Impure thoughts

God designed sexual relations to take place between a man and a woman in marriage. What is sinful is having impure thoughts about a person who is not one’s spouse (Matthew 5:28). Those thoughts can result from pictures and images.

When it comes to our thoughts, Scripture offers this directive: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things” (Philippians 4:8).