Is it a sin for kids to look at porn?

Question

My son asked me.I told him yes.

Answer 1

Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Yes it is a sin. You answered your son correctly.

Answer 2

Big question. How old are your kids?
Look around the ages between the ages of ten and fifteen kids get curious. I remember stealing a peek at my father's porn movies. Didn't turn into a deveant and kept me from having sex till I was in my twenties. Look I don't go in for all this church/ is it a sin to. . . ? Stuff. I'm jewish and my parents were sorta opend about everything. IF you tell your kids that it's a sin to look at porn or whatever than you are also telling your kids that to do anything sexual is a sin and they won't come to you if they have questions or get into trouble. It's difficult for all parents to talk to their kids about sex and it's just as difficult for kids to go to their parents but it's important to to keep the lines of comunication oppend so that if they do have concerns they come to you and not a friend who dosen't know what you do.
One day back about ten years ago I was with my eleven year old neice and while she was at the teenie bopper mags I baught a play girl. She saw me paying for it and asked me if she could look at it. I told her that she was too young to be looking at that but when she was eighteen and still wanted to look at it I would buy her a playgirl than. But at eleven she was too young to be looking at the mags. She than asked me questions about when had sex and what it felt like. We talked. I can tell you I felt sweaty and incredibly nervous about the conversation but it was natural for her and it seemed that she really needed to have the converstation with someone. Luckly I was there for her. Now she's seventeen and I don't know if I should mention the little deal we had or not. But our communication with eachother has been fairly oppend. Remember that teens don't want to confide in any adult so teaching them early that they can confide in you and not be judged is really important
Well good luck either way. And as for the religon part of it. .. . I don't know what g*d would want but church dogma is verry prevelent and strong but so is child/teenage pregnancy. With soo much wrong with the world sometimes you can't rely on saying that something is a sin and the kids adhearing to it. You have to show them what you think is right and wrong. Teach them your values so they can work on their own value structure!
Good luck!!
ps. The spell checker isn't working for me or I am too impatient. Sorry for the errors.

Answer 3

Share these Scriptures with him:
Matthew 5:27-28
You have heard that it said, 'You shall not commit adultery, but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart" Jesus said this. He went on to say that we should take drastic measures to keep from stumbling.

This is such a difficult thing for guys in today's world. They are bombarded with sexual images all the time. Looking at porn is very addictive and, yes a sin.

Study the Word of God together with your children. Show them God's standards and help them to apply His Word in their lives.

There is a bible study that addresses this issue, it is in a book called "How can a Man Control His Thoughts, Desires and Passions." By Bob Vereen and is available at:
Precept.org

Answer 4

To look at porn, no. It's what they do because they looked at porn can be a sin.

You see. A child's world is very short and immediate. If they see something that arouses them, they might do something in reaction to it that would constitute a sin. Children are discouraged from viewing pornography for this reason.

Answer 5

i wouldn't call it a sin. it's a natural curiosity for children to want to know about what different parts of their bodies do. i've never understood why masturbation was considered a sin, either. i'd rather my children touch themselves than go have sex with someone else. my family was pentecostal while i was growing up, but my mom was always open to our questions about sexuality, and answered truthfully, with deference to our ages. the older we were, the more in depth the answers got. saying something is a sin because it's an issue you don't want to deal with is not the answer. you should explain to your son that porn is not something that children watch because it can lead to obsession with something that is supposed to be sacred between a man and his wife. as he gets older (you didn't give his age), you can explain that obsession with pornography can lead to unfaithfulness. i've found that forbidding something only makes a child want it more, and then they'll do it anyhow, but since they have to sneak, they tend to binge, which can lead to more problems with self control.

Answer 6

Yes, it's a sin for anyone. But it's especially a sin for an adult to show pornography to a child and to cause that child to sin as a result of it.

"But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." -Matthew 5:28

"but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!" -Matthew 18:6-7

Answer 7

And your son said "why." The sin is on you for letting porn spirits into your son. What goes in our eyes and ears will be developed in there, in the heart. You should not have them in your house. Spirits come with it. You can see them operating in your house and your lives. You will have enough problems with the devil so you don't need to spread the red carpet for him.

Answer 8

I don't think kids at that age should not look at porn.For 1 they r not mentally ready to even know what sex is about.It's like saying that it's just sex here look but thats not true it is to some but it is something that people do out of love for each other .There isn't a child i know that would understand what its all about.I think you shouldn't b showing any child that for it shouldn't be until there older that things like that happen or are looked at.

Answer 9

Yes, any sexual cravings or lust outside the marriage bed of a man and woman is sinful. Sexual intimacy is to be reserved for marriage. Anything else is temptation and leads to sin. Trouble for God? No. Trouble for us - that's why he warns us to stay away! That should be your motivation for telling your son to stay away... it leads to more trouble than he'll want to deal with. STD, pregnancy, etc. God bless. ~Nise~

Answer 10

Yes...absolutely. I think it's a sin for anyone to look at porn!