Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Lust Creates Remorse
(From Forerunner Commentary)
These verses show how we can know—if we are honest with ourselves—when we are coveting: by the fruit produced! Lust "drown[s] men in destruction and perdition" and "pierces one through with many sorrows." When we want something so badly we are not happy without it, we are coveting. Coveting's emotional effect is sorrow, pain, remorse, guilt, restlessness, and dissatisfaction.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Tenth Commandment (1998)
How can a person identify whether he is lusting? By the fruit he is producing through his desire. A fruit of coveting is a hungering unhappiness in not possessing what is desired. The puppy-love syndrome, which exhibits the "I can't live without him/her/it" reaction is a form of this longing. In more serious circumstances, coveting will cause far more severe consequences, the fruits of intense sorrow, pain, and remorse.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Tenth CommandmentRelated Topics: Consequences of Lust | Coveting | Desire | Lust | Lust Creates Remorse | Lust Creates Sorrow | Tenth Commandment | The Tenth Commandment
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