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Originally Posted by Jeffrey
The vice is more prominent perhaps, but we are fooling ourselves if we don't think there were just as many sexual addictions and lust 1,000 years ago.
Of course by "imagination," this would lead to a vocal injunction to prohibit television.
And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
I don't see imagination in this text, but the minister's point is still a solid one. In an age of visual stimulation at an all-time high, the imagination is perhaps in over-drive. But I'm not sure. In Islam, where the women are completely covered, if they don't lust after skin-tight jeans, it will be after a flash of an ankle. That's all it takes to get the imagination going. Some could argue there's very little imagination these days lol Lust is all about having something you can't have, overcome with an urge to get what you want. It's not merrily skin-based.
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This is part of our problem today. We always think our troubles are worse today than yesterday. Sexual perversion has always infected this Planet.
A brief study about past civilizations proves this, beyond a doubt. The Romans were known for their radical orgies and twisted sexual appetites that would make our skin crawl.
Paul had to tackle this problem, as the Church of Corinth was full of incest. Imagine the days where Polygamy was the norm. Look at David, Samson, and everyone else in the Old Testament who fell into the clutches of immorality.
Yes, Internet Porn is a huge problem, but this is just another way to send people into the gutter sexually, but never forget, the gutter has ALWAYS been there.
This subject is a matter of conscience. I studied this problem for 10 years and wrote a book about it. Sexual addiction is just that, an addiction. We can fall headlong into this if we don't LISTEN to our conscience. Pornography is dark and evil. This is not rocket science. It's fake, and empty, and the conscience God gave us will send off the alarm if we'll listen.
Anyone who reads this and has had an experience with Pornography knows what I'm talking about. Looking at Porn leaves you feeling dirty, empty, and unfulfilled. Just like drugs. The initial "Rush" may seem pleasant but the end result is a complete let down.
The more we face this problem with the simplicity and reality of what it is, the more we can conquer this World which is nothing more than a fantasy that has always put people in the prison of shame.