Christian Porn Addiction

Christian porn addiction is weakening believers’ power to live a Christ-centered life. Pornography inhibits personal devotion and faith, and turns people away from Christ.

Unfortunately, many Christians consume pornography. TopTenReviews.com reported that 47% of Christians said that pornography is a major problem in the home. This in spite of consistent teachings in Christian Churches about the impropriety of viewing porn.

The dangers of pornography and the effects of viewing pornography clearly illustrate its negative influence on peoples’ minds and behavior.

Christian porn addiction is keeping believers of Christ from following Him. Pornography, a great stumbling block, turns good people into servants of sin.

Teachings of Christ

What did Christ teach about appropriate sexual conduct, and how can it help overcome Christian porn addiction?

God’s commandments and feelings about the sanctity of marriage and approved sexual conduct are further expressed here:

The word adultery comes from old French and Latin roots to describe the voluntary corruption of sacred marriage vows, particularly the violation of the chaste relationship between husband and wife.

The principle here is one of unlawful substitution. Adultery is substituting an association that a man or woman has with pornography for his or her covenanted spouse.

Consider the marriage vows exchanged in the presence of God and witnesses:

Where in this covenant is there room for another person, let alone another thing?

In the case of unmarried people, unlawful conduct is called fornication. The principles are closely related. In God’s law, sacred sexual powers are only to be used inside the lawful union of man and wife. Outside of marriage, single or married, the use of sacred sexual processes are forbidden by God.

The problem of Christian porn addiction

Avoiding pornography is one way each believer must “deny himself.” Controlling sexual urges and keeping them within God’s boundaries builds character strength. It’s another venue for becoming like Christ.

As a Christian, porn addiction distances you from the throne of Grace. It keeps you from feeling the power of Christ in your life. Learning and overcoming “the lusts of the flesh” (2 Peter 2:18) draw you closer to Him.

The need to control your sexual impulses is succinctly explained by Will and Ariel Durrant, authors of ten volumes on the study of twenty civilizations:

Ending Christian porn addiction

The correct way to pray for help is different than you might think. Overcoming porn addiction is about eliminating all thoughts about the addiction. Quit even thinking about the fact that you want to overcome it. Instead, starting thinking about new things and work on getting good at new things.

Your prayers ought to be something like:

• Help me as I work to be a better husband or father
• Please guide me in my efforts to do better in my job or in school
• Help me as I strive to fulfill those worthwhile goals I’ve always wanted to do
• And a hundred other things that center your life on doing good, uplifting, worthwhile activities.

In other words, pray for help in doing things that will make you a better person. Don’t pray that God will change you. (And while you’re at it, don’t forget to thank Him for your host of blessings!)

Christian porn addiction will end when believers focus on thinking and doing other things. All of your thoughts must be engaged somewhere else, not on your addiction.

Remember: sex is a divine blessing to be used with restraint and good judgment. Like fire, under control it will warm and help you. Out of control, it will destroy you.

A Game Plan

Here’s a game plan that really works, a proven plan that can set you up to win. You or your loved one can be on the road to freedom from porn addiction today.