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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I would have to agree. If you truly loved your spouse like you were supposed to, you wouldn't sin against them.
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Originally Posted by Jeffrey
So our struggle with sin is just a matter of not loving enough?
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He was talking about sexual sins against your spouse. And he had a good point. If you love your spouse like you are supposed to truly love them, you wouldn't want to hurt them. And if you loved God like you should, you wouldn't sin against Him. That's a pretty startling thing to realize, IMO. Mainly, because I think we throw the word "love" around very carelessly. We say, "I love tacos, this song, shoes, etc." and we don't realize the depth of meaning.
Of course, sinning begins with choosing to walk after the flesh and not the spirit. When we are walking after the spirit, we are not fulling the desires of the flesh. Our love can wax cold when we are carnal. Notice that wax doesn't harden right away, it is a process. Obviously, the longer that you walk after your selfish desires, you can do grave damage and love just is not involved in that kind of hurt. It has to be pure selfishness on our part.
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