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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n It pornography harmless fun or is it damaging?<\/p>\n The BBC<\/em> reported the following:<\/p>\n Angela Gregory says more and more men in their late teens and early 20s are suffering from erectile dysfunction.<\/p>\n She puts the blame on people becoming addicted to watching online porn.<\/p>\n There are no official figures but she says a lot of the time it is via smartphones and laptops.<\/p>\n “What I’ve seen over the last 16 years, particularly the last five years, is an increase in the amount of younger men being referred,” she said.<\/p>\n “Our experience is that historically men that were referred to our clinic with problems with erectile dysfunction were older men whose issues were related to diabetes, MS, cardio vascular disease.<\/p>\n “These younger men do not have organic disease, they’ve already been tested by their GP and everything is fine.<\/p>\n “So one of the first assessment questions I’d always ask now is about pornography and masturbatory habit because that can be the cause of their issues about maintaining an erection with a partner.” August 15, 2016 http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsbeat\/article\/37058019\/easy-access-to-online-porn-is-damaging-mens-health-says-nhs-therapist<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is just another problem with pornography. Pornography is bad.<\/p>\n What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Porn is any material (words, sounds, pictures) designed to be sexually arousing. Anatomy pictures may be sexually explicit, but not intended to be arousing. That’s the difference.<\/p>\n How big is the porn industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n Almost all adults have seen some type of pornographic material by choice or accident. Since the arrival of the internet, pornography is far more readily available and less regulated.<\/p>\n Around 25 percent of all internet searches are for pornographic content, and on average almost 30,000 people are looking at porn at any given second.<\/p>\n Shockingly, an investigation by the London School of Economics found that 90 percent of youngsters between eight and 16 have accessed porn online, many without meaning to find it, and most while doing their homework. http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/Jq395BwWdx9wpY7cCnYWcP\/porn accessed 02\/05\/2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n While I knew that pornography fueled the early rise of the internet, the amount of pornography searches seems astronomical. This is wrong for people to do and is not good for them.<\/p>\n Notice some statements in the Bible from Jesus and the Apostle Paul<\/a>:<\/p>\n 27 \u201cYou have heard that it was said to those of old, \u2018You shall not commit adultery.\u2019 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:27-28)<\/p>\n 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Adultery is prohibited by the seventh commandment (see also What Did Jesus Teach About the Ten Commandments?<\/a>).<\/p>\n Jesus and the Apostle Paul warned against attempting to provoke, stir up, or mentally succumb to sexual lust. Thus, they are also condemning pornography, including dressing inappropriately (see also 1 Timothy 2:8-9).<\/p>\n Notice something from the Apostle James:<\/p>\n 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. (James 1:12-15)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When one flees sexual immorality, one resists temptation. Notice also something else from James:<\/p>\n 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:7-8)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n People are not to be ‘double-minded,’–they need to keep away from pornography. Satan wants humans to accept the falsehoods associated with pornography.<\/p>\n The Old Testament also had prohibitions related to pornography:<\/p>\n 15 He who walks righteously<\/strong> and speaks uprightly, 1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? (Job 31:1).<\/p>\n 24 To keep you from the evil woman, 26 Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, 15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, How porn-purveyors view pornography sounds a lot like “lustful neighings.” The righteous turn their eyes away from pornography. Many are not ashamed and will not blush when they are overly-exposing themselves. No one is clearly to trick someone into seeing their nakedness, including using intoxicating substances to do that.<\/p>\n Notice also the following:<\/p>\n How is Pornography Harmful?<\/strong><\/p>\n Frank York, former editor in Public Policy for Focus on the Family (a pro-family political and educational organization) as well as writer and researcher on pornography, and Jan LaRue, Chief Counsel, Concerned Women for America, assert, “The most common damage, the one that affects everyone who views porn, is that it warps the person’s perception of people, relationships, and sex” (2002, p. 14). Pornography teaches unrealistic and inappropriate sexual expectations, decreases satisfaction with monogamy and lowers family loyalties, objectifies and degrades women, links sex with violence and children, encourages promiscuity, and increases susceptibility to sexually acting out in ways harmful to others (Cline, 2002).<\/p>\n Gary R. Brooks (1995), psychologist and assistant chief of the psychology service at the Department of Veteran Affairs in Temple, Texas, calls the affect of pornography on people’s perceptions “The Centerfold Syndrome.” In his book, The Centerfold Syndrome<\/em>, Dr. Brooks (1995) explains that pornography alters people’s perceptions in the following ways:<\/p>\n The sexual promiscuity encouraged by pornography also increases out-of wedlock pregnancies and the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Teens are particularly vulnerable to this. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Public Education (2001): “Adolescents have the highest STD rates. Approximately one fourth of sexually active adolescents become infected with an STD each year, accounting for 3 million cases, and people under the age of 25 account for two thirds of all STDs in the United States” (\u00b6 2). (Use and Harms of Pornography. http:\/\/foreverfamilies.byu.edu\/Article.aspx?a=140 viewed 08\/25\/13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In pornography, those shown in it, often are falsely implying that they will provide sexual ‘love’ to those who they do not care for at all. Generally speaking (for those not forced into it), they just are in it for the money. They generally have no intention to provide what they pretend.<\/p>\n Pornography , online or otherwise, damages men and women, physically, emotionally, sexually, and spiritually.<\/p>\n Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Pornography: A scourge on society<\/a> Is pornography harmless fun? Does the Bible teach anything about it? What are the views of some involved with it? A related sermons is titled: Pornography, False Comfort, and False Religion<\/a>. Here a shorter YouTube video Pornography: Harmless Fun or a Scourge on Society? <\/a> COGwriter It pornography harmless fun or is it damaging? The BBC reported the following: Easy access to online porn is ‘damaging’ men’s health, says NHS therapist Angela Gregory says more and more men in their late teens and early 20s are suffering from erectile dysfunction. 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Easy access to online porn is ‘damaging’ men’s health, says NHS therapist<\/h2>\n
\u00a0Here is some of what BBC Radio<\/em> reported about pornography earlier<\/div>\n
\nHe who despises the gain of oppressions,
\nWho gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
\nWho stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
\nAnd shuts his eyes from seeing evil<\/strong>:
\n16 He will dwell on high;
\nHis place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
\nBread will be given him,
\nHis water will be sure. (Isaiah 33:15-16)<\/p>\n
\nFrom the flattering tongue of a seductress.
\n25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
\nNor let her allure you with her eyelids.
\n26 For by means of a harlot
\nA man is reduced to a crust of bread;
\nAnd an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
\n27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
\nAnd his clothes not be burned?
\n28 Can one walk on hot coals,
\nAnd his feet not be seared? (Proverbs 6:24-28)<\/p>\n
\nThat your shame may appear.
\n27 I have seen your adulteries
\nAnd your lustful neighings,
\nThe lewdness of your harlotry,
\nYour abominations on the hills in the fields. (Jeremiah 13:26-27)<\/p>\n
\nPressing him to your bottle,
\nEven to make him drunk,
\nThat you may look on his nakedness!
\n16 You are filled with shame instead of glory.
\nYou also \u2014 drink!
\nAnd be exposed as uncircumcised!
\nThe cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you,
\nAnd utter shame will be on your glory. (Habakkuk 2:15-16)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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\nWhat is the Unpardonable Sin?<\/a> What is it? Can you repent of it? Do you know what it is and how to avoid it?
\nMaking Your Marriage Work<\/a> Marriage is not also easy, but it pictures a divine relationship. How can you make your marriage work? Here is a link to the video sermon: You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work<\/a>.
\nLove, Marriage, and Sex <\/a>It is important to get them in the right order.
\nGod Created Marriage<\/a> Some falsely claim that God did not create marriage and that fornication is fine. What does the Bible really teach? Here is a version in Mandarin Chinese \u795e\u521b\u9020\u5a5a\u59fb<\/a>.
\nThe Ten Commandments Reflect Love, Breaking them is Evil<\/a> Some feel that the ten commandments are a burden. Is that what Jesus, Paul, Peter, James, and John taught? For a more detailed discussion of the first four commandments, please see the video The Ten Commandments: Loving God<\/a>. Here is a link to a related article in Mandarin Chinese \u5341\u6761\u8beb\u547d\u663e\u793a\u7231\uff0c\u8fdd\u53cd\u8beb\u547d\u7684\u5c31\u662f\u90aa\u6076\u7684 <\/a>
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\nWhen Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2017, 2018, or 2019?<\/a> Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? Here is a version of the article in the Spanish language: \u00bfPuede comenzar la Gran Tribulaci\u00f3n en 2016 o 2017? \u00bfEs el Tiempo de los Gentiles?<\/a> You can also see the English language sermon videos: The Great Tribulation from the Mount of Olives<\/a> and Can the Great Tribulation begin before 2020?<\/a> A shorter video is: Will the Great Tribulation Start in 2017?<\/a>
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