good pleasure for them. The sexual energy and desire that you feel now will be exactly what will fuel your marriage in the future. Smile at the power and promise of sexuality.

[@jabrams6759]

You can control your thoughts believe it or not. Its your choice to continue thinking sexual thoughts. Let me ask you what does indulging in sexual thoughts accomplish? Does it bring you closer to finding your spouse?

[@maritzaperrault4836]

@@jabrams6759 The question isn’t a matter of controlling, it’s trying to understand how you are to have a desire without the pondering of it... it doesn’t totally make sense. Like you have to know what it is to have the desire... so this isn’t making sense.

[@geemor4978]

@@maritzaperrault4836 actually, it does have to do with controlling our thoughts and redirecting them. Sex is a beautiful thing until it begins to get distorted. It's kind of simple, just say a prayer for when you have that moment of desire.

[@twikiriwhi]

This is a very important topic. I'm a long time Christian yet struggle with my carnality. I find it difficult to even listen to this conversation because of my own failure to live a moral life.... I trust in God's grace yet still I hate my slavery to sin.

[@smathet7766]

Your not alone!!!!

[@tiaferguson8848]

Don’t say you are a slave to sin. Believe what God said about you. “As you think so you shall be”. Depend on the Holy Spirit as your strength. Continue to build your relationship with Him and allow Him to transform you. Start by repeating Romans 6:6. Study it! Think about it! Believe it! “We know that the person we used to be was crucified with him to put an end to sin in our bodies. Because of this we are no longer slaves to sin.” - Romans 6:6

[@warren6790]

Sin is breaking God's law, Thou shalt not covet=desire thy neighbors wife is one of the laws, there's really no excuse desiring another man's wife or his woman, there are too many single women out there that would love nothing more than have you desire her, desiring a single woman if your a single man is not a sin, it's actually that desire that brings the two together, desiring another man's wife or woman could cause you to sin, the sin would be either adultery or whoredom, your not limited to just desiring one single woman until she's yours sexually, then your desire should be for her and her alone sexually

[@canisrah]

Chis' wife is lovely. Something about her that is truly beautiful. Chris is beautiful too - in a different way. I guess that's the whole point of this video. I'm slowly starting to learn I think. Slowly. Thank you Chris and Wendy for doing this. We all need to hear this.

[@DeadNetCord]

Wendy's voice is so lovely.

[@elie1888]

Have a great day god love you

[@soapy7619]

honestly, i think it’s completely natural. almost every young adult or teenager have had those thoughts and it’s completely natural and it is bound to happen at some time. it’s just hormones lol.

[@lights0ut4u7]

I’m getting slot of them km 12 and going through puberty

[@soapy7619]

@@lights0ut4u7 that’s completely normal. i got em at 12-18 and i’m fine lol. don’t worry about it.

[@mellyfrm63rd63]

So it is a sin?

[@lukepascual9944]

It’s just hormones is not an excuse, this is basically a calling to God, God wants to see where these hormones lead u, because God is guiding u in every step.

[@stonemaze9925]

@@lukepascual9944 So god knows everything, but still wants to find out? See the logic here?

[@Kilvieo]

I was really hoping to get a more specific answer, I've always wondered if lust is a sin then why does it come along so naturally during puberty? I use to repress dirty thoughts for years, not only was it hard, it also made me feel sad, ashamed, and scared all the time. I want to know why dirty thoughts come so naturally if it's a sin

[@adamwestlund4750]

Human nature has fallen, so yes, sin comes naturally, and we must be redeemed from the outside. I think that's really the answer to your question. I would also say though, that repression is definitely not the right response. Trying to 'ignore' or 'deny' our sexuality would be like a slap in the face to God who gave it as a gift. I can't tell you exactly what the right answer is, but it has something to do with using our sexual desire to motivate holiness.

[@str8xrippin]

It's natural because we are born sinners, we are born with lust in the flesh so we need to be delivered from that and walk the path the lord has set out for us and it's not easy

[@slhopf]

Turn the temptation to lust into a reminder of the beauty of Heaven. Don't simply deny sin, but simultaneously embrace God's beautiful design for human sexuality.

[@mattberg916]

God's gift of sexuality is to be shared between husband and wife. Satan loves to grab us by our genitals because we are easy prey in that manner. God's gift is amazing but we are easily manipulated because we allow ourselves to be disordered by satan

[@gibbs9434]

@@str8xrippin this is a thin line... We could easily turn Luterian or Jansenist and become despaired... or embrasse the world and think it is OK.. The thought in itself is not a sin if we discard it (this is just part of our fallen nature)... We should just reject the thought and move on without despairing... But sexuality inside a mariage is indeed beautiful and should be seen as a gift

[@tracykooken2606]

Thar would depend on the thought s.. But perhaps the lessons taught on the MT of blessing would best answer the question. ( aka mount of the Beatitudes )

[@douglaidlaw740]

No, thoughts can be no more than temptations, or even less. Soapy is right: sexual fantasies are quite normal. It is how you handle them that matters.

[@michael75884]

no it is not normal thoughts and fantasies demons cause those that is not normal and you are deceived with lies yes it is a sin to have sexual fantasies that is adultery. Jesus Christ Himself made it quite clear how we can lust and commit adultery with our eyes just simply by looking at people so yes of course certain thoughts and certain fantasies are sinful like duh that's like use you're common sense for that one basically the demon scubas and the demon jezebel arw of those sinful sexual thoughts and fantasies you quite literally abide with demons and accept what demons of offering by not rebuking those thoughts and by not rebuking those demons and it is written in the bible that we cannot sit at the table with the Lord snd the demons. which obviously means we have to pick a side it is either God Jesus Christ or it is satan and the demons it can't be both and if you are a believer of Jesus and you allow such thoughts etc then you are trying to be on both sides the good and the bad bibke says we can't be doing that though so no it not normal to have those thoughts and fantasies not normal at all and you are greatly deceived with lies if you think it is somehow normal you had better pray and read the bible for yourself

[@martinmartin1363]

If you’re thinking sexual thoughts then pray for them they are someone’s sister,mother,daughter, or brother, father or son, then the thoughts will go away because they could be your daughter, son,mother,father,brother or sister.

[@maritzaperrault4836]

I was hoping you guys would’ve answered my question, I feel like you guys weren’t descriptive enough on what single people are to think about when it comes to sexuality.

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Hello... this is the TOB Institute team responding on behalf of Christopher. If you want to ask a followup question to something from the podcast, the best way for them to see your question(s) is to submit them at askchristopherwest.com/ask and reference the episode number in this video's title. Thank you.

[@nickkraw1]

The idea that we cannot have any sexual thoughts outside of marriage without sinning is a somewhat modern (I’m speaking broadly in terms of many centuries) misconception. The Catholic Church has never made any formal doctrinal condemnation of pure sexual thoughts and appetites. You will not find it in the Catechism, you will not find it even amidst the incredible extensive and highly detail oriented works of St Thomas Aquinas. “Impure” sexual thoughts are condemned in a very general sense. The question is what makes a sexual thought pure or impure? St Pope John Paul II said in one of his Wednesday audiences that legitimate sexual attraction in valid circumstances is distinct from objectification and pure lust, the former is not sinful and the latter is not. Fundamentally, sex is an act of total self giving of one’s entire self, and the reception of your spouse’s entire freely given self. If you desires are ordered towards that, and towards the proper end of loving, mutual, marital unity, then they’re fine, healthy, holy, and necessary. However if they reduce a person to an object to be used and divorce their sexual goods from the totality of the person, then they are bad. Even within marriage, if I see my wife as a means to my own gratification and a glorified fleshlight, which is very possible to do, then I sin. However if I desire her and not merely to use her, and desire to be united in love to her, then my desires and thoughts are good and Holy! The following is going to give you a lot of peace and consolation: Most English gospels contain a line that is often translated as: “whosoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery in his heart” That’s a horrible translation. Moreover, it is usually interpreted by people as “whosoever looks upon a woman lustfully commits fornication in his heart.” That’s a horrible interpretation. In the Original Greek, Jesus says, “whosoever looks upon a [another man’s] wife in order that he may desire her has already committed adultery in his heart” He uses the word Gynaika for woman, which CAN mean woman, but generally means wife, and it is the same word that He used for wife literally like 2 minutes earlier when commenting on divorce. The word He uses for “adultery” is a very specific word for adultery (cheating on someone), not fornication (sex outside of marriage). It refers infidelity. Additionally, the word which is often translated as “lust” just means strong desire. Jesus uses the exact same word in many positive contexts and even talks about His own strong desires using the same word. Jesus never commits the sin often described in modern English as “lust”. He never sins at all. Moreover, He says that it is sinful when someone looks “in order that he may desire.” Not involuntarily, not when he looks for another purpose and happens to desire and cannot control it. We only sin when we consent and give in. So here’s your answer: as a single person, you can think about sex as much as you like. It’s very difficult to read many parts of Scripture, like the Song of Songs for example, without thinking about sex. You can imagine it, you can consider it, you can desire it. Now my understanding from speaking to women about this subject is that women truly aren’t like men and aren’t going to be bombarded by a plethora of involuntary sexual thoughts the way men are when they see an attractive woman. It is generally something that has to be entered into for a woman, and won’t happen against you will. But you are single and you see a single man you’re attracted to, it’s okay to appreciate any sexual attraction you may feel towards him. It is entirely sinful for you to willingly consent to any sexual thoughts about a man who is married or in a relationship, or any man whatsoever who isn’t your husband or boyfriend if you’re in a relationship or married. It is entirely sinful to entertain voluntary sexual thoughts about a vowed celibate man, or any man you can’t have. All of that those things constitute adultery. If you can legitimately have the man and your sexual thoughts can be ordered towards an eventual marriage, and you are interested in him and not just reducing him to a sexual object, it’s fine. It’s fine to think in abstract terms about your own sexual desires as well, even if you’re not thinking about a specific man. However, I give you two caveats. 1) You mustn’t objectify people. Therefore, and frankly this is more of a male problem than a female one, but I’m going to include it anyways. If you’ve literally just met someone and barely even know them, how can you expect to entertain a fully fledged sexual fantasy about them without reducing them to a sexual object? Pray for protection and guidance from the Holy Spirit, let your thoughts be guided in a general way that is proportionate to intimacy with that person. Don’t get scrupulous about it and may God protect you, just make sure that your desires are pure and ordered towards a true image of holy, authentic, beautiful, marital sex. 2) This is really important. Know your own weakness. If you can have sexual thoughts and it doesn’t draw you into the near occasion of sin to masturbate, to objectify people, to fornicate, etc, good for you, praise God! If it inclines you to sin or the near occasion of sin, well then you had better be very careful and never let your thoughts carry you away. If they are starting to plant seeds in your mind to turn you to sin, it’s probably a good idea to cool your jets and limit yourself what you’re capable of. We should strive for healing and holiness in all things. Sexual desire can be incorporated into prayer. As St Therese said, “God would have not inspired in me these desires if He did not intend to grant them.” (speaking generally; I’m obviously not suggesting that St Therese was speaking about gratifying her own carnal desires on earth). Some desires are evil and a result of our Fallen nature or demonic temptation. But some desires are good and Holy. As we become sanctified, aside from periods of testing and desolation, we can expect God to purify and inspire our deepest desires. We should pray for this intention. If you are called to the vocation of human marriage with a man, then surely God wants you to have a healthy sexual appetite. Our sexual desires are often twisted up and scarred by past sins, exposure to pornography or fornication, and a broken sexual culture. We need healing, and it’s good if those desires are healed by God before we satisfy them with our spouse. Therefore take your sexual desire to prayer. Perhaps pray the Song of Songs with God in a private place, and allow yourself to think about sex in a beautiful, pure, and Holy way where it is an act of love and union between two monogamous spouses and God is the source of that love abiding in them both and uniting them, rather than lust and using each other. Here’s a great scholarly translation that isn’t overly censored (many Bible translations do censor it a bit, depending on translation). Don’t take the notes too seriously though, these are secular scholars who frankly have little idea what they’re talking about when it comes to the broader Biblical meaning inspired by the Holy Spirit, they’re just taking a historical approach. So just pray the text itself. faculty.washington.edu/snoegel/PDFs/articles/Song%20of%20Songs%20Translation.pdf God bless you! I hope this helps! Truly this is an issue where misconceptions about Church doctrine abound. I only know so much about it because I had to do a lot of research when I wanted to answer the same question you had for myself, so that I could avoid sin while still not falling into the puritanical, honestly somewhat Protestant, trap of condemning most sexual desire and thoughts outside of marriage outright.

[@KITTYGALOREXXX]

@@nickkraw1 Thank you! I am so glad, that I became celibate a decade ago, it has freed my thoughts to peruse a fuller meaningful life within The Catholic Faith.

[@rachelkingsley668]

@@nickkraw1 brilliant and comprehensive answer Thank you and God bless you 🙏

[@maritzaperrault4836]

@@nickkraw1 wow is there any way that I can contact you? I would like to discuss this further and want to know where you got all this knowledge from?

[@Levi-qo4pd]

Needed to hear this, It would be interesting if you did a video on bodybuilding. I have been thinking and idk if there is any moral issues with bodybuilding, would love to hear something on the subject. Got bless

[@Devoted_Lover]

Are motives pure? And of course you can lift weights but do it for the Lord! Share the gospel in those training places!

[@richardbrowning9953]

Without thoughts of sex none of us would be here !!

[@jovinsingh6380]

Religious are against sex

[@donquixote2072]

@@jovinsingh6380 Most religions are against the misuse of sex. You don't even have to be a Christian to see what thoughtless sex can bring. It's called thinking with the wrong "head" for a reason.

[@jowaovieira]

I felt the need to hear more. I still couldn't define Pornograph thought to a pure thing. It is still a filthy thought, a sexual thought. Then if you end up with that person does it become a holy thought because now you are married to them? Thanks for the knowledge tho.

[@gregorykotoch5045]

This means Jesus must have thought about sex too. Especially considering Ephesians 5 that he quoted. Only difference is he thought about it in a way that brought him closer to God his Father. Paul says "whatever is good, whatever is pure... think about these things". If sex is pure by God's design, it is right and good to think about it. But we need to understand God's designs and his desires concerning it or else we will inevitably think about it in a sinful way. That's what I got from this anyway.

[@gregorykotoch5045]

@Lukewarm has left the building what about sex is bad ?

[@juanpablomirelesmaria4963]

I see many comments confused about this for me I think that it is a sin when you consent your thoughts instead of letting them pass over your head.

[@ethanralph0]

😇

[@ardiganm697]

Does he have one of these on sexual dreams? Cause, just when I have 1-2 months of success praying and avoiding porn or masturbation....a group of women show up in my dreams and have their way with me.

[@sk8nchill52]

Read the book Unwanted by Jay Stringer, it will help you understand any unwanted sexual behavior such as pornography use.

[@JuanJoseGalarza]

I use to have sex dreams but no more I told god To take away those sex dreams and it did. God is good

[@nicosavedbygrace2721]

Do you believe that we will be sexual beings after the resurrection when we get our heavenly bodies? The bible says after the resurrection there will be no marriage. I don’t know how exactly heaven will look like but I can’t imagine looking at my wife in heaven and seeing her just as a sister in the body of Christ… For me she will always be someone special that I deeply love and that I want to be together with in eternity.

[@vaibhavijaiswal6754]

Since many times I'm usually having sex thoughts and I think God started hating me bcz of this...It automatically come in my mind I don't want to think about sex...is it true that god started hating me plz tell? (;-;)

[@aceraphael]

God always knows your heart...strive for sainthood. Occupy yourself in other things when sexual thoughts are just taking over your mind. Distract yourself. It is hard to fight against impure thoughts(sexual thoughts are NOT intrinsically impure)..know that God has someone for you. Sexuality is a gift from God. The modern culture will tell all kinds of lies about it.

[@vaibhavijaiswal6754]

@@aceraphael Thank you so much 😀😀😀❤❤

[@bruno-bnvm]

God loves you always. 24/7, 364 days of the year.

[@lauradahlus]

Hmmm... 🤔

[@rogerchristian2418]

Why is he scratching a lot? Is it a tell that he is lying or that he feels guilty? or does he just have soriasis

[@shobud71]

It's not a sin to be tempted, it's a sin to act on it.

[@naszadynastia]

Without sex no more generations

[@Tetradepodmelontea]

According to book of Hever, even simple thought "I would want this nice girl as my wife" is considered a violation against her purity by the laws of God. He even had not imagined any nasty things . Just had regrets his female friend is not his wife. And was told in his vision by spirit in her form that was a bad thing by heaven standards and he need to change to become proper person to became part of church.

[@ivastewart7106]

GREAT VIDEO, SO VERY WELL SAID, JUST IMAGINE IF ADAM AND EVE LISTEN TO GOD AND NEVER ATE FROM THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, WE WOULDN'T KNOWN WHAT SIN WAS. 🕊🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕊

[@carolinarosales6339]

Traducción al Español 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@hamilton9651]

Sexual thoughts are not sinful! It's how you respond to them that is sinful or not. I can't have sexual intimacy anymore due to health issues, so I don't have too many sexual thoughts these days!

[@Waffles846]

I’ve been having those thoughts for a while. Are they a sin. I’m planning to stay virgin forever. And I don’t wanna keep those thoughts.

[@hamilton9651]

@@Waffles846 I really admire you for your commitment to being faithful to our Lord Jesus. I think he has a special gift for those who remain virgins for his sake. Yes it's vital you eliminate all sexual thoughts as much as you can. How old are you now?

[@Waffles846]

@@hamilton9651 prefer not to say. But I don’t think about HAVING sex with them just when I look at a woman the first thing I think is (oh it’s a women) and idk if it’s sexual. I just think there pretty but I’ve been stressing about this since I was 10. (I’m a lot older than 10 btw still under 20)

[@hamilton9651]

@@Waffles846 If you are only thinking oh look it's a woman I don't think that is a sin. If you are thinking about being with the woman in an intimate way then I would agree that is sinful. I didn't even think about girls when I was 10. I was a boy until about 16, but even then I still didn't think about girls very much. But I had lust in my heart and it was that sin that kept me single. The girls picked up on my lust and stayed away from me.

[@Waffles846]

@@hamilton9651 Ok. I have a question tho

[@hugojames85]

Yes. Sexual thoughts are sin. That's it. There is nothing else. Sure - it's "natural", and "hormonal", etc. etc. but it's still sin. And yet another example of God's apparent determination to make it impossible for human beings to be holy.

[@o5306]

I was having thoughts, I was one click away. Chose not to do it and watch something that reminds me of jesus.

[@okay8165]

So I get like intrusive thoughts about lust and if I just recognize what it is and don’t think about it or dwell on is that a sin?

[@amask99]

I'd say it's not a sin in that case

[@lenajazzu.p7398]

youll have them, its natural thing for humans, but you need to be wise about what you will do when you have them.

[@sportsfan0803]

​@@lenajazzu.p7398I still don't get it because sometimes I look at people and think they look nice and sometimes get desires and I imagine having s*x is that sinful and if not when would that be considered sinful

[@kthx1138]

If sexual thoughts are a sin, I'm sure guilty. But I would like to confine those sexual thoughts to one woman, my future wife.

[@jerrycallender7604]

There is no sin outside religion.

[@mattr.1887]

Suicide or old age is the only way to eliminate your libido. And even old age can be questionable in some cases. You're gonna have sexual thoughts and feelings. You can call it "sin" all you want, but it ain't going away. I don't see why this has to be the end of the world. You can still make marriage and family the goal.

[@patricj951]

Sexual thoughts are not sin in itself. If so sex would be sin in itself. It's all about the intention. If a sexual thought does not consists of a desire to commit sin it's not sin.

[@edilalewis654]

I know that God is the image of a male not female for God made a female from man of Adam liking

[@OrganicVideos2]

Indeed. You can see how mainstream media (specially when promoting woke culture) is trying to subvert the truth and leading the youth to damnation while blaspheming against their own Creator.

[@gdg1963]

It's normal to have sexual thoughts for the natural, fallen, sinful mankind. But, for Christians, it shall not be so. All the erotic thoughts do, when dwelt upon, is stir one up to act out physically, immediately or later, some sexual activity, be it masturbation, or some activity with another person(s). To even look at a person with lust is the same as (sexual) Adultery, in the Eyes of GOD. The Holy Scripture also says that "as a man thinks, so is he."

[@paulclausi2519]

Sexual fantasy is not ok its a open door for the enemy

[@kierstenmiller05]

Only if you act on it.

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

“The modern use of Matthew 5:28 is to regard human beings as robots who are presumed to be able switch off certain aspects of their bodies and minds at will, and reactivate them at the moment they utter the words “I do.” Arguments that ‘lust’ objectifies women and treats them as sex objects abound in their condemnation of the most essential of all human instincts, leaving an endless trail of trauma, guilt and hadephobia in their wake. In reality, they are using a passage which endorses the worst forms of female objectification, misogyny and loveless slavery; their erroneous arguments enabled through religion’s ultimate foundations: the lust for power and control - and the blatant refusal to think.” -Tanya Simmonds

[@andreasobuaculla9511]

why are you so down on what the almighty has bestowed on people,its a gift,and not for you or any one,to start telling people what their body desire/needs,intimate personal comfort and contact,is vital,to lead a full life,if that is what you feel,love is never wrong

[@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute]

Thank you for sharing your perspective. If you'd be open to a deeper explanation of the topic and the reasoning behind it, Christopher has a best selling book where he goes deep into your concern. You can find it here: shop.corproject.com/products/good-news-about-sex-and-marriage

[@warren6790]

Sin is breaking God's law, Thou shalt not covet=desire thy neighbors wife is one of the laws, there's really no excuse desiring another man's wife or his woman, there are too many single women out there that would love nothing more than have you desire her, desiring a single woman if your a single man is not a sin, it's actually that desire that brings the two together, desiring another man's wife or woman could cause you to sin, the sin would be either adultery or whoredom, your not limited to just desiring one single woman until she's yours, I should probably add this to my comment, coveting thy neighbors wife or woman is a sin but it's not a sin that God will send you to hell over, committing adultery with her IS, that's when the sin manifest's itself or becomes apparent to you or others, what's in your mind is not apparent, or seen by human eye's, that's apparent, evil thoughts are the CAUSE of sinning, everyone has evil thoughts, everyone! however everyone won't let them appear in this world, evil thoughts come from the heart of man, you know them when you think them, resisting them would be good for you if your weak in the faith, many are which is why a lot of people will act on them, what you think is not what God will judge you for, rather what you act upon will be what God will judge you for, evil thoughts are the temptation to sin, not the sin, evil thoughts are sin but NOT sin that you will be judged for or sent to hell for or lose rewards for, if God were to judge mankind based on his thoughts, NO ONE would get into heaven, that doesn't make desiring your neighbors wife or woman right, it's still called sin and has to be or else there would be nothing in your heart to keep you from sinning

[@walterbison]

You didn't answer the question that you used to title the video. It begins with a "yes" or "no" followed by an explanation, not this rambling bit I wasted 10 minutes of my life sitting through. I know the answer anyway, was just seeing if you do.

[@paulclausi2519]

And people say its natural allot of things come natural because a sin and fallen world thats what were use 2,not Gods waywill send u to hell

[@aisforapple2494]

If God doesn't want me thinking about sex constantly, he'd send me a wife. Otherwise, I want a refund for my rib.

[@SariennMusic73]

Sex is normal. Sex is natural. Sex is Human. Humans have sex. Humans enjoy sex. Both women and men are allowed to have and enjoy sex AND to have amazing orgasms. It's healthy to have sex. Masturbation is actually healthy for us, mentally, emotionally and physically. Sex isn't JUST to make babies. Stop demonizing sex and making people insecure and feeling bad about Being Human.

[@albaniaball5856]

Imma disagree. Yes, sex is natural and good in proper context, but I'm improper context it can be bad. Lust doesn't only degrade the person who you lust about, but it affects your dopamine and makes you less happy overall, because of instant gratification.