“Flee sexual immorality” 1 Cor 6:28
God calls some serious judgement
on it. The Greek word for sexual immorality is porneia, from which we get the word ‘pornography’. Why’s God so
anti-porn?
Porn is very addictive. Being exposed to it gives us a kick. Millions
get into a never-ending cycle of needing more hectic images to reach the same ‘high’.
Porn dehumanises sex. God
intended sex to be something beautiful – shared in a lifelong marriage based on
love and respect.
Porn turns sex into
self-absorbed, shallow entertainment and other people into mere objects of
pleasure.
Porn impacts our sexual
behaviour. Visual images create a desire in us to try it out in real life. For
example, research shows that most child molester’s rapists are spurred on by a
porn habit.
Porn can scar our mind with
shocking images that stick there and undermine personal purity and innocence.
Porn creates unrealistic expectations
of real-life sex, turning normal, fulfilling sex into a disappointment.
Porn causes us to live a
live with a sense of guild about our secret habits, leaving us in fear of being
found out.
Keep your mind tidy. Your
wife/husband is worth it.