Shocked by the title? I hope you were because pornography is shocking. I could go on and on about why I hate porn but, I will try not to here. One of the biggest reasons I hate it is because Jesus hates it (to be clear He does not hate the people involved but rather the thing itself). "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." 1 Cor. 6:18-20. Do you see that?! Sexual immorality is the ONLY sin that happens within and against your own body. The repercussions of sexual sin are immensely painful and that is why. Also, in reference to other sins the Bible often tells us to fight but, this one we flee. That is how strong it is. Another reason I hate it is because of the way it affects people psychologically. There are studies that show links between pornography use and sexual violence. The more people use pornography the more desensitized they become therefore making them look elsewhere for arousal. Also, simply the unrealistic nature of porn is just ridiculous. First of all most of the women (and sometimes men) are not doing these things willingly, they are often sex slaves being forced to do it. Second, what they are doing is also not natural nor does it happen easily (nor is sex something that should EVER be watched for fun, ugh). The men and women involved in these acts often get sick (throw-up) afterwards because of how difficult and/or unnatural the act was. The last reason (at least the last one I'll talk about here) I hate porn is how it cheapens sex. Sex is supposed to be SO MUCH more then physical gratification. The Lord created sex to be an intimate emotional, mental, and spiritual act of love. Porn turns sex into a selfish physical act between two people that may or may not even know each other. My God, how far we have fallen. Friends, this may have been me ranting but I don't care. This is truth that too many Christians avoid, even churches avoid. We need to face this, to deal with this. It is okay to struggle with this as long as it's a struggle, in other words as long as you are fighting it. Let's not avoiding these hard topics, let's talk about them and bring them to the light.
Jesus, I pray that you would help us not to avoid these hard topics. That we would face them and let Your light shine upon them. Jesus, change this world, and let sex be redeemed here.
Jesus, I pray that you would help us not to avoid these hard topics. That we would face them and let Your light shine upon them. Jesus, change this world, and let sex be redeemed here.