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Old 05-10-2010, 08:05 PM
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Re: Ministries for women porn addicts

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Being pure in mind and body doesn't require us to be prudish. It isn't prudish to stay focused on one person--my spouse--during sex. What's sexier than that? How annoying and hurtful is it to wonder if your spouse is pretending you're Pamela Anderson? Good grief.

Bring your thoughts into captivity, and if you mess up--repent. Grace isn't there as an excuse to sin and continue to lack self-control; it's just there to catch you when you fall in spite of your best efforts.

I Corinthians 10:13 comes into play here.

I'm not particularly bothered by the idea that some people struggle with keeping their thoughts pure because of things they've been exposed to. Okay. God can help them overcome that (if they put in the effort). What I DO take issue with is making room for the flesh to rule because you think it's too hard to fight it. "I give up--it's just gonna happen every time, sorry--so I guess God will have to just forgive me when it happens."

I think people can be more in control of themselves than that. We aren't beasts with uncontrollable urges and instincts. God wouldn't expect us to exercise self-control if it were impossible.
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