For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:6
One of the greatest problems with pornography is its price. A large portion of the porn that men consume today is free. You can watch hours of it every day without paying a dime. But you have to pay for it all the same, one day.
The Bible says, “to be carnally minded is death.” When you look at porn, you are carnally minded. When you are carnally minded, you set your feet on a path that leads to spiritual death, in the lake of fire.
“Carnal” is a word you don’t hear these days. It means “fleshly,” as in, the lust of the flesh. The flesh is that part of the human condition that is weak and still subject to the attack of sin, that is opposed to the Spirit and wars against it, and that becomes the instrument of sin. Your flesh, by definition, is displeasing to God. Any thought or action you have that originates from self or that is empowered by self, and that runs contrary to God’s revealed will, is, by definition, hostile to God.
When you view porn, you satisfy the flesh and make yourself an enemy of God. God punishes His enemies. If you continue down that path, God will one day make you pay for all of the porn you watched—with your life. God is going to cast the wicked into hell. The sexually immoral, and adulterers, are going to have their portion in the lake of fire, which burns forever. That’s a high price to pay in eternity for indulging your sinful flesh in this lifetime.
The good news, of course, is that, while to be carnally minded is death, to be spiritually minded is life and peace. That means life eternal in the age to come, and peace in this life. That’s a promise you can lay hold of today. Avoiding porn comes with a reward.
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