Why is Porn sinful? Isn't it just a guy thing?

Things people ask me... Anyways, here I goes.

I think plugging into pornography is far from a "Guy thing" It's actually a messed-up-heart thing. I urge every young guy to stay far away from this lethal stuff. To answer the question, porn is sinful for a lot of reasons.

1. It devalues people. It promotes the beliefe that humans are not dignifed beings but isntead are toys to be used for personal gratification. Women are portrayed as sexual objects and that are used, abused and thrown away. Men are depicted as lust-driven machines.

2. It encourages casual sex between unmarried men and women. It also often promotes unfaithfulness between husbands and wives.


3. It turns sex into a cheap activity. Porn twists and distorts God's gift to husbands and wives, turning it into somthing dark and perverted.

4. Its addicting. Experts agree that the soft-core stuff such as the photo spreads found in magazines is the "marijuana" of pornography. It leads users to the harder, more bizarre "heroin" versions of sexual explicitness, such as the stuff found on the Internet. And once hooked, the user keeps coming back for more sexal turnons. What was once gross or replusive but still sexually arousing becomes common place. Some even begin acting out the fantasies.


5. It is off-limits for God's people. It doesn't matter what the world says is OK. Check out what the Bible tells us: " Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

The fact is, you and I weren't born with christians attitudes, opinions and values. The Bible tells us that we all have an inborn leaning toward sin. This is called our sinful flesh. We know, too, from God's Word that the Devil seeks to work through the world and the evil influences all around us to lead God's people to sin and lack of trust in God.

On top of that, ins like pornography are powerful because our sex drive is powerful. That's why porn is addicting and why it trips up so many men. My Advice: Don't embrace this sin. Find a trusted partern, or adult. Preferably your dad, who can help you unplug porn if your involved in it. It isn't merely a guy thing or innocent entertainment. It's deadly.


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