We sin, as Christians, of course. But we're not bound to sin any longer, therefore we should not be satisfied to live within it. If indeed pornography is a sin, or more specifically 'lusting' (Matt 5:28), then we should not feel damned to hell if we 'slip', but we should not feel comfortable in viewing porn and lusting - such would be contrary to 'dying to sin' and 'rising in Christ', living the new life He has given us.
In sum, then, Christ died once and for all for our sins. Grace declares that there is now no condemnation for those in Christ. But equally, being in Christ is dying to sin - and since the whole point of Christian living is 'new life' ("I have come to give you life, and give it to the fullest"), why should we have anything to do with deathly things? We shouldn't, and in grace we have the strength to declare that "we won't".
In my opinion it comes under "segxwal immorality" for which there are numerous verses condemning it e.g. 1 Corinthians 6 v 9. A lot of people view it as acceptable as you're not actually committing any wrong acts so to speak but I believe thinking about doing it is just as bad as doing it in some cases and also it distracts you from God as it is not Godly-could be described as a worldly treasure and in Matthew 12 v 34 Jesus says "For where your treasure is your heart will be also." so if you treasure pornography instead of God, your heart is in that and not where it should be.
Ironically, those christians watching pornography movie needs to reknew their mind with the word of God that liveth and abideth forever. The Grace of God is sufficient enough to overcome sins.
YOUR QUESTION IS... Why do Christian men and women choose to look at pornographic web sites? They simply lack the fear of God which gives wisdom and knowledge about what christ came to acomplish on earth.
Posted: at 4-06-2011 11:16 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac |
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