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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/2/2009 10:30:11 PM
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/3/2009 11:33:15 PM
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parkerbrother
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For the most part porn is simply a masturbation aid. Masturbation and the sexual fantasies that facilitate it are normal human behavior. Sexual fantasy I believe is different from lust as it is very transient and doesn't really involve desire. While lust can certainly trigger sexual fantasy, it is not a requirement for sexual fantasy.
In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/4/2009 12:19:04 AM
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MrFribbles
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Masturbation and the sexual fantasies that facilitate it are normal human behavior.
Just because something can be classified as "normal human behavior" by some doesn't mean it's acceptable to God, or the Christian community at large.
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Sexual fantasy I believe is different from lust as it is very transient and doesn't really involve desire.
How are you defining sexual fantasy? The way you describe it, it sounds like when someone will look at a person as they walk by and think, "Hey, that person looks physically attractive." (well, maybe not those exact words, but ya' know) Watching, reading or viewing porn does not have that transitory nature.
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In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
I don't know anyone for whom porn is purely a biological trigger. It affects the whole person, not just the chemistry.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/4/2009 10:21:03 AM
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ORIGINAL: parkerbrother
For the most part porn is simply a masturbation aid. Masturbation and the sexual fantasies that facilitate it are normal human behavior. Sexual fantasy I believe is different from lust as it is very transient and doesn't really involve desire. While lust can certainly trigger sexual fantasy, it is not a requirement for sexual fantasy.
In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
Keep telling yourself that and you just might believe it one day. Also, what you "believe" and what scripture says are two very different things.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/4/2009 11:00:12 AM
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ORIGINAL: Bro_Shane
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ORIGINAL: parkerbrother
For the most part porn is simply a masturbation aid. Masturbation and the sexual fantasies that facilitate it are normal human behavior. Sexual fantasy I believe is different from lust as it is very transient and doesn't really involve desire. While lust can certainly trigger sexual fantasy, it is not a requirement for sexual fantasy.
In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
Keep telling yourself that and you just might believe it one day. Also, what you "believe" and what scripture says are two very different things.
Hey Shane, happy 4th to you and the family, and by the way another great post.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/4/2009 12:22:55 PM
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Reform_Dave
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ORIGINAL: parkerbrother
For the most part porn is simply a masturbation aid. Masturbation and the sexual fantasies that facilitate it are normal human behavior. Sexual fantasy I believe is different from lust as it is very transient and doesn't really involve desire. While lust can certainly trigger sexual fantasy, it is not a requirement for sexual fantasy.
In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
This is not an example of garden variety rationalization. No, this is epic. Postmodernism is hideous in the sunlight.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/4/2009 1:55:56 PM
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Jhud
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In many cases looking at porn causes no fantasy or lust at all, the images simply trigger the brain to generate the hormones necessary to maintain.. well you know.
I don't know how something that is by definition a fantasy could said to not cause a fantasy to occur.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/7/2009 4:56:46 PM
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I don't get threads like this.
thank you and amen!
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/7/2009 6:41:59 PM
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I can't believe you're really asking this. What do you think?
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/9/2009 11:58:59 PM
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Being somebody who has looked at porn on numerous occasions in the past, I am as guilty of that sin as anyone. I cannot imagine that God would approve of it. We should not make excuses for our weaknesses but admit them to God. I put my sin down to lack of self control. The best of men are men at best. You have to ask yourself, what would Jesus do. Jesus would rather cut his own hand off, or pluck His own eye out then offend God. I think that I can speak for everyone here when I say that, we all would rather sin then cut off our own hand, or pluck out our own eye. That just shows us how different we are to Christ and how far we still have to go reach perfection. It is better to admit to sin then try and justify it.
This is my five step program for Christian living...
1) Give no thought for tomorrow.
2) Give my concerns to God.
3) Focus on the evils of today.
4) Trust in the advocate.
5) Seek Gods will for my life.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 7/15/2009 12:31:35 AM
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HE doesnt just frown upon it he tells us not to do it. Pornea, The word used in the Bible means sexual immorality. Porn is definatetely sexual immorality and therefore is forbidden.Anything that destorys the porson doing it and their families (if they have one) has to be worng. it is unfaithfullness if you are married also.
Satan loves porn and uses it to his great advantage to distort godly sexuality, destory lives, marriages and ministries.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 8/11/2009 3:51:09 PM
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TJStarfire
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GOD created mankind naked so pictures of naked people can't make Him frown.
Lusting after gratifacation of the flesh is the sin.
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RE: Does God frown upon Porn? - 8/11/2009 5:28:37 PM
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Jhud
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GOD created mankind naked so pictures of naked people can't make Him frown.
Lusting after gratifacation of the flesh is the sin.
Well, it isn't the existence of pictures which makes God frown, it is the reasons for taking, selling, and viewing those images which saddens Him.
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