September 15 “With her many persuasions she entices him; with her flattering lips she seduces him. Suddenly he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool, until an arrow pierces through his liver; as a bird hastens …
September 14 “For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.” (Ephesians 5:5) When you view pornography and lust after women (or men), is that not coveting them …
September 13 “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, those who go to taste mixed wine. Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it …
August 30 Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XXII – Critical Transformations – Pursuing the Real and Eternal Things of God (continued) “Thou wilt make known to me the path of life; In Thy presence is fullness of joy; in Thy right hand there are pleasures forever.” …
August 29 Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XXI – Critical Transformations – Pursuing the Real and Eternal Things of God “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own …
August 22 “Therefore, what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.” (Romans 6:21) The second question of “Why” is “Why should I not participate in immoral activities?” This includes any sins of the …
August 21 “For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am doing the very thing I hate.” (Romans 7:15) Yesterday, we started a discussion of two sides of the question “Why?” Why am I doing immoral activities, and why should I not be doing …
August 20 “For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am doing the very thing I hate.” (Romans 7:15) In trying to understand our sinful behaviors, I think it is helpful to reflect on the question of “Why?” This will be a question that …
August 15 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to ….the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, …
August 9 “Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18) This is a huge, huge issue in Western society, the rampant immorality that is pervasive in our culture and growing worse …