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How to Overcome Porn Addiction as a Christian

by Alan Sharpe April 26, 2023 Leave a Comment

Are you struggling with porn addiction as a Christian? This article provides practical and biblical advice on how to overcome this addiction and live a life of purity.

by Alan Sharpe April 26, 2023 Leave a Comment

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In today’s world, access to pornography is easier than ever. As a result, porn addiction has become a significant problem, even within the Christian community. If you’re struggling with a porn addiction, know that you’re not alone. Many Christians face the same battle, but there is hope. With the right tools and resources, you can overcome this addiction and live a life that is pure and pleasing to God. Here are some steps you can take to overcome porn addiction as a Christian.

Understanding Porn Addiction and Its Effects on Christians

Before you can overcome porn addiction, it’s important to understand it. Porn addiction is a physiological and psychological dependence on pornography. Over time, the brain becomes desensitized to the images, and the user requires more explicit content to achieve the same level of stimulation. This can lead to a host of negative consequences, including decreased libido, relationship problems, and even depression or anxiety.

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How to Quit Porn as a Christian

by Alan Sharpe March 18, 2023 Leave a Comment

Pornography addiction is a real struggle that many Christians face. It is a problem that can easily spiral out of control, leaving individuals feeling ashamed, guilty, and distant from God. As a Christian, it is important to take steps to quit pornography addiction and reclaim your spiritual life. In this post, we’ll provide practical tips and advice on how to quit pornography as a Christian.

Understand the Impact of Pornography on Your Life

The first step to quitting pornography addiction is to understand the impact it has on your life. Pornography can affect your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It can also have a negative impact on your relationships with others, including your spouse, family, and friends. Recognizing these negative effects is essential to taking the necessary steps to quit.

Acknowledge the Problem and Seek Help

Pornography addiction can be difficult to overcome alone. Acknowledge t

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Don’t Make a New Year’s Resolution to Quit Porn in 2023. Do this Instead.

by Alan Sharpe December 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

If you want to conquer pornography in 2023, don’t rely on a resolution that you make at the start of the New Year. New Year’s resolutions don’t work. Studies show that the success rate among those who make New Year’s resolutions is low. For one thing, many resolutions are too lofty and unrealistic, leading to disappointment and frustration. But the main reason to avoid making a New Year’s resolution to quit porn is that old sins are difficult to break. Resolutions focus on short-term goals, rather than long-term success. Here’s what to do instead.

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Install porn-blocking software on all of your electronic devices, including your desktop computer, laptop, tablet and phone, at home and at work and everywhere else.

Install accountability software on all of your electronic devices. This software emails screenshots of your online activity to your accountability partner.

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101 Biblical Ways to Resist Sexual Temptation

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by Alan Sharpe October 13, 2022 Leave a Comment on 101 Biblical Ways to Resist Sexual Temptation

If you want to resist unwanted sexual urges and overcome sexual temptation, here are 101 ways from the Bible (including the Bible) to overcome sexual temptation.

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If you are a Christian and if you are even remotely healthy, you face sexual temptation on occasion. If you want to resist these urges so that you do not fall into sin, here are some biblical ways to overcome sexual temptation (including the Bible).

1. Count the Cost
Sexual sin comes at a price, in this life and in the next. For one thing, adulterers and the sexually immoral will not inherit the kingdom (Galatians 5:19-21). That’s the eternal cost—your soul, punished forever, in the lake of fire. But there’s also a price to pay in this life if you give in to sexual temptation. Think sexually transmitted diseases. Unwanted pregnancy. Divorce. Loss of custody of your kids. Getting fired. Scandal. Loss of your testimony. Jail time. Your name on the Sexual Offender Registry.
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Have You Seen His Playbook? | Ephesians 6:11

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by Alan Sharpe October 3, 2022 Leave a Comment on Have You Seen His Playbook? | Ephesians 6:11

Knowing how and when I will be attacked is one thing. Having a divine defense against those attacks is even better.

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Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11

The devil has a playbook. The devil has a pre-set way of tempting you to sin sexually. You likely know this from bitter experience. But you also know it from God’s Word. In the sixth chapter of Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul tells the believers to put on the whole armor of God so that they can stand against the wiles of the devil. Wiles means schemes. Schemes means a playbook.

The word “wiles” is methodeía in the Greek, properly, a “predictable (pre-set) method used in organized evil-doing (well-crafted trickery)” (Strong’s). It derives from the word methodos, a way of searching after something, an inquiry; a method. It means scheming, craftiness. This is why you and I need armor—to defend ourselves against predictable weapons and predictable methods of attack. That’s what armor is for, to prot
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Aim for the Prevention, Not the Cure | Ephesians 5:18

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by Alan Sharpe September 30, 2022 Leave a Comment on Aim for the Prevention, Not the Cure | Ephesians 5:18

If porn is a habit with you, be encouraged to know that you can replace it with a healthier habit.

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And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18

How do you quit porn? Do you quit porn by quitting porn? Do you avoid starchy food by avoiding starchy food? Do you exercise more often by exercising more?

One of the keys to abstaining from pornography is developing healthy habits to replace this wicked one. You avoid porn by doing something else. This is what Paul has in mind when he tells you and me to avoid getting drunk by being filled with the Spirit. You avoid the one by doing the other. You quit porn by doing something else.

But this is where plenty of brothers fail. They find a healthy substitute for their sexual immorality, and purpose to do the one instead of the other. But they fix their eyes on the finish line and not on the starting blocks. They fix theirs eyes on the cure and not on the prevention. Let me show you what I mean.

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“Use prayer as your first line of defense.” || Oswald Chambers

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by Alan Sharpe September 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Use prayer as your first line of defense.” || Oswald Chambers

We pray when there’s nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.

by Alan Sharpe September 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Use prayer as your first line of defense.” || Oswald Chambers

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We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there’s nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all. Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that will get immediate results. We don’t want to wait for God to resolve matters in His good time because His idea of ‘good time’ is seldom in sync with ours.

Excerpted from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

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“Satan took advantage of his self-confidence.” || R. A. Torrey

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by Alan Sharpe September 5, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Satan took advantage of his self-confidence.” || R. A. Torrey

I found it safer at the close of each day not to be too confident that there had been no failures nor defeats that day, but to go alone with God and ask Him to search my heart.

by Alan Sharpe September 5, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Satan took advantage of his self-confidence.” || R. A. Torrey

I once knew a man who seemed to make extraordinary strides in the Christian life. He became a teacher of others and was greatly blessed to thousands. It seemed to me that he was becoming self-confident and I trembled for him. I invited him to my room and we had a long heart to heart conversation. I told him frankly that it seemed as if he were going perilously near exceedingly dangerous ground. I said that I found it safer at the close of each day not to be too confident that there had been no failures nor defeats that day but to go alone with God and ask Him to search my heart and show me if there was anything in my outward or inward life that was displeasing to Him, and that very often failures were brought to light that must be confessed as sin.

“No,” he replied, “I do not need to do that. Even if I should do something wrong, I would see it at once. I keep very short accounts with God, and I would confess it at once.” I said it seemed to me as if it would be safer to take time alone with God for God to search us through and through, that while we migh
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10 Things I’ve Learned After 10 Months Porn Free

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by Alan Sharpe September 4, 2022 Leave a Comment on 10 Things I’ve Learned After 10 Months Porn Free

I looked at pornography for the last time on November 4, 2021. Here I am, 10 months later, with some lessons I’ve learned along my journey.

by Alan Sharpe September 4, 2022 Leave a Comment on 10 Things I’ve Learned After 10 Months Porn Free

I looked at pornography for the last time on November 4, 2021. I remember the date because that is the day I started this daily devotional. My goal was to help Christian men (and myself) abstain from pornography biblically. Here I am, 10 months later, and I have not looked at any pornography since then, and neither have I masturbated. Here are some lessons I’ve learned along my journey.

Pastors don’t want to address the issue of porn
Some pastors and church elders refuse to address the issue of pornography or masturbation from the pulpit or in private in any meaningful way with brothers in the congregation.
Temptation can come anytime, anywhere
A few days ago I visited a beach on a remote lake in Northern Saskatchewan. I was the only person on the beach. I suddenly experienced a strong temptation to take matters into my own hands, as it were. I was surprised at the suddenness of the urge, and that it struck in such an odd place. I resisted it nevertheless.
I don’t feel it if I don’t feed
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To Quit Porn, Obey One Do and One Don’t | Romans 13:14

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by Alan Sharpe August 22, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Obey One Do and One Don’t | Romans 13:14

The cure for habitual sexual sin, such as looking at pornography, is essentially one thing you are to do and one thing you are to avoid.

by Alan Sharpe August 22, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Obey One Do and One Don’t | Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Romans 13:14

Anyone who says the Bible is a book of do’s and don’ts is correct as far as quitting pornography is concerned. The cure for habitual sexual sin is essentially one thing you are to do and one thing you are not to do. Paul gives us each one at the end of the 13th chapter of his letter to the Romans. “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ,” says Paul, “and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”

“Put on the Lord Jesus Christ” is the do. You are commanded to clothe yourself with Christ. You are to put Him on in the same way that you are to “put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11). You are to adopt the spirit of Christ to such an extent that you reproduce it in your outward walk and conduct.

Making provision for the flesh is the don’t</st
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Porn and the Penalty for Inaction | Matthew 5:29

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by Alan Sharpe August 18, 2022 Leave a Comment on Porn and the Penalty for Inaction | Matthew 5:29

Achieving sexual purity will cost you plenty. But not as much as you’ll pay by doing nothing.

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You have heard that it was said to those of old, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Matthew 5:27-29

Will your whole body be cast into hell because you refused to install a porn-blocker on your laptop? Maybe. Will God cast you into hell because you refused to replace your smartphone with a dumbphone that can’t access porn? Perhaps. Will your body be thrown into hell because you scorned this warning of Jesus and never cancelled your subscription to that X-rated website? Maybe.

Jesus teaches you and me that we must deal with the causes of our sexual temptations in this life or pay the penalty for our inaction in the next. That’s the heart of this div
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“Lead us not into temptation.” || John Calvin

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by Alan Sharpe July 26, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Lead us not into temptation.” || John Calvin

Whoever implores the assistance of God to overcome temptations, acknowledges that, unless God deliver him, he will be constantly falling.

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And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13

Some people have split this petition into two. This is wrong: for the nature of the subject makes it manifest, that it is one and the same petition. The connection of the words also shows it: for the word but, which is placed between, connects the two clauses together, as Augustine judiciously explains. The sentence ought to be resolved thus, That we may not be led into temptation, deliver us from evil.

The meaning is: “We are conscious of our own weakness, and desire to enjoy the protection of God, that we may remain impregnable against all the assaults of Satan.” We showed from the former petition, that no man can be reckoned a Christian, who does not acknowledge himself to be a sinner; and in the same manner, we conclude from this petition, that we have no strength for living a holy life, except so far as we obtain it from God. Whoever implores the assistan
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Sexual Purity Is Inconvenient, Costly, and Awesome | Matthew 18:8

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by Alan Sharpe July 19, 2022 Leave a Comment on Sexual Purity Is Inconvenient, Costly, and Awesome | Matthew 18:8

What inconvenience or daily annoyance are you facing to avoid pornography, to avoid sexual temptation, to walk a holy walk?

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If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.
Matthew 18:8

If you want to be free of pornography, you must pay the price. Sexual purity doesn’t come cheap. Freedom from sexual sin can’t be purchased with church attendance or a 12-step recovery program. If you want to be free of the grip of porn and masturbation, you have to pay, and pay dearly.

Sanctification is costly. That’s what Jesus teaches. If your hand or foot causes you to sin, you cut it off and cast it from you. That’s the high price you must pay to avoid sinning. You must be willing to go through life with just one hand or just one foot in order to avoid sin and to please your Lord.

Jesus is speaking in hyperbole (extravagant exaggeration), of course, to drive home His po
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Porn? Not once. And never. | Proverbs 5:18-20

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by Alan Sharpe July 18, 2022 Leave a Comment on Porn? Not once. And never. | Proverbs 5:18-20

You avoid the arms of the seductress by letting only your wife’s arms embrace you, offline and online, at all times, and always.

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Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be enraptured with her love.
For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?
Proverbs 5:18-20

Sometimes the remedy for committing a sin is to engage in a pure act. Sometimes the way to avoid temptation is to pursue something holy. And sometimes the path to purity is to make use of what God has already provided. Such is the case with sexual immorality in general and with adultery in particular.

The preventive for adultery, says Solomon, is to “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.” In other words, let your fountain, that is, your wife, be blessed by keeping to her and keeping away from others. And notice the timeline. Rejoice with the wife of your youth, that is,
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The Remedy for Porn in One Word | 1 Corinthians 6:18

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by Alan Sharpe June 27, 2022 2 Comments on The Remedy for Porn in One Word | 1 Corinthians 6:18

You can abstain from porn today wherever you are, on your own, free of charge, by doing just one thing.

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Flee sexual immorality.
1 Corinthians 6:18

Conquering pornography isn’t complicated. It’s not easy, I admit, but it isn’t complicated. And yet many people make it complicated. Go online and you will find all manner of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, counsellors, pastors, Bible teachers and others ready to tell you the many steps you must take to quit porn.

But the biblical answer is simple: “Flee sexual immorality.” That’s three simple words, and one step to victory. It worked in Paul’s day. It works today. Don’t follow the voices that say you must do something else but flee. The cure for pornography is a command you are to obey, and an action you are to take. Flee.

There are multiple helps, of course. You may find a 12-step program helpful. You may find porn-blocking software useful. You may find an accountability partner useful. But don’t let these aids re
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Don’t Ask God for What He Has Already Given | 2 Peter 1:3

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by Alan Sharpe June 23, 2022 Leave a Comment on Don’t Ask God for What He Has Already Given | 2 Peter 1:3

God promises that the divine power you need to resist porn and masturbation is already yours for the taking. You just have to take it.

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His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3

You are guilty of it. I am guilty of it. In the midst of our struggle with sexual sin, we cry out to God, begging Him to give us strength to forsake our sin. We beseech God to give us power to overcome sexual temptation. We pray repeatedly, week in and week out, for God to deliver us from sexual urges. The problem is, He already has. We keep asking God to give us something that He has already given us.

This is the conclusion that you and I must draw from what Peter tells us. After all, if God “has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,” why do we need to ask Him for anything else that pertains to life and godliness? We don’t. If God has already given to us all the divine power, all the resources, and every other thing we need to live a life that’s free of pornography and free of masturbat
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How to Stop Masturbation as a Christian

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by Alan Sharpe June 2, 2022 48 Comments on How to Stop Masturbation as a Christian

If you want to stop masturbation as a Christian, get your guidance from the source. Follow these biblical steps to stop masturbating.

by Alan Sharpe June 2, 2022 48 Comments on How to Stop Masturbation as a Christian

When is the last time you heard a really great sermon about masturbation? Never, right? Masturbation is one of those topics that’s off-limits in the pulpit but commonplace in the pews. It’s one of those sins that no one wants to discuss but lots of people want to commit. If you want to learn how to stop masturbation as a Christian, you need to get your guidance another way. So here it is. Here are some biblical steps to take to stop masturbating.

Step 1: Admit Your Sin
Psalm 32:5

Step 2: Forsake Pornography
Matthew 5:28-29

Step 3: Resist the Devil
James 4:7

Step 4: Take Every Thought Captive
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
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10 Steps I Take to Abstain from Pornography Daily, Biblically

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by Alan Sharpe April 28, 2022 Leave a Comment on 10 Steps I Take to Abstain from Pornography Daily, Biblically

I eventually got 24 hours of freedom from porn and masturbation. That turned into a week. Then a month. Then multiple months. You can, too.

by Alan Sharpe April 28, 2022 Leave a Comment on 10 Steps I Take to Abstain from Pornography Daily, Biblically

I looked at pornography for the first time at age 11 and for the last time at age 61. November 2021 is when I got serious about kicking my filthy habit and forsaking my wicked sin. Gaining victory in this area of my life required 10 painful steps. Your results may vary, but if you take these 10 steps you may gain victory as well. Here they are.

I confessed my sin to my wife and begged for her forgiveness. I admitted to her that my repeated viewing of porn was repeated adultery against her.

I got rid of all outright pornography and everything even borderline inappropriate from my office and home, including anything found on my PC, laptop and other electronic devices.

I installed porn-blocking and accountability software (Covenant Eyes) on all my electronic devices: work desktop, work laptop, tablet, phone. It takes screenshots of my activity and emails them to my accountability partner daily.

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How to Quit Porn Biblically

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by Alan Sharpe April 19, 2022 Leave a Comment on How to Quit Porn Biblically

Pornography is a sin issue. And sin issues require biblical remedies. If you want to learn how to quit porn, learn what the Bible says on the topic. Then obey what you read.

by Alan Sharpe April 19, 2022 Leave a Comment on How to Quit Porn Biblically

Contents

Sexual Sin Requires a Biblical Remedy
2 Peter 1:3

Step 1
Abstain from Sexual Immorality
1 Thessalonians 4:3

Step 2
Make No Provision for the Flesh
Romans 13:14

Step 3
Pluck Out Your Right Eye and Cast it Away
Matthew 5:27-30

Step 4
Flee Sexual Immorality
1 Corinthians 6:18
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To Conquer Sexual Sin, Get Specific | Acts 15:28-29

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by Alan Sharpe April 15, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer Sexual Sin, Get Specific | Acts 15:28-29

Once you translate your generic sin of sexual immorality into your specific sexual sin, you are on your way to achieving sexual purity.

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“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.”
Acts 15:28-29

One key to conquering sexual sin is specificity. Once you start describing your sins specifically, rather than seeing them in the abstract, you gain the insight you need to confess them, ask forgiveness for them, and forsake them. A valuable exercise is to take every generic mention of sexual sin and to make it apply to you specifically.

Consider the early church, for example. Jewish converts were troubling Gentile converts by telling them they had to be circumcised and keep the law. So, the church gathered and settled the matter. They proclaimed that Gentile believers in Christ had to obey only four things:
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Sexual Purity Is a List of Do’s, Not Don’ts

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by Alan Sharpe April 12, 2022 Leave a Comment on Sexual Purity Is a List of Do’s, Not Don’ts

Perform the positive actions that God commands, and you’ll have a positive day today, free of sexual sin.

by Alan Sharpe April 12, 2022 Leave a Comment on Sexual Purity Is a List of Do’s, Not Don’ts

If you are a Christian man who has been struggling to overcome pornography or masturbation for some time, you may feel that the only path to victory is a life of self-denial. You may feel that the weight of scripture on this topic is a long list of “Thou shalt nots.” But the opposite is the case, particularly in the New Testament. The path to sexual purity is a list of things you are to do. Victory over sexual sin comes through what you do, not simply what you don’t do. Here are the top-10 actions you are commanded to take to live a life of sexual purity.

Make a covenant with your eyes not to look upon attractive women (Job 31:1)
Gouge out your right eye if it causes you to commit adultery, and throw it away (Matthew 5:29)
Flee sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18)
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“We must wear the whole armour of God.” || Corrie Ten Boom

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by Alan Sharpe April 10, 2022 Leave a Comment on “We must wear the whole armour of God.” || Corrie Ten Boom

We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil.

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We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the “whole armour of God,” that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.
Corrie Ten Boom

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Want to Quit Porn and Masturbation? Say “No.” | Titus 2:11-12

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by Alan Sharpe April 8, 2022 Leave a Comment on Want to Quit Porn and Masturbation? Say “No.” | Titus 2:11-12

The biblical remedy for porn, masturbation and sexual immorality isn’t complicated. It can be summed up in one word.

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“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.”
Titus 2:11-12 NIV

Want to know the secret to quitting porn? Quit porn. Want to know the secret to not masturbating? Don’t masturbate. I realize that this sounds like simplistic advice, because it is. The guaranteed way to quit sexual immorality is to quit sexual immorality. That’s what the Bible says.

How do you quit porn? Say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions. How do you quit masturbation? Say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions. That’s the formula, that’s the proven method, that’s the biblical remedy. It’s not complicated.

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To Conquer the Flesh, Quit YouTube | Romans 13:14

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by Alan Sharpe April 7, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer the Flesh, Quit YouTube | Romans 13:14

If you are serious about quitting pornography, you must avoid the video-sharing sites that arouse you sexually.

by Alan Sharpe April 7, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer the Flesh, Quit YouTube | Romans 13:14

“Make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”
Romans 13:14

Recovering drug addicts don’t carry heroin in their pockets. Recovering alcoholics don’t visit bars. And Christian men who want to quit pornography don’t mindlessly surf video-sharing sites. If you want to conquer your sinful flesh, you must make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil its lusts. This means getting off YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, TikTok and other video-sharing sites that host inappropriate videos.

I’m not talking about pornographic video sites. I’m talking about the popular sites that host videos that feature nudity, sexual inuendo, young women in bikinis, racy music videos, undressing, sex scenes from movies and TV shows, pool scenes, shower scenes, and more. Videos don’t have to be pornographic to be off limits. If they fulfil your lusts, they have to go.

If you are serious about quitting pornograp
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If Social Causes You to Sin, Pluck it Out | Matthew 5:29-30

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by Alan Sharpe March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment on If Social Causes You to Sin, Pluck it Out | Matthew 5:29-30

Do social media platforms cause you to look at women to lust after them (as Jesus forbids)? Then you must delete your accounts.

by Alan Sharpe March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment on If Social Causes You to Sin, Pluck it Out | Matthew 5:29-30

“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29-30

If Twitter causes you to sin, should you keep scrolling? If Facebook tempts you to sin sexually, should you keep clicking? If Instagram causes you to commit sexual immorality, should you continue swiping? If Tik Tok causes you to commit adultery, should you keep watching? No, nope, never, and negatory. The key to gaining and maintaining victory over sexual temptation is twofold: (1) know your triggers, and (2) avoid your triggers.

Jesus establishes this principle in His Sermon on the Mount. He tells you and me and His other disciples, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you.” That is, if something you see triggers you to sin sexually, eliminate that trigger in such a way that it can’t trigger you now and it can’t
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To Quit Porn, Quit Social Media | Matthew 5:29-30

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by Alan Sharpe March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Quit Social Media | Matthew 5:29-30

Jesus commands us to remove all sources of sexual temptation from our lives. And not just for a day. Not just for Lent. But immediately, permanently. Pluck them out, cast them away. Never look back. That’s the path to victory.

by Alan Sharpe March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Quit Social Media | Matthew 5:29-30

“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29-30

Do any social media platforms cause you to look at women to lust after them (as Jesus forbids)? Do they cause you to commit adultery in your heart? In short, do any social platforms cause you to sin? Then you must pluck them out and throw them away. This is what Jesus demands of you.

In practical terms, this means deleting your social media accounts. Not pausing them. Not uninstalling the apps from your phone but keeping the accounts active. To pluck out your eye and to cast it away you must delete, cancel, terminate and close all social accounts that cause you to sin. And if you find yourself drawn back to these social platforms even though you no longer have an account, you must block them. Install a porn-blocker on every electronic device you
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Want to Avoid Porn? Avoid Her Door. | Proverbs 5:8

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by Alan Sharpe March 23, 2022 Leave a Comment on Want to Avoid Porn? Avoid Her Door. | Proverbs 5:8

Short of throwing all of my electronic devices into a dumpster, the only proven way I know of to not go near the online door of pornography is porn-blocking & accountability software. It protects me from the immoral woman. And it protects me from another sexually immoral person I know—me.

by Alan Sharpe March 23, 2022 Leave a Comment on Want to Avoid Porn? Avoid Her Door. | Proverbs 5:8

“Do not go near the door of her house.”
Proverbs 5:8

The primary problem with pornography is proximity. Porn is easy to view because it’s easy to find. It’s always just a few clicks or swipes away, often free of charge. This wasn’t always the case. When I was a teen, the only way to get your hands on hardcore porn was to meet a man in a dark alley off Times Square or to visit a bookstore in Amsterdam. Today, hardcore pornography is right in your pocket. If you want to conquer your habitual sin of looking at porn, you must solve your proximity problem.

This is the advice that Solomon has for his son. To avoid the immoral woman, says Solomon, “do not go near the door of her house.” That is, to avoid the seductress, the woman whose steps lead you down to death and hell, don’t go near the door of her house. The house of the immoral woman, of course, is where she practices her trade. It’s where you find the bedroom and the bed where she and her clients
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“Let us fight the devil with God’s word.” || George Whitefield

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by Alan Sharpe March 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Let us fight the devil with God’s word.” || George Whitefield

Let us be humbled before God and man, and be excited by our past ignorance of Satan’s devices, to adhere more closely to the written word.

by Alan Sharpe March 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on “Let us fight the devil with God’s word.” || George Whitefield

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On the temptation of Christ:

Whether beset with this or any other temptation, let all us learn of our Lord to fight the devil with the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Though he had the Spirit without measure, yet he always made use of this. We pray say of it, as David did of Goliath’s sword, “none like this,” none like this. And supposing Satan should be permitted to transform himself into an angel of light, and by false impressions, and delusive applications of misquoted texts, attempt to turn this weapon upon us against ourselves; let us not therefore be prevailed on to let go, but by comparing spiritual things with spiritual, as our Lord did, find out God’s mind and our duty.

Had Christ’s children and ministers only observed this one lesson, how much strange fire would quickly have been extinguished? How much real enthusiasm been easily stopped? How may imaginary revelations have been detected? How many triumphs of Satan and his emissaries been prevented? And how much more would the comforts o
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To Conquer Temptation, Avoid the Temptress | Proverbs 5:8

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by Alan Sharpe March 16, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer Temptation, Avoid the Temptress | Proverbs 5:8

You have the power to resist the online temptress because you have the knowledge to avoid her.

by Alan Sharpe March 16, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer Temptation, Avoid the Temptress | Proverbs 5:8

“Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.”
Proverbs 5:8

The key to victory over pornography isn’t fight, but flight. Your sexual purity depends not on your moral backbone nor on your strength of character nor on your level of willpower. It depends on your ability to avoid temptation in the first place. To conquer the sin of looking at pornography, you must learn to bypass—not battle—sexual temptation.

This biblical tactic comes from none other than Solomon himself. In Proverbs 5, he warns you about the strange woman, which is to say, the sexually immoral, adulterous, forbidden woman. Her lips drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil. In other words, the sexually immoral woman is seductive and enticing. She offers you sexual pleasures that appeal to your flesh, are enjoyable in the moment, but are sinful and forbidden. She leads you to your death and destruction.
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Don’t Call Your Willful Sexual Sin a Relapse | 2 Peter 2:13-14

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by Alan Sharpe March 10, 2022 Leave a Comment on Don’t Call Your Willful Sexual Sin a Relapse | 2 Peter 2:13-14

Never think that sinning sexually even once is OK and nothing to worry about. Block the online false teachers who tell you otherwise. Your soul depends upon it.

by Alan Sharpe March 10, 2022 Leave a Comment on Don’t Call Your Willful Sexual Sin a Relapse | 2 Peter 2:13-14

“They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.”
2 Peter 2:13-14

When is the last time you had a conversation with a false teacher about porn and masturbation? More recently than you might think, most likely. If you are one of those Christian men who turns to Quora, Reddit and other online communities for support for your habitual sexual sin, you have likely run into a false teacher or two, and likely without even knowing it.

False teachers have eyes full of adultery, and they entice unstable souls by downplaying the gravity of sexual sin. They never call pornography and masturbation sexual immorality, or wicked, or sinful. They call them compulsive behaviors. They call sexual sin acting out. They call it a struggle. When you have a p
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To Quit Porn, Beware of False Teachers | 2 Peter 2:18

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by Alan Sharpe March 9, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Beware of False Teachers | 2 Peter 2:18

Your job is to spot false teachers before they snatch away your sexual purity and wreck your testimony—and life.

by Alan Sharpe March 9, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Beware of False Teachers | 2 Peter 2:18

“For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.”
2 Peter 2:18 NKJV

There’s only one thing worse than feeling shame for your sexual sin. Feeling no shame. If you are trying to conquer pornography or masturbation, be careful where you go for advice. If you post a question on Reddit or Quora, for example, watch out for the un-biblical answers you quickly receive from some professing Christians on these and other online forums and discussion boards. Because one of the goals of false teachers is to lure you back to the very sexual sins you are trying to escape.

This is the warning that the apostle Peter has for you when he tells you that false teachers allure through lewdness. Lewdness is a word you don’t he
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Quit Porn Slowly and Painfully | Galatians 5:24

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by Alan Sharpe February 28, 2022 Leave a Comment on Quit Porn Slowly and Painfully | Galatians 5:24

Crucifixion combined state torture with state execution to act as a deterrent. Remember this the next time you are tempted to watch porn or masturbate.

by Alan Sharpe February 28, 2022 Leave a Comment on Quit Porn Slowly and Painfully | Galatians 5:24

“And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
Galatians 5:24

If you are trying to quit pornography and masturbation, don’t be surprised if the process is slow and agonizing. Sexual purity requires your crucifixion, after all. And when you are crucified, you are either tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and then left to hang on the cross until you die. You die from exhaustion, asphyxiation, loss of body fluids or organ failure. This unique form of capital punishment is neither quick nor painless.

Defeating pornography and masturbation requires you to crucify, not your body, but your passions and desires. If you belong to Christ, you are to take your sinful lusts and nail them to a cross until they die. When a wicked thought enters your mind, when you see an image online that stirs up your lust, you are to crucify it, put it to death, execute it. This is your responsibility. God doesn’t do this at
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To Conquer Sexual Sin, You Need Christ and Crucifixion (Yours) | Romans 13:14

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by Alan Sharpe February 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer Sexual Sin, You Need Christ and Crucifixion (Yours) | Romans 13:14

Don’t expect to live a life of sexual purity with worship alone, or willpower alone. You need both.

by Alan Sharpe February 17, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Conquer Sexual Sin, You Need Christ and Crucifixion (Yours) | Romans 13:14

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”
Romans 13:14

The cure for habitual sexual sin is Christ and crucifixion. Christ as the primary object of your affection. And your own crucifixion of your flesh. You need both to gain victory over pornography and masturbation: adoration and action, worship and willpower, the Savior and self-denial.

This is what the Apostle Paul means when he says you must “put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” You used to walk in lewdness and lust (Romans 13:13). Now you are to walk properly, decently. And that requires both adopting something new and abandoning something old. It means embracing Christ, and forsaking the flesh.

To “put on” the Lord Jesus Christ means to clothe yourself with Him. It’s the same phrase that appears in the Letter to the
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Do Your Porn Brakes Work? | Judges 16:1

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by Alan Sharpe February 1, 2022 Leave a Comment on Do Your Porn Brakes Work? | Judges 16:1

You and I both have a good set of brakes where sexual sin is concerned. Have you tested yours recently?

by Alan Sharpe February 1, 2022 Leave a Comment on Do Your Porn Brakes Work? | Judges 16:1

“Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.” Judges 16:1

When it comes to pornography and sexual temptation, how good are your brakes? Are they in good repair? Are the brake pads worn? Do they stop you quickly enough, and often enough? Do you even use them?

That last question is not rhetorical. After all, Samson was a man consecrated to the Lord. God chose him from birth to lead Israel out of bondage to the Philistines. Samson was a Nazarite, an Israelite consecrated to the service of God. Renowned for his great strength, Samson nevertheless came to a humiliating end. Why? Because he didn’t control his lust.

You see how Samson operated from this historical account of his life. Samson went to Gaza. Saw a prostitute. Went in to have sex with her. No brake. From the moment he saw her to the moment he decided to go in to her, Samson had opportunity to apply the brakes. He could
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To Avoid Injury or Death, Use Your Body Only as Directed | 1 Corinthians 6:13b

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by Alan Sharpe January 21, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Avoid Injury or Death, Use Your Body Only as Directed | 1 Corinthians 6:13b

There is a proper tool for every job. Use your body as God intends and you will avoid serious injury or death.

by Alan Sharpe January 21, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Avoid Injury or Death, Use Your Body Only as Directed | 1 Corinthians 6:13b

“Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. “ 1 Corinthians 6:13b

What task is a flathead screwdriver designed for? This is not a trick question. Are you supposed to use a flathead screwdriver as a chisel? No. Or as a prybar? No. Or as a punch? No. So, what are you supposed to use it for? To install and remove flathead screws. That’s the sole purpose that the tool is designed for.

Now, what about your body? What purpose is it designed for? This is not a trick question. Are you supposed to use your body to have sex with prostitutes? No. Or to masturbate to pornography? No. What about using your body to have sex with your girlfriend? No again. The Bible tells you and me that our bodies are not designed for sexual immorality. They are designed for sex with our wives and no one else. Sex is designed to take place between one man and one woman who are married to each other for one lifetime. That’s
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Struggling to Quit Porn? Where is Your Limp? | Matthew 18:8

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by Alan Sharpe January 19, 2022 Leave a Comment on Struggling to Quit Porn? Where is Your Limp? | Matthew 18:8

Subtracting every source of sexual temptation from your life is worth it. You may start walking with a limp, but it’s worth it.

by Alan Sharpe January 19, 2022 Leave a Comment on Struggling to Quit Porn? Where is Your Limp? | Matthew 18:8

“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.” Matthew 18:8 NKJV

If your smartphone causes you to sin, should you keep it? No. Smash it to pieces, incinerate what remains, then scatter the ashes. If watching movies on Hulu triggers your lust and causes you to sin, should you keep watching? No. Cancel your subscription. If scrolling through youtube.com causes you to sin, should you keep visiting the site? No. Block it with porn-blocking software.

Getting victory over pornography is an exercise in subtraction. Whenever you discover that something, or someone, or somewhere causes you to sin by looking at porn, listening to porn, or reading porn, you subtract it from your life. And then you take preventive measures so that you never use that thing or meet that person or visit that place again.
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To Avoid Sexual Lust, Avoid the Second Look | 2 Samuel 11:1-5

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by Alan Sharpe January 14, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Avoid Sexual Lust, Avoid the Second Look | 2 Samuel 11:1-5

David sinned not because of where he was, or because he caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman bathing, but because he took the second look.

by Alan Sharpe January 14, 2022 Leave a Comment on To Avoid Sexual Lust, Avoid the Second Look | 2 Samuel 11:1-5

As a Christian man, you fight a daily battle with your eyes. Like other men, you are tempted sexually primarily by what you see, and these days, you see a lot. You and I live in a hyper-sexualized culture where provocative images are everywhere. Billboards, TV commercials, magazines, websites, retail storefront displays, social media, beaches, smartphone apps, sidewalks, books, fitness centers, movie streaming services, workplaces, college campuses, public transit, swimming pools, church pews, and hundreds of other places tempt you to lust after women with your eyes.

If you want to gain victory over lustful looks, if you
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To Resist Sexual Sin, Look Up | Genesis 39:9

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by Alan Sharpe December 23, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Resist Sexual Sin, Look Up | Genesis 39:9

Sexual immorality is a sin against God. Yes, other people are involved in the transaction, but to get victory over your sexual sin you must gain a correct view of God’s holiness.

by Alan Sharpe December 23, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Resist Sexual Sin, Look Up | Genesis 39:9

If you want to gain lasting victory over pornography and sexual immorality, take your focus off yourself and put it on God. The problem you face is not addiction, but rebellion. The pathway to sexual purity requires you to see your sin more clearly. You need the kind of vision that Joseph had.

Joseph was working as a slave in the house of Potiphar, the captain of the guard of the pharaoh of Egypt. Joseph was head of the household. Potiphar’s wife was soliciting Joseph daily to have sex with her. Finally, Joseph rebuked her:

“There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:9

What Potiphar’s wife was proposing was straightforward enough, right? Having sex with her would make Joseph a fornicator, make Potiphar’
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Sexual Sin or Harmless Diversion? | Genesis 39:9

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by Alan Sharpe December 21, 2021 Leave a Comment on Sexual Sin or Harmless Diversion? | Genesis 39:9

Next time you are tempted to view porn or act out sexually, remember Joseph. See what you are about to do for what it is. And acknowledge who you will be offending if you give in to the sexual temptation. It worked for Joseph.

by Alan Sharpe December 21, 2021 Leave a Comment on Sexual Sin or Harmless Diversion? | Genesis 39:9

One of the easy deceptions of pornography is that viewing it is just an activity. Watching an X-rated video on your own, you may be deluded into thinking that your activity is just a harmless way to pass the time and release some stress. But the Bible doesn’t look upon pornography, or masturbating to pornography, or sexual immorality, as innocent activities.

Just consider the life of Joseph. After being sold into slavery and taken down to Egypt, Joseph becomes the overseer in the house of Potiphar, captain of the guard. Joseph is given responsibility for running Potiphar’s household. One day, Potiphar’s wife notices that Joseph is “handsome in form and appearance” (Gen 39:6). She lusts after him, and invites him to go to bed with her. Joseph refuses. This is how he replies:

“There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis
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Gouge Out Your Right Eye While Out and About: Part 3 of 3 | Mt 5:27-29

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by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Gouge Out Your Right Eye While Out and About: Part 3 of 3 | Mt 5:27-29

Jesus says pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin. Here’s how to do this while out and about.

by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Gouge Out Your Right Eye While Out and About: Part 3 of 3 | Mt 5:27-29

Jesus says you are to pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin (Matthew 5:27-28). Here’s how to do this while out and about.

Stop eating at restaurants where waitresses wear revealing uniforms
Stop attending strip clubs, massage parlors and so-called men’s clubs
Stop attending theatres to watch movies that are rated NC-17 and R
If your library card causes you to borrow steamy novels or inappropriate movies and TV shows on DVD, cut it up
Stop driving, walking, jogging, cycling or skating through parts of town where you know you will see provocative women or sexually suggestive billboards and storefront displays
If a nearby female colleague dresses provocatively, re-arrange your desk or chair to permanently face the other way
If an immodestly dressed woman sits near you, or vice versa, get up and sit where you can’t ogle her
Don’t walk through the lingerie section at Walmart (or any other store, for that matter)</
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Pluck Out Your Right Eye Online: Part 2 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-28

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by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Pluck Out Your Right Eye Online: Part 2 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-28

Jesus says you are to pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin. Here’s how to do this online.

by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Pluck Out Your Right Eye Online: Part 2 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-28

Jesus says you are to pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin (Matthew 5:27-28). Here’s how to do this online.

If your smartphone causes you to sin, smash it into a thousand pieces and fling the fragments into several dumpsters across town. Then buy a dumb phone that gives you zero access to the internet (recovering heroin addicts don’t carry heroin in their pockets)
Install an internet porn filter, such as Covenant Eyes, on all your devices (desktop, laptop, tablet, phone) so that you can’t access pornographic websites or apps anymore
Delete your Facebook account if it causes you to look at inappropriate images and videos
Delete your Twitter account if it causes you to watch porn
Delete your Instagram account if it causes you to gape at women
Delete your TikTok account if it tempts you to think sexually immoral thoughts about the women who post there
Use the Site Blocking feature in Covenant Eyes (or the internet fil
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Pluck Out Your Right Eye at Home: Part 1 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-29

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by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Pluck Out Your Right Eye at Home: Part 1 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-29

Jesus says you are to pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin. Here’s how to do this with the people, places and things in your home.

by Alan Sharpe December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment on Pluck Out Your Right Eye at Home: Part 1 of 3 | Matthew 5:27-29

Jesus says you are to pluck out your right eye and cast it from you if that eye causes you to commit sexual sin (Matthew 5:27-29). Here’s how to do this with the people, places and things in your home.

Cancel your subscriptions to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO and other streaming services that broadcast sexually explicit movies and shows
Cancel your cable television subscription
Cancel your subscriptions to Sports Illustrated, Maxim, GQ and other magazines that show women wearing practically nothing
If your wife subscribes to Cosmopolitan, Shape, Vogue and other print magazines that feature female nudity and articles about sex, ask her to hide them where you won’t find them
If your wife hides her women’s magazines from you, don’t go hunting for them
Stop taking your smartphone into the bathroom with you
Throw away all of your AO-Rated (adults only) video games and any others that feature sexually suggestive characters, images and storylines
Cleanse yo
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You, Porn and Apostasy | Jude 1:4

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by Alan Sharpe December 11, 2021 Leave a Comment on You, Porn and Apostasy | Jude 1:4

Are there apostates sitting in the pews of your church who use the grace of God to excuse their immoral sexual behavior? Probably.

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If you’ve ever wondered how to recognize an apostate in your church, look for the man who watches pornography habitually but says the grace of God covers his sin. Look for the man who uses the grace of God as a license to practice sexual immorality. “I am eternally secure in my salvation,” he says. “I know God will forgive me for my sexual sins because they are all covered—past, present, future—by His infinite grace.”

The book of Jude in the New Testament warns you against such men, apostates who deny our Lord.

“For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Jude 1:4

Lewdness means licentiousness, that is, promiscuous and unprincipled sexual behavior. It also means lasciviousness, namely, wanton, lewd, lustful activity. What this passage warns is that th
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Want to Quit Porn? Avoid Her Corner. | Proverbs 7:6-9

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by Alan Sharpe December 4, 2021 Leave a Comment on Want to Quit Porn? Avoid Her Corner. | Proverbs 7:6-9

If you want to avoid porn, stop walking though the places in town where you know you’ll find it. You know where they are, offline and online. Visiting them proves you are devoid of understanding.

by Alan Sharpe December 4, 2021 Leave a Comment on Want to Quit Porn? Avoid Her Corner. | Proverbs 7:6-9

If you want to conquer your compulsive porn habit, if you want to break free from the grip of habitual sexual sin, learn a lesson from a young man who lived in Israel around 700 years before Christ. You read about him in the Old Testament book of Proverbs, chapter seven, starting at verse six:

“For at the window of my house, I looked through my lattice, and saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, a young man devoid of understanding, passing along the street near her corner. And he took the path to her house, in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.”
Proverbs 7:6-9

Notice how Solomon describes the place where the prostitute looks for customers. It is a corner, an intersection of two or more streets so that the whore has the greatest chance of soliciting the largest number of men. It is her corner. People in this town see her at this corner during so many hours of the day and night, and on so many days thro
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Want to Conquer Lust? Learn to Walk. | Galatians 5:16

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by Alan Sharpe December 3, 2021 Leave a Comment on Want to Conquer Lust? Learn to Walk. | Galatians 5:16

When you walk alone, you go astray. You get lost. You stumble into sin. But when you walk in the Spirit, you do not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

by Alan Sharpe December 3, 2021 Leave a Comment on Want to Conquer Lust? Learn to Walk. | Galatians 5:16

I heard of a Christian man who was well into his 80s. A much younger brother asked him, “At what age does a man’s sexual desires diminish? When can I expect my sexual urges to disappear?” The older brother looked at him with a puzzled smile. “I don’t know,” he replied. “You will have to ask someone who is older than I am.”

If you are a Christian man, you cannot hope that your sexual lust is going to vanish with age. You cannot expect that it will atrophy without you doing something. To defeat lust, you must take the initiative. And that initiative is described for you in the New Testament book of Galatians:

“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16

Walk. In. The. Spirit. Four simple words that promise a lifetime of freedom from falling to the lust of the flesh. Paul is not talking here simply about conquering lustful thoughts or desires. He is talking about
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Put Lust to Death | Colossians 3:5

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by Alan Sharpe November 29, 2021 Leave a Comment on Put Lust to Death | Colossians 3:5

Defeat wicked sexual thoughts and desires by changing the subject. You win the battle against sexual immorality in your mind.

by Alan Sharpe November 29, 2021 Leave a Comment on Put Lust to Death | Colossians 3:5

Have you ever been sitting in church when a wicked, sexual thought suddenly entered your mind? You likely felt defeated, wondering if there is nowhere you can go to escape from sexual immorality. You may think your problem is external, since you live in a sexualized world where provocative images are in plain view everywhere you look. But moving to a cave won’t help. You must win the war against pornography and sexual immorality in your mind.

You discover this truth in the New Testament book of Colossians, the letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to a group of believers in the city of Colosse. The Christian men in that church almost 2,000 years ago faced the same battle you face today. Paul wrote to them:

“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
Colossians 3:5

When Paul talks about “your members which are on th
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To Quit Porn, Hide Scripture (Not Your Sin) | Psalm 119:11

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by Alan Sharpe November 25, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Hide Scripture (Not Your Sin) | Psalm 119:11

David found passages in the Scriptures where God commanded him to do something, or to not do something, and he memorized those holy commandments. Do likewise.

by Alan Sharpe November 25, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Quit Porn, Hide Scripture (Not Your Sin) | Psalm 119:11

If you want to learn how to get victory over pornography and sexual immorality, ask a brother in the Lord who has been there, done that, and won the victory. Ask someone like King David. David wrote a large portion of the Psalms. In one of those psalms, he declares one practical step that he took to prevent himself from transgressing God’s commandments. You find his declaration in Psalm 119:

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.”
Psalm 119:11

David is speaking to God. When he refers to “Your word,” he means God’s Word, the Holy Scriptures, particularly the law. Start at the end of the verse and you see that David had set a goal in his life. Notice that David didn’t simply want to avoid sinning. He wanted to avoid sinning “against You,” against his God.

So what did David do with his goal? Put it on a sticky note and pin it by his bathroom mirror? Start each day with an affirmatio
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Serious About Quitting Porn? Where is Your Vow? | Psalm 101:3

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by Alan Sharpe November 14, 2021 Leave a Comment on Serious About Quitting Porn? Where is Your Vow? | Psalm 101:3

David vowed to God to never put anything wicked before his eyes. You can do the same thing if you are serious about forsaking pornography.

by Alan Sharpe November 14, 2021 Leave a Comment on Serious About Quitting Porn? Where is Your Vow? | Psalm 101:3

If you are a Christian man who is also married, you have likely made only one vow in your life. And that is the vow you made on your wedding day to your wife. You faced her at the altar, before God and a few other witnesses, and said something like this:

“I, [NAME], take thee, [NAME], to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge thee my troth.”

If you find yourself breaking your wedding vow these days by lusting after women you see in movies and magazines, and on websites and apps, you may be ready to make another vow. A vow that helps you break free from the bondage of habitual sexual sin. This is what King David did.

You find David’s vow recorded in Psalm 101, a psalm tha
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To Defeat Porn, Pluck Out Your Right Eye. Then Cast it Away. | Matthew 5:27-29

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by Alan Sharpe November 12, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Defeat Porn, Pluck Out Your Right Eye. Then Cast it Away. | Matthew 5:27-29

Avoiding the cause of temptation in the moment is not enough if that person, place or thing causes you to sin again. You must pluck it out when tempted, then cast it from you so that it never tempts you again.

by Alan Sharpe November 12, 2021 Leave a Comment on To Defeat Porn, Pluck Out Your Right Eye. Then Cast it Away. | Matthew 5:27-29

If you struggle with the sin of watching pornography, Jesus has a remedy for you that is doubly difficult—but effective. You learn of this remedy in the Gospel of Matthew, the fifth chapter, in the passage that recounts the sermon that Jesus delivered to a multitude gathered on a hillside in Galilee.

This is what Jesus says:

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:27-29

Notice the double remedy for eliminating the temptation to sin by lusting with your eyes: (1) pluck out your right eye, and (2) cast it from
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How to Pluck Out Your Right Eye to Overcome Porn | Matthew 5:27-29

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by Alan Sharpe November 9, 2021 Leave a Comment on How to Pluck Out Your Right Eye to Overcome Porn | Matthew 5:27-29

Obeying Jesus means plucking out anything of value in your life that causes you to watch pornography. This will hurt. A lot. But the effort is worth it when your soul is at stake.

by Alan Sharpe November 9, 2021 Leave a Comment on How to Pluck Out Your Right Eye to Overcome Porn | Matthew 5:27-29

Winning the battle against pornography requires drastic, costly action. You must attack the enemy at the source. And that means making many sacrifices in your life that put you out of step with the majority of Christian men. But no matter. Your eternal destiny is at stake. So get moving.

I am referring, of course, to the clear teaching of Jesus about what you must do to conquer sexual sin that involves your eyes. Here is what Jesus commands you:

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:27-29

In practical terms, obe
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Conquering Porn Requires Drastic Action | Matthew 5:27-29

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by Alan Sharpe November 9, 2021 Leave a Comment on Conquering Porn Requires Drastic Action | Matthew 5:27-29

Conquering pornography requires drastic action that costs you something. Obeying the clear command of Jesus means cutting off anything of value in your life that causes you to sin sexually.

by Alan Sharpe November 9, 2021 Leave a Comment on Conquering Porn Requires Drastic Action | Matthew 5:27-29

If you are a Christian man who wants to conquer a compulsion to watch pornography, and if you have been struggling for some time without success, your problem might be that you aren’t obeying a clear command of Jesus on this issue.

Jesus doesn’t teach explicitly about pornography, of course, but He does teach about how to win the battle with sins that involve your eyes. And that includes the sin of looking at pornographic images and videos. You find this teaching in a few places in the New Testament, in the passages in the Gospels that recount Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Here is what Jesus teaches, as recorded by His disciple Matthew:

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members
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