Is There a Difference Between Lust and Normal Sexual Desire?

Sex and Sexuality

Is There a Difference Between Lust and Normal Sexual Desire?

25 min

Sex and Sexuality

Is There a Difference Between Lust and Normal Sexual Desire?

25 min

Episode 657 Show Notes

From the Show

Sometimes people have a taboo view of sex in the Christian life; as if it is bad or icky. But the Bible doesn’t speak about sex this way. It is a gift that God gave to his people to be enjoyed in a particular context. Lust takes those good and natural desires and twists them.

–Adriel Sanchez

Is There a Difference Between Lust and Normal Sexual Desire?

Questions in this Episode

  1. 1. If Jesus had not been crucified, would he have died naturally?

2. Does Romans 8:19-21 say that the current world will be reborn and restored, or destroyed and then remade?

3. How do we encourage friends who have left the faith to come back to Christ?

4. What do you think about the NLT translation of the bible? Is it accurate and reliable?

5. Is there a difference between lust and sexual desire?

6. At what point is a child accountable for their sins?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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