Thousands of internet users search for pornography on daily basis. God's primary intention for sex is for married couples but nowadays Satan has taken advantage of technology advancement where some internet users can search for anything online. Today the good use of sex which is intended for the married couples has been abused by many where thousands are taken away by lust, pornography, peeping Tom, bestiality, adultery, rape, and homosexuality. People of Sodom and Gomorrah lusted after angels who visited lot and asked to have sex with them. Today most people who are addicted to pornography lust after many women they get online compared to only two angels of Sodom and Gomorrah meaning this generation’s mess could be worse.
"1 John 2:16-17 Not everything that the world offers— physical gratification, greed,
and extravagant lifestyles—comes from the Father. It comes from the world, and
the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what
God wants lives forever."
Pornography causes both lust of the eyes and the
flesh.
Let's
look at some bible verses that may be of help in this context.
1. 1 Corinthians 6:12 (Someone may
say, “I’m allowed to do anything,” but not everything is helpful. I’m allowed
to do anything, but I won’t allow anything to gain control over my life.)
2. 1 2 Peter 2:19 (They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves
to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.)
3. Proverbs 6:25-28 (to keep you
from an evil woman and from the smooth talk of a loose woman. Do not desire her
beauty in your heart. Do not let her catch you with her eyes. A prostitute’s
price is ⌞only⌟ a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for ⌞your⌟ life itself. Can a man carry fire
in his lap without burning his clothes? Can anyone walk on red-hot coals without
burning his feet?)
4. Ezekiel 20:30 (Tell the nation of Israel, ‘This is
what the Almighty Lord says: Will you dishonour yourselves the way your
ancestors did? Will you chase their detestable idols like a prostitute?)
5. Ephesians 4:19-20 (They can’t understand because they
are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because
of their ignorance and stubbornness. Since they no longer have any sense of
shame, they have become promiscuous. They practice every kind of sexual perversion
with a constant desire for more.)
6. Matthew 5:28 (But I can guarantee that whoever
looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.)
7. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (Don’t you know that wicked people
won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Stop deceiving yourselves! People who continue to
commit sexual sins, who worship false gods, those who commit adultery,
homosexuals, or thieves, those who are greedy or drunk, who use abusive
language, or who rob people will not inherit God’s kingdom.)
SOME
HELPFUL SCRIPTURES TO HELP THOSE SEEKING FREEDOM FROM PORNOGRAPHY
1. 1 John 1:9. (God is faithful and reliable. If we
confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done
wrong.)
2. Romans 12:2 (Don’t become like the people of
this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to
determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.)
3. Philippians 4:8 (Finally, brothers and sisters, keep
your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honourable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable.)
4. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 (It is God’s will that you keep
away from sexual sin as a mark of your devotion to him. Each of you should know
that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honourable way, not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know
God.)
5. 1
Corinthians 7:1-5 (Now,
concerning the things that you wrote about: It’s good for men not to get
married. But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife,
and each woman should have her own husband. Husbands and wives should satisfy
each other’s ⌞sexual⌟ needs. A wife doesn’t have authority over her own
body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn’t have authority
over his own body, but his wife does. Don’t withhold yourselves from each other
unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then
you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of
self-control to tempt you.)
6. Galatians
5:16-17 ( Gal
5:16
Let me explain further. Live your life as your spiritual nature directs you.
Then you will never follow through on what your corrupt nature wants. Gal 5:17 What your corrupt nature wants is
contrary to what your spiritual nature wants, and what your spiritual nature
wants is contrary to what your corrupt nature wants. They are opposed to each
other. As a result, you don’t always do what you intend to do.)
Thanks
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