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cladre60;728131 said:Or does the lack of self control refer to going outside of your marriage? Do not covet thy neighbor's wife is a commandment and the 10 commandments spell out exactly what is right or wrong. If Satan was to tempt you he would try to get you to go against one of the explicitly spelled out wrongs, not an arbitrary one.
At least that's my interpretation of it.
Kind of. The evil one works in crafty ways. He does not come right out with the temptation to the sin. He gives slight, barely noticeable suggestions that lead to small noticed steps to the bigger sins. If you read in the Masturbation Confessional posts you will see the long journey that is made from innocence to failure. Satan used subtlety to cause mayhem.