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“Honestly, it's almost a right of passage in American culture, to see that material, especially in middle school. Which would be around 12-13. Again I am not advocating it, however it has become such a concrete part of society, mainly for men, that I couldn't think of a world without it. And to say that it might harm someone is just ignorant. Considering that generations before mine have been subjected to this stuff at an early age and there has not been an increase in rapists or people with sexual problems. I think it's just all malarkey.”
“An increased availability of pornography has led to a more peaceful community, so let’s embrace it rather than censor it.”
“Why are certain politicians so up in arms over pornography? Is it simply the pressure from Christian lobby groups or do they truly believe access to pornography leads to exploitation of the soul? I, like many others, went through watching porn and produced no harm but simply provided an outlet for adolescent confusion and urges best kept to oneself until an adequate blood supply was diverted to the brain.”
The above quotes are from discussions on pornography. They represent how many view pornography. This is what the world says is O.K. Hey, it’s just curiosity. It’s good for a young person.
These lies are what happens when the mind is darkened and without the light of Jesus Christ. Pornography is a direct violation of God’s holy law, and His holy law is good for us. Pornography defiles the body. It destroys marriages. It stains the mind. It leads to more destructive behaviors. It is a secret sin that lies behind the eyes.
It is staggering how much actual money flows through porn and how many people are involved in the industry:
- 89% of porn is created in the
- $2.84 billion in revenue was generated from
- $89/second is spent on porn
- 72% of porn viewers are men
- 260 new porn sites go online daily
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY?
Song of Solomon
Foxes sometime in search of food would enter into the grape orchards and devour the grapes and spoil the crop. However, the little foxes were too small to reach the grape bunches so they would chew on the vines and it would kill the whole vine. Instead of the farmer just losing his crop, he would lose his vine which was more disastrous. Spiritually some things we do or allow that we might think are little or insignificant can also be disastrous for us.
One of the most devastating problems that has ensnared many good people is the sin of pornography. Many of these same people will testify that they were ensnared with just a "peek." This one "little fox" led to their downfall. Many, out of curiosity, just went to a site to see what was there. This is one of the devil's tricks to get people ensnared. Satan, is the power behind this attraction to forbidden sexual images.
People that are trapped today can tell you there is an evil "drawing" that compels them to return again and again. Many are desiring to be free, but seem hopelessly gripped by this evil desire. We want to share the good news -- there is a way out through Jesus Christ.
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God has called the church to be the answer to the problems facing those addicted to pornography. God hates this sin, but He loves the sinner and wants to set them free. Many marriages are being destroyed by this evil, as after the addiction of pornography has set in, then the normal marital relationship with their spouses is no longer satisfying.
Many husbands then want their wives to partake in bizarre sexual behavior with them or use sexual toys as stimulants. Some couples even watch erotic videos together to arouse each other before they engage in sex. These abnormal approaches to what God intended to be a wonderful relationship, defiles them.
Instead of finding satisfaction... guilt, shame, and dissatisfaction set in. True love and intimate sharing is replaced with raw lust. What God meant to be the most beautiful experience between two people becomes a hellish depravity. God can, and will restore this relationship if they will call on Him. There is absolutely nothing that is outside of God's ability to forgive, deliver, heal and restore.
Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
James 4:7-8
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Romans 6:12-18:
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Slaves to Righteousness
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
5 comments:
excellent! i struggled with porn for many years and lived in denial. it ruined my life and my family. it clearly is from the pit of hell and the church has to take a stand. great post today, all good stuff here.
That fox analogy was great. I agree, pornography is the little fox that eats away without notice. I can almost tell when I visit a household if there is pormography. I feel it in the man of the house. His eyes are dull and he is always distracted like he has an itch. Im glad you are doing this. It is respectful.
Ry Sugar says miracles happen at prayer walks. I'll be with you guys in spirit.
Porn has so affected my life. I was exposed to it in my early years, it affected me in my teen years, it affected my first marriage which ended in divorce, it affected my second marriage and almost destroyed it, it has affected my children. The Lord Jesus has been the only saving grace in all of this. He has come and set free the captivity. He can set free anyone who asks! He will bless us for stepping out and taking a stand againt pornography!
If you want to see a change in what the media is putting out to our children and to us then work to get Mitt Romney elected for President. He has stated that he will work to clean up the smut in the media. I believe him because he has been a good and faithful husband to his wife and follows the commandments of God. Without good leaders who beleive in being chaste and who beieve in saving sex of any kind to be had within the bonds of marriage to a member of the opposit sex will never rid ourselves of this plague. Our forefathers nevers ment for this country to be Godless. We our having our rights as taken away from us more and more, no mention of God in our schools, no display of the Nativity in public places. The definition of a family has been degraded from God's Plan to that of an unnatural plan. Some day beastiality could figure into what is accepted. Don,t rent buy or support R rated or worse movies or television programs. Send the message that we want more family films. Write or call your congressmen and filmmakers.
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