Each week, I round up the best resources, articles, and videos I find that are relevant to finding freedom from porn addiction. Please note that by posting a link here it does not mean I agree with everything in the linked article. It just means I found it interesting enough to share.
Gospel Coalition: What Does it Mean to “Accept Jesus”?
“A person in this condition can “accept Jesus” in either of two ways. One way is to invite him onto the committee. Give Jesus a vote too. But then he is just one influence among many. This way of inviting Jesus into one’s life is common here in the Bible Belt. But it isn’t Christianity, as defined by the New Testament.”
NACR.org: Why Do Christians Need to Work the Steps?
“Works can never be the foundation for our relationship with God. But there should be nothing passive about our relationship with God either. It is God’s intention that we give ourselves to the work of becoming more and more able to receive God’s grace.”
Desiring God: You Can Say No to Porn
“Not all sexual desire is lust. God made sexual desire. It has its good place and it can, in fact, become an act of worship in the temple of marriage. But lust is sexual desire gone wrong.”
CovenantEyes: Paul vs. Porn–How the old apostle delivers a death blow to a modern addiction
“For many, this is how they feel about pornography: they feel a compulsive draw to it, an attachment, a preoccupation. Rather than use medical terms to describe our compulsions, the Apostle Paul used familiar terms of the marketplace—in particular, the institution of slavery.”
