No, Getting Married Doesn't Make Lust Go Away

About this sermon

“If you’re single and struggle with lust, you need to get married.” Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help It sounds biblical. St. Paul does say that it is better to marry than to burn with passion, and the Christian tradition has long described marriage as a remedy for concupiscence. But does that mean marriage actually cures the vice of lust? In this video, I look at what St. Paul is actually saying in 1 Corinthians 7, the forgotten concept of the marital debt, what Christianity means by concupiscence, and why chastity remains necessary even within marriage. Marriage gives our sexual nature a proper context, but a wedding ring doesn’t magically turn vice into virtue. Chapters 0:00 “If you struggle with lust, get married” 1:22 What St. Paul actually teaches 1:55 Celibacy, marriage, and conjugal rights 3:07 The forgotten marital debt 5:16 What spouses owe each other 6:23 Lust and concupiscence 6:55 Reason, appetite, and developing virtue 8:33 Why marriage doesn’t cure lust 9:33 Yes, lust can exist within marriage 11:19 The feast-day analogy 12:26 Marriage still requires continence Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/

Topics

• Marriage
• Temptation
• Purity