40 reasons to avoid pornography

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Pornography is wrong.


There’s no debate.
In fact, many non-Christians are against pornography. It’s not just a religious issue, it’s a cultural one, as well. Many of the “reasons” listed against pornography are focused on the negatives.
Now, as much as you may think:

Who needs a reason? Isn’t one enough?

It should be, but many statistics surveying the Church say otherwise. In fact, a great deal of you reading this post right now, have viewed pornography within the last 6-months.


As the Church struggles to be less about rule making and focusing on what Christians are not suppose to be doing, let me present to you a list of 40 positive reasons to avoid pornography:

1. I fully enjoy the pleasure of my love relationship with Christ.
2. I fulfill my true identity as a child of God.
3. I experience God’s provision of empowering grace.
4. I enjoy my freedom in Christ to its fullest.
5. I avoid a life-pattern of deception.
6. I cultivate a soft and sensitive conscience.
7. I turn away from the solicitation of harlots in my heart.
8. I refuse the temptation of idolatry.
9. I prove to be a faithful steward of my money.
10. I prove to be a faithful steward of my time.
11. I abstain from any promotion and support of the pornography industry.
12. I preserve God’s gift of loving sexual expression for its intended purpose.
13. I protect the purity and power of my God-given imagination.
14. I develop disciplined character.
15. I guard the integrity of my Christian testimony.
16. I promote health and harmony in the body of Christ.
17. I cultivate a stronger resistance to future interpersonal sexual sin.
18. I nurture the proper biblical view of the sanctity of womanhood.
19. I relate to women as equals and persons of ultimate worth.
20. I learn to live in reality rather than fantasy.
21. I steer clear of unnecessary personal guilt and shame.
22. I cultivate a lifestyle of contentment and satisfaction.
23. I experience the blessing of living as a servant
24. I learn the relational skills of authentic intimacy.
25. I avoid future mental, emotional and spiritual scars on my life.
26. I experience the joy of the Christian life.
27. I lay up eternal rewards.
28. I learn to deal with the causes of my problems rather than treating symptoms.
29. I prevent potential temptations for others in my sphere of influence.
30. I honor the trust and prayer support of those who have invested in my spiritual life.
31. I avoid adultery in my heart.
32. I encourage my wife’s/future wife’s trust.
33. I honor my vow/future vow of marital purity and faithfulness.
34. I keep my marriage/future marriage union pure from fantasies of other women.
35. I communicate acceptance and honor toward my wife/future wife.
36. I avoid the pathway that could easily result in infidelity/future infidelity.
37. I minimize the risk of my children/future children from being exposed to pornography.
38. I model strong and genuine moral values for my children/future children.
39. I avoid embarrassing and embittering my children/future children.
40. I encourage all of the above positive qualities in my children’s/future children’s lives.

I hope this aids you in the battle.

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