(Ephesians 4:19) "Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more."
(Matthew 6:22-23) “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Satan's plan for your eyes:
o Tantalize.
40 million Americans are regular visitors to porn on the web
The porn industry generates more revenue than football, baseball and basketball combined
Child porn generates 3 billion a year
More than 100,000 websites offering illegal child porn
5 billion spent at sex clubs
11 billion spent on prostitution
34% of women are into pornography and chat rooms
45% of men have committed adultery
41% of women
(James 1:13) “When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.”
o Customize.
(John 8:44) “When he (Satan) lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
o Mobilize.
(James 1:14) “Each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.”
o Plagiarize.
(Galatians 6:7-8) “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
o Vandalize.
(James 1:15) “Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.”
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Finding Freedom from Sexual Pollution
(1 Thessalonians 4:3, 7 LB) “God wants you to be pure and to keep clear of all sexual sin... For God has not called us to be dirty-minded and full of lust but to be holy and clean.”
1. Make a commitment to God’s standard.
(Psalm 119:9) “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.”
2. Manage my mind.
(Romans 8:5) (NLT) “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit."
(Philippians 4:8) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
(Romans 8:6) (NLT) "So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace."
3. Monitor my media intake.
Average home – 7 hours a day
By the time a child finishes high school – 18,000 hours of TV
Only 12,000 hours at school
The average teenager watches 22½ hours a week
The average adult man 24½ hours a week
The average adult woman 30 hours a week
In 1 year: Prime Time TV depicts 14,313 incidences of sex – 23,000 uses of profanity (TV Guide)
91% of all sex portrayed on TV is sex outside of marriage (TV Guide)
(Psalm 101:3) “I will set before my eyes no vile thing.”
(Job 31:1) "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.”
4. Minimize the opportunity for sin.
(1 Corinthians 10:12) “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!”
5. Maintain healthy relationships.
(1 Corinthians 15:33) Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
6. Magnify the consequences.
(1 Corinthians 10:13) “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
