Ten Ways to Break the Stronghold of Pornography
Before you go through these... have you looked at yourself under the penetrating light of God's Law? Have you come to a place of genuine repentance? Do you know that your heart is desperately wicked; that it's an enemy of God? Do you see your Adamic nature as a Judas living within you, raising his hands and crying "Master, Master," but at the same time betraying the Son of Man with a kiss? Then put that traitor to death. Never trust your own heart again. It cares for nothing but self. The instant gratification of thirty pieces of silver is better than Heaven's approval. It is self-serving, self-gratifying, and self-deceiving. It is "earthly, sensual, devilish" (James 3:15). Look at what Philippians 2:12 says about the "self" nature:
"...work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ)" (The Amplified Bible).
1. Would you ever take pornography to church and look at it during worship? You may as well, because God is just as present in your bedroom as He is in the church building.
2. Face the fact that you may not be saved. Examine yourself to ensure that Christ is living in you (2 Corinthians 13:5). See Romans 6:11–22; 8:1–14; Ephesians 5:3–8.)
3. Realize that when you give yourself to pornography, you are committing adultery (Matthew 5:27,28).
4. Grasp the serious nature of your sin. Jesus said that it would be better for you to be blind and go to heaven, than for your eye to cause you to sin and end up in hell (Matthew 5:29).
5. Those who profess to be Christians yet give themselves to pornographic material evidently lack the fear of God (Proverbs 16:6). Cultivate the fear of God by reading Proverbs 2:1–5.
6. Read Psalm 51 and make it your own prayer.
7. Memorize James 1:14,15 and 1 Corinthians 10:13. Follow Jesus’ example (Matthew 4:3–11) and quote the Word of God when you are tempted (see Ephesians 6:12–20).
8. Make no provision for your flesh (Romans 13:14; 1 Peter 2:11). Get rid of every access to pornographic material—the Internet, printed literature, TV, videos, and movies. But don't just stop there... you also need to begin to think about how high God's standard of holiness and purity really is. What the general public would have called "pornographic" just 60 to 70 years ago is plastered through your Sunday morning newspaper, the billboards you see on your way to work, and the magazines that line the counters at the grocery checkout. Even television commercials are filled with images that if you printed them off and stood in front of an elementary school showing them to children... you would be arrested. The fire is being fed from all different directions... not just those that the world lables as "pornographic." You must stop feeding the fire.
9. Guard your heart with all diligence (Proverbs 4:23). Don’t let the demonic realm have access to your thought-life. The Bible commands you to get control of your thoughts; read what Romans 13:14 says, "But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts)" (The Amplified Bible - bold added for emphasis). If you give yourself to it, you will become its slave (Romans 6:16). Read the Bible daily, without fail. As you submit to God, the devil will flee (James 4:7,8).
10. The next time temptation comes, do fifty push-ups, then fifty sit-ups. If you are still burning, repeat the process (see 1 Corinthians 9:27, and 1 Corinthians 7:9). This is not just a random "get your mind off it" exercise. This produces a physical reaction that is the equivalent of what is often called a "cold shower."
2006-06-14 18:03:47
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answered by I_Need_Help 3
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That's pretty pathetic that you have copied someone else's picture and his name only with a capital "M" and are trying to defame his character here. Do you know that you're doing the work of the devil and if you don't repent you'll end up spending all of eternity in the lake of fire with your master Satan?
I don't know you, but God loves you. Turn from your sins before it's too late!
2006-06-15 01:07:44
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answered by Martin S 7
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Of course it is. Especially if you are a professing Christian. That makes a bad testimony for all of us!
So you're not mainworry anymore, now you're pkp?? Stop trying to tear other people down. Mainworry would never ask something like this.
2006-06-15 01:06:47
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answered by glimlach 5
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do these pictures cause you or anyone to be tempted to do something sinful? if no than no worries but dont be fooled all things are good but not all are profitable. all things are good but do not be brought under the yoke of any. be mindful the master is at the door and the time is at hand Jesus Is Coming!
2006-06-15 01:04:29
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answered by epiphionic 1
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you are sinless? I doubt that.
I am not sinless either, but I am cleansed by the Blood and made righteous through Jesus.
2006-06-15 01:05:00
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answered by n9wff 6
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YES it's perversion the lust lead to dirty thoughts so it fornication.Ask yourself what you think of the messiah if he had naked pictures?
2006-06-15 01:08:11
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answered by zephyr 2
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You are not Mainworry, he would never act like that, your a pathetic poser who needs to get a life.
2006-06-15 01:06:55
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answered by Anonymous
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My question to you is, why are you using another name to talk about fishy smell in a female body art?
2006-06-15 01:05:57
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answered by ? 4
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Yes.
2006-06-15 01:06:52
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answered by robert p 7
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if you have porno and your website dont call your self a christian and give everyone else a bad name.
2006-06-15 01:05:10
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answered by imacman941 2
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