James wrote, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed” (James 5:16).Ħ. “Jesus told His disciples, ‘Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). There’s something really healing about confessing secrets – once a fault is shared it’s more easily overcome.ĥ. The Bible says, “Two are better than one, and a strand of three chords is not easily broken.” Then hold each other accountable and ask tough questions. If you find yourself stumbling regularly admit your weakness to a trusted friend. Since I’m 75 years old, I can’t remember the access code and inappropriate movies are blocked not just from my grandchildren but from me! Jesus said, “If your right hand offends you cut it off!”Ĥ. For years I’ve used the Parental Blockage feature to prevent access to any “R” rated movies (or worse) from being viewed on my home television. Limit your children’s cell phone capabilities and put appropriate blocks on all your computers. Take appropriate precautionary measures to protect yourself and your family. “Each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed” (James 1:14).ģ. It’s a daily, ageless battle for almost every man – and many women. But Satan seeks to exploit natural desire and drag us into improper thoughts and behavior. The Bible says Rachel was lovely in face and form and Joseph was well-built and handsome. It’s not sinful to notice a pretty girl or to find a man attractive. God created men with a natural attraction for women, and vice versa. “…after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death” (James 1:15).Ģ. It’s not just “a man doing what men do.” Pornography is lethal to your marriage and your spiritual well being. When you toy with pornography, you are dealing with a substance that is as dangerous as cocaine. I’m convinced the primary reason for the plethora of ads promising to cure ED is not that men age, but that normal desire has been numbed by overexposure.ġ. Satan seeks to destroy natural affection between a husband and wife through over-exposure to unrealistic images. More and more studies suggest that pornography often results in impotence. And without exception, every one of them was deeply involved in pornography – without question, without exception.” Ted Bundy, the serial killer who murdered over 30 women, stated, “I’ve lived in prison for a long time now, and I’ve met a lot of men who are motivated to commit violence just like me. There is a law of increased appetite and diminishing return that takes over. Pornography deliberately fuels wrong desires, creates guilt and suffocates our fellowship with Christ. Jesus taught that to look at a woman lustfully is to commit adultery in the heart. Pornography is sinful because it is intentionally designed to stimulate lust. The 18th century English poet Alexander Pope wrote, “Vice is a monster of so frightful mien as to be hated needs only to be seen Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.” Consequently, Christians are inclined to downplay its sinfulness. Pornography is so readily accessible that it’s becoming mainstream. Before Noah’s flood, Genesis 6:5 reads, “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.” In Matthew 24:37 Jesus predicted, “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man” (Matthew 24:37). When I read those shocking statistics, I thought of two Scriptures.
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