The Perils Of Pornography

The Perils Of Pornography
Matthew 5 Proverbs 5 Psalm 119
The Bible:   Ruin, Redemption
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Ruin, Redemption & Restoration
5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Matthew 6: 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5:27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Porn Is Psychological Poison
5.2 billion users 42 billion visits per month 2 hrs/ month/user
Distorts sexuality ruins relationships
Anna Lembke The Social Dilemma  Dopamine Nation
Anastasia Hronis  Dopamine Brain
The Cycle addiction; escalation; desensitization; acting out
Porn Brings Domestic Damage
Matt 5: 31 "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'  32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Dishonour, Disease, Disgrace
Prov 5: 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,   9 lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless, 10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,   11 and at the end of your life you groan, when your flesh and body are consumed,
Dominion and Death
14 I am at the brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation." 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths. 22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin. 23 He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
God Intends Something Better
A Lasting Marriage   18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
A Loving Marriage  be intoxicated always in her love.  20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?
How Can You Break The Addiction
Admit Your Problem 1John 1:9
Affirm Your Purpose to Stay Clean
Psalm 119: 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
Apply Your Protection to Keep Clean
Memorise  11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Personalise  12 Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!
Verbalize  13 With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth
Vitalize and Internalize God's Word 
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. 16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.  Delight yourself in the Lord…. Psalm 37:4

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