Bible Questions Answered:
“...if its love, than it can't be
wrong....”
Jason/ London, United Kingdom England
Bible Answer:
LOVE: Comes from God.
I John 4:16 KJV
And we have known and believed the
love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in
love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
LUST:
Comes from Satan.
Galatians 5:16 KJV
This I say
then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the
flesh.
I John 2:16,17 KJV
16 For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
world.
17 And the
world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will
of God abideth for ever.
LOVE:
God's unselfish loves saves.
John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name
of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 5:8 KJV
But God
commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.
I Corinthians 13:4-7 KJV
4 Charity
(love) suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,
thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth
not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all
things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
LUST:
Selfishly destroys.
Romans 1:24-31 NLT
24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things
their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things
with each other’s bodies.
25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped
and served the things God created instead of the Creator Himself, who
is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful
desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex
and instead indulged in sex with each other.
27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with
women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with
other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within
themselves the penalty they deserved.
28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, He abandoned
them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should
never be done.
29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin,
greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior,
and gossip.
30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and
boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their
parents.
31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless,
and have no mercy.
32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these
things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they
encourage others to do them, too.
Titus 2:12 NLT
And we are
instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures..."
LOVE:
Beautifies the soul.
I Corinthians 6:19 NLT
"...
your body is the temple of The Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was
given to you by God..."
LUST:
Destroys the soul.
I Peter 2:11 KJV
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain
from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
LOVE: Godly, gives life.
Proverbs 10:16 KJV
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the
wicked to sin.
Proverbs 11:19 KJV
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil
pursueth it to his own death.
Proverbs 19:23 KJV
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied..."
Galatians 5:22-25 NLT
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these
things!
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and
desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there.
25 Since we are living by The Spirit, let us follow The Spirit’s
leading in every part of our lives.
James 1:12 NLT
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.
Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised
to those who love Him.
LUST: Leads to spiritual death.
I John 2:15-17 KJV
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is
of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that
doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Galatians 5:19-25 NLT
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results
are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts
of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let
me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort
of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
James 1:14,15 KJV
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
LOVE: God in His love, gives His Word:
Psalm 33:4 KJV
For the word of the Lord is right; and all His works are done in
Truth.
LUST: Chokes Out The Word:
Mark 4:19 KJV
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it
becometh unfruitful.
LOVE: God's wealth consists not of earthly things.
Matthew 6:19-21 KJV
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
LUST: Worldly wealth.
I Timothy 6:9 KJV
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and
into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction
and perdition.
I John 2:16,17 KJV
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is
of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that
doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
LOVE: God's, saves from corruption.
II Peter 1:4 KJV
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:
that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
LUST: Sinners lives trapped in spiritual corruption.
Ephesians 4:22 NLT
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life,
which is corrupted by lust and deception.
Christian
Admonition:
Romans 6:12 KJV
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should
obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans 13:14 KJV
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for
the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
Galatians 5:16 KJV
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the
lust of the flesh.
II Peter 2:9 KJV
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations..."
Colossians 3:1-17 NLT
1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your
sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of
honor at God’s right hand.
2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with
Christ in God.
4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole
world, you will share in all His glory.
5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you.
Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil
desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater,
worshiping the things of this world.
6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.
7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of
this world.
8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious
behavior, slander, and dirty language.
9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old
sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know
your Creator and become like Him.
11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a
Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave,
or free. Christ is all that matters, and He lives in all of us.
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must
clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility,
gentleness, and patience.
13 Make allowance for each others faults, and forgive anyone who
offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive
others.
14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all
together in perfect harmony.
15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.
For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And
always be thankful.
16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your
lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives.
Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful
hearts.
17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
