In general, that one must abstain from giving in to lust in any way.
Jesus spoke quite urgently about this.
What are your thoughts?
NoFap vs the Cross, Let’s Clear the Smoke
NoFap says quit porn, get power
Jesus says crucify sin, get Me
NoFap is about streaks
The Gospel is about surrender
NoFap wants self-mastery
Christ demands self-death
Galatians 5:24 says those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires
NoFap focuses on dopamine
Jesus targets the heart
Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is deceitful above all things, desperately wicked
That’s not a wiring issue, that’s a death sentence
NoFap teaches you to manage impulses
The cross teaches you to put them in a grave
Romans 8:13 says if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live
That’s not brain training, that’s execution
NoFap gives hacks
Jesus gives the Holy Spirit
One adjusts behavior
The other resurrects your soul
NoFap cannot cleanse guilt
It cannot remove shame
It cannot raise the dead
Only the blood of Jesus does that
1 John 1:7 says the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin
NoFap says build streaks
The Gospel says walk by the Spirit
One looks inward
The other looks upward
Here’s the bottom line
Flee porn, absolutely
But if you flee with grit alone, you’ll fall again
If you flee to Christ, you’ll fight with power from above
Self-help is a treadmill
Grace is a sword
The Spirit is not a coach
He is a fire
You don’t need a streak, you need a Savior
You don’t need a movement, you need resurrection
Get on your face, not just on your schedule
Put the flesh in the ground, not in timeout
NoFap might offer a pause
Only Christ offers freedom
That’s not NoFap
That’s the Gospel
Heck, I learn something new everyday!
You agree @just_legalism?
Johann.