Anyone who looks at a woman... with a desire...

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[@iTzPhyzqk]

Lord have mercy, I do this everyday…

[@dmitri6598]

"For one fire is not quenched by another, but fire by water" -St John Chrysostom 🙏

[@Athanasius1975]

This channel is a tremendous help may God bless it

[@CostaB19]

Glory To God for this edifying channel!

[@Falkreathing]

Praise God

[@333christ]

thank you

[@xavierjmj]

The verse reads, "anyone who looks at a woman WITH LUST........"

[@adenise__122]

it is the same thing, one should not be on the slippery slope.

[@Geotonrike]

Keep up the good work ❤

[@lofiDreamer2]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@laughingtom1132]

I really needed this 🙏

[@Aaron.T2005]

Love of the woman’s soul is the type of love that leads to a long lasting marriage. While physical admiration is what helps with having kids, that will only last so long.

[@respectkindness-oj6xz]

i don't think a man would have sexual relations with a woman he hates and has a bad personality regardless how impressive she physically appears

[@gliderfs621]

Everytime I look at a woman who looks pleasant to me, I say the Jesus Prayer, for I am not worthy of contemplating the beauty of God’s creation, for I am a pig with wicked eyes. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

[@jpapa_7]

Αμήν ❤

[@mariavlahochristos7756]

Αμήν

[@clmberserker245]

far be it from me to contradict a saint, but i have found that not resisting that first wave of malice not only does not incite pity, but it incites those who attacked me back then to attack me even more. now, there's no telling what they'd have done if i had resisted. but there are cruel people out there. just saying. God bless you all. Pray for me, if you have a free second.

[@yn3401]

I don't get the last part can anyone explain

[@manuchao3793]

@@yn3401 from what I understand it means that if someone insults you or looks down on you, than you should just let them and not argue to defend your ego as this will only prolongs fights and arguments.

[@BMC867]

Do not love women on their terms, or the world's terms.
Be as wise as serpents, but as innocent as doves.

[@cvrki7]

How do you find a spouse then without sinning?…in order to choose a spouse you have to be attracted to them which is desire. Something I’ve wondered since coming to faith

[@holyresurrectionofchrist]

How strange it is that today everybody thinks that what was shameful 50 + years ago (preservation of celibacy until marriage) today to be a shameful thing. Seek the Kingdom of God first and everything else shall be given to you. Let us put our trust in the Lord.

[@cvrki7]

@@holyresurrectionofchrist You never answered the question…so it’s a sin to be attracted to the opposite sex?

[@holyresurrectionofchrist]

no it is not, of course. But if this attraction is only lustful, and is outside of marriage they yes it is a sinful attraction

[@holyresurrectionofchrist]

The devil who wants to be "God" perverts and distorts everything that God does. He perverts virtues into passionate vices.
For example, what is a natural attraction between man and a woman, he perverts it into sexual perversion. What is a natural need for food he perverts it into gluttony... and so on.

[@cvrki7]

@@holyresurrectionofchrist Thank you that’s what I wanted to understand better