A United Front
Letters from Spouses
Pornography is Idolatry
Dear Cindy,
Good question. I believe that using porn is just an evidence of a failure to worship and enjoy God (see Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 5:5).
We all worship something (minute to minute) sometimes it is a thing, a person, an activity, etc. The people who come to Setting Captives Free have developed life dominating habits of viewing porn or masturbating or being involved with some other form of sexual impurity....they are worshipping their flesh. So in that sense, porn is a symptom of a deeper sin; but on the whole, I think you can view porn as just another tool of that the evil one uses to draw people away from finding satisfaction in Christ. He promises them pleasure and fulfillment with the "perfect person" but they are disappointed every time as they walk away feeling empty and still wanting.
On a broader scale, sometimes pornography is just the tip of the iceberg. Sometimes a person might discover that their spouse is involved with porn but then later they discover that it is not only porn. Recently, we have heard two testimonies about men who had developed completely different identities....these men had two separate families (wives, children, homes, etc) and it all began by involvement with pornography at a young age (usually around 10 or so). But in my opinion it all boils down to seeking satisfaction in something other than Christ...some may be further down the road of sexual impurity but they are all headed down the same path of destruction no matter what their level of involvement with sexual impurity.
I try to convey to people that viewing porn is just as evil and wicked as having sex with prostitutes. Granted the consequences for sleeping with prostitutes is greater, but we cannot ever teach that one sin is lesser in the eyes of God because the minute we do then we have bought the devil's lie that we aren't all that bad because at least we don't........fill in the blank with some sin you aren't given to. Does this make sense?
I am just continually awed at the craftiness of the Evil One but even more awed and thrilled at our God Who is greater and able to deliver even the one who is a the bottom of the pit. Amen.
Does this answer your question?
grace and love to you,
Jody
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