Scripture consistently calls followers of God to flee from sexual immorality and keep their hearts and bodies pure for the Lord.
Scripture on Pornography
Matthew 5:27-30
New Testament
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell."
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
New Testament
"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."
Colossians 3:5
New Testament
"Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."
Proverbs 6:25-26
Old Testament
"Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life."
Job 31:1
Old Testament
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?"
The Bottom Line
Pornography is a grave sin that defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit and destroys intimacy with God and others.
Try Today
Identify one specific area where you struggle with lust or pornography. Confess it to God, ask for His power to overcome, and make a plan to flee from it.
Prayer
Jesus invites us, 'Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest' (Matthew 11:28).
Father God, I confess that I have struggled with pornography and sexual sin. I know this grieves You and defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit. I'm tired of the shame, guilt, and broken intimacy. Please forgive me and cleanse me. Give me the power of Your Spirit to flee from lust and walk in purity. I surrender this area of my life to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📚 Read 1 Thessalonians 4 to understand God's call to holiness.
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