Looking at a beautiful woman

Luca Lalsie said: ↑

When does looking at a woman become sin? Is there like a 2-second rule?

It’s not like dropped your burger on the floor. The Holy Spirit will tell you if you’ve committed adultery with her in your heart (Mt 5:28, Ro 8:14).

The reason I ask this is because it is always so hard, even at church when the woman dress stunning and I am just compelled to look.

You and I might have different definitions of stunning (Pr 31).   She is responsible for her dress (2 Sam. 11:2–5, 1 Tim. 2:9).

the old scribe said: ↑

I have been in the situation of being both alone and in groups with a woman other than my wife. This is easy for me when I do not find the lady attractive or have much admiration for her. Although, I have learned better because it is not always about me. I have fled like Joseph from Potiphar's wife on several occasions. Sometimes this makes the woman more aggressive and is always social embarrassing for me. I have even had women flirt physically with me for no other reason than they enjoy the power of making me uncomfortable.

And all this was mostly before I became so old and ladies were far . . . by far less aggressive. Today, guys you are fish bait and don't know it.

Good for you overcoming (Eph. 5:25–33).

Love your neighbor (Mk 12:31).

Restitution, flogging and the death penalty are sufficient punishments by the way. No need for jails. In Venezuela they feed their prisoners dry pasta and feces. In our country?--bacon wrapped filet mignon. We see the system works.

See:

The Bible's Criminal Code by Bob Enyart

"...The Law was given to control the old Adamic nature, but it failed through the infirmity of the flesh. The Law actually became a millstone around the neck of the Israelite. It never lifted him up, but it kept him in slavery for fifteen hundred years. Its demands had to be met, but man could not meet them. It was indeed a ministration of condemnation." McGee, J. V. (1997). Thru the Bible commentary (electronic ed., Vol. 4, p. 690). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

"...1 Jn 5:16, 17 John illustrates praying according to God’s will with the specific example of the “sin leading to death.” Such a sin could be any premeditated and unconfessed sin that causes the Lord to determine to end a believer’s life. It is not one particular sin like homosexuality or lying, but whatever sin is the final one in the tolerance of God. Failure to repent of and forsake sin may eventually lead to physical death as a judgment of God (Acts 5:1–11; 1 Cor. 5:5; 11:30). No intercessory prayer will be effective for those who have committed such deliberate high-handed sin, i.e., God’s discipline with physical death is inevitable in such cases as He seeks to preserve the purity of His church (see notes on 1 Cor. 5:5–7). The contrast to the phrase “there is sin leading to death” with “there is sin not leading to death” signifies that the writer distinguishes between sins that may lead to physical death and those that do not. That is not to identify a certain kind of mortal or non-mortal sin, but to say not all sins are so judged by God." MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1974). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.

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Starting with the family.

Slow Fade - Casting Crowns

Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall (1 Co 10:12).

Some have made shipwreck of their faith (1 Ti 1:19b).
I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation (Re 2:22a).  

Receive this all with all readiness of mind. Then, go home and search the scriptures to see what is true.

Be ye likeminded (Phil 2:2a).

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so (Ac 17:11).

We are to take our ambassadorship seriously (2 Cor. 5:20).

 

Looking at a beautiful woman