In the Bible, the mind and heart are seen as integral to a person's spiritual well-being, and thoughts, including sexual fantasies, are considered important. Jesus teaches in Matthew 5:28 that looking at someone with lust is equivalent to committing adultery in one's heart. The Apostle Paul encourages believers to walk in the Spirit, as noted in Galatians 5:16, and to control their bodies, as instructed in 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8. By guarding one's heart, as advised in Proverbs 4:23, and focusing on pure thoughts, as encouraged in Philippians 4:8, believers can cultivate a mind that honors God and reflects a life of purity and self-control.
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness. Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.