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Is Pornography Really Wrong?

When it comes to porn, the question facing many men and women is simple: is it really wrong? Is it really that big of a deal? I mean, it’s just an image on a screen. It’s not someone I know, or someone I’m having an actual affair with, so I’m still faithful to my future (or current) wife. It’s just sexual release, like masturbation, and we all know that masturbation is not condemned in the Bible. It’s not even mentioned.

And isn’t sex a good thing, so what’s wrong in watching it happen? I’m just admiring beauty. And besides, I’m single, so what do you expect me to do with all this pent-up sexual energy? It seems like a safe release until I am married.

I’ve heard all of this, and more.

So, is it really that big of a deal?

Yes, and here’s why:

It is sexual sin. Jesus made it clear that when we give in to lust, it is akin to the act itself. It makes no difference whether you know the person or not; lust is not tied to relationship.

It is addictive. The ubiquitous nature of porn is new to our culture, and to human sexuality, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is highly addictive in nature. As a result, it can not only begin to dominate a life, but can demand ever-increasing levels of exposure and ever-increasing degrees of experience to continue to stimulate.

It is degrading to women. In pornography, women are treated as objects. They are not fulfilling God’s dream for their life as His precious daughter, nor are they fulfilling His design for sexual expression and fulfilment. You are watching a woman who is being sinned against, treated in a way that is contemptible to her heavenly Father (whether she sees it or not – and the fact that many may not only adds to its tragic nature). And if you are a woman watching it for the men, it is equally degrading to them.

It leads to other sins. Studies are beginning to show that the effects of porn on men are more than temporary sexual stimulation: as they see women treated as objects, they begin to treat women that way. They become more sexually aggressive, leading to date rapes and expected “hook-ups.”

It harms your relationship with your current, or future, spouse. It is absolutely ridiculous to say that watching porn enhances a sexual life. Instead, it cheapens it. Those caught in its web testify to how porn quickly becomes a substitute for sexual intimacy with your spouse.

It desensitizes your soul. Sin of any kind desensitizes your spiritual life. Continued exposure to a sin such as pornography is like shooting novocaine into your soul. It deadens you and grieves the Holy Spirit in your life, forcing Him to withdraw His utmost filling in a way that diminishes His power and presence in your life.

It distorts sex. Nothing reduces sex to lust more than pornography. Yielding to such images is overwhelmingly addictive, like a narcotic that delivers a quick hit to the emotions or senses, but ravages you from within. It destroys real relationships, real intimacy, real sexuality.

I’m a missionary.

I talk with men who are dealing with the spiritual torment and guilt of engaging in pornography while trying to rationalize it away;

I talk with men who are having to fight it as an addiction;

I talk with men who are finding it is leading them to a warped view of women;

I talk with men who are experiencing its direct path to other sins;

I talk with men who are seeing its assault on their marriage;

I talk with men who are trying to awaken their souls from its deadening grip;

I talk with men who have distorted views of what sex is about.

I also talk to the wives of these men – I’ve seen the hurt, the betrayal, the wounding to intimacy, trust and self-esteem. And increasingly, I am having the same conversations with women who have become caught in its snare.

There is little doubt to those of us who work with people, and those who are themselves caught in its web, how pornography is destroying the sanctity of sex and the glory of marriage.

And we haven’t even broached what it is doing to the coming generation of men and women who have been exposed to it at the earliest of ages over multiple years.

So, is pornography really wrong?

IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY!

Blessings,

Ben



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[D-D-W]

It’s just sexual release, like masturbation, and we all know that masturbation is not condemned in the Bible. It’s not even mentioned.

Not exactly true. I think there are 3 mentions of it in the OT. The most clear is in Song of Solomon 5:2-5. Shulamite is dreaming/fantasizing about hearing her lover come to her and then is with her even though she never opened the door to him. When it says in verse 4 "He put his hand by the hole and her feelings were aroused," (btw there is no door in this verse) what "hole" would produce that result? And what happens when a women gets aroused? Verse 5 answers that: "And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh," The "myrrh" here is her aromatic wetness from arousal. And it was HER hand doing the deed. This is all cast in a relative positive light - her being called "perfect" or "undefiled." verse 2. The following verses also show the negative emotional state following a masturbation session that many experience, being beaten up by the guards of the city.

The other 2 examples, Judges 3.24 and 1 Samuel 24.3, we have leaders hiding away and "covering their feet." Since semen falling on leather renders it unclean for day, it would be logical to cover the sandles to avoid having to go around bare foot. In the first case, the general was dead. In the 2nd, King Saul was so wrapped up in what he was doing he did not even notice David cutting off a piece of his clothing. Just using the latrine does not so engross a person. Masturbating to a fantasy certainly can.

 

[Christian Saboteur]

"Porography" is some dangerous stuff,it will eat your clothes right off,some kind of acid,comes from the far east.

 

[Christian Saboteur]

Not exactly true. I think there are 3 mentions of it in the OT. The most clear is in Song of Solomon 5:2-5. Shulamite is dreaming/fantasizing about hearing her lover come to her and then is with her even though she never opened the door to him. When it says in verse 4 "He put his hand by the hole and her feelings were aroused," (btw there is no door in this verse) what "hole" would produce that result? And what happens when a women gets aroused? Verse 5 answers that: "And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh," The "myrrh" here is her aromatic wetness from arousal. And it was HER hand doing the deed. This is all cast in a relative positive light - her being called "perfect" or "undefiled." verse 2. The following verses also show the negative emotional state following a masturbation session that many experience, being beaten up by the guards of the city.

The other 2 examples, Judges 3.24 and 1 Samuel 24.3, we have leaders hiding away and "covering their feet." Since semen falling on leather renders it unclean for day, it would be logical to cover the sandles to avoid having to go around bare foot. In the first case, the general was dead. In the 2nd, King Saul was so wrapped up in what he was doing he did not even notice David cutting off a piece of his clothing. Just using the latrine does not so engross a person. Masturbating to a fantasy certainly can.

Interesting scripture,going to have read through there myself.