I'm a virgin because of my faith, but recently I got hooked a little on porn and it's making me feel like the biggest contradiction to the walk of god in the history of man. I use to preach to my friends, pray/read my word hours a night, and now i'm strayed. If I fully repent/turn my ways, will god ever reach me the way he use to and is ministry still an option.
2007-10-18 21:46:10 · 11 answers · asked by A. Browning 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We have a forgiving and mercy God. You are still experiencing the world and you might enjoy some of it's offering, especially sex. Do not feel guilty or think God don't understand or will punish you. The things of the world will turn you off when you have wisdom.
Since you know much of the words of God, You will feel guilty of things that is sin full in the eye of the Lord. That is choices. You can compare it by your experience and I am sure you will overcome it. What you have advice your friends is now going to be an experience since you are contemplating of participating it in your mind. If you are wise, you will stay away.
You don't need to experience it but if you can't fight it then you must be ready for the worst. Commonsense will tell you that our Good Lord don't lie. Those things brings destruction to life and leads to Death.
I have swayed from the path and pay a heavy price and I don't wish you to go that route. If it is not for the mercy of our Lord, I would have been in Hell today and I can't denied that I should be there of the things I did.
2007-10-18 22:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Kingdomchild07 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will forgive you. Try this: everytime you want to look at porn read your Bible instead. Don't just read a few verses or a chapter, read a book, read for hours. This is how you will know God will forgive you.
Think about the Isrealites. Do you know why they kept on turning to Baalism? It was a religion of sex. The "pole" that they would worship was actually a penis, basically. But the point is, God took the Isrealites back time and time again. They would leave Him for a religion that was basicaly pornography and prostitution, but then as soon as they repented God always opened His arms to them.
Or think about Mary. She was a prostitute. Bible scholars beleive that Jesus forgave her over and over because she kept going back to prostitution.
No matter if a sin is sexual or otherwise, God is always bigger then the sin. His forgivness is bigger then your porn issue. His love is greater then your mistakes. Read the Bible. It is so essential to just spend quality time with the Bible.
2007-10-18 21:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by leeannie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. There is nothing that can separate you from the love of God. Just remember that this is an issue that requires God assistance. Don't try to go it alone as you will continually fail at repenting.
2007-10-18 21:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is always best to moderate one's sporting activities.
I always agree that moderation is often the best option. If it harm none. As for being forgiven, well, it's my body that usually demands repentance if I abuse it. My sexual habits are my own business. I don't 'do' much porn, it's usually so crap, tacky, etc.
Watch it with any obsessions, including religion.
Exercise is good for clearing the mind. Sexual release is good for the soul, but in a loving environment (marriage etc) or by some quiet time alone. Porn is like fast-food. You are hungry all the time for something that isn't really food in the proper sense, so it is bad for you, and addictive. It's fake, in other words. Sexual fixation is a real problem that needs to be dealt with. Sexual desire is natural, and masturbation is a natural release.
Moderation is wiser than abstinence, to my mind. Most young men grow out of porn once they get the real thing, ha!
2007-10-18 21:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
1John1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Yes, He can and will forgive. And when you have, with His help, conquered this weakness in your life, you will, indeed, be able to minister to others, who are struggling with the same thing.
Remember, we don't have a righteousness of our own... only that which is by faith in Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.
Just keep running back to God, even when you fall, just keep getting back up and going back to Him. For now, your testimony is this: you are a sinner, saved by grace...
Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
2007-10-18 21:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So God creates you with these involuntary biological drives to get horny, then punishes you for them. Sounds like a sadistic bastard to me. Good luck living the rest of your life with irrational guilt!
2007-10-18 21:57:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will forgive
2007-10-18 21:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by Wally 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
nay..dont worry dude!God will forgive as long as you willing to seek salvation.
2007-10-18 21:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by Danni 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Forgive me for what? The whole time I'm watching I'm yelling "Oh God, oh God"... I think he would be glad I'm giving him the praise.
2007-10-18 21:54:24 · answer #9 · answered by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
well Isaiah 45:7 tells us god created evil and that we are to be like the father so maybe we should create evil also ?
Also why practice abstinance ? the bible says you can marry and have sex, even god had sex and in genisis angels do
2007-10-18 21:51:37 · answer #10 · answered by YO Y 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋