{"id":1961,"date":"2005-02-13T21:51:10","date_gmt":"2005-02-14T02:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2005-02-13T22:12:12","modified_gmt":"2005-02-14T03:12:12","slug":"a-verse-for-the-p0rn-addict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2005\/02\/a-verse-for-the-p0rn-addict\/","title":{"rendered":"A Verse for the p0rn Addict"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a verse for the poor slaves and servants to that vile master, p0rnography. I’ve spoken to people with p0rn problems, I’m struck by the fact that they don’t like themselves when they’re looking at p0rn. They may want to quit their habit, but find themselves struggling to do so. Against this backdrop, I noticed a verse that seemed appropriate. It’s a prayer, a plea, from the 119th Psalm<\/a>: <\/p>\n

“Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

To my admittedly inexpert eye, that says it all. P0rnography epitomizes “worthless things.” And if those who are in its thrall can remember to call upon the Lord, He has the power to help them to turn their eyes away from looking at worthless things, and revive them in His ways.<\/p>\n

It’s a short verse, and pithy. So here’s an idea of mine. If you look at p0rn online — or if you’ve ever thought about looking at p0rn online, or if you know anyone who might look at p0rn online using your computer, or even if you don’t, but you want to be extra sure — then copy the verse into a word processor, print it up, and tape it to your monitor. Look at it every day, and avoid the snares.<\/p>\n

Godspeed.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. As listed here, this is the text from the World Bible. The verse in question isn’t quite the same in the KJV. I prefer the strong denunciation of “worthless things” to the weaker “vanity.” According to one site<\/a>, the “worthless things” version of verse 37 comes from “Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Vulgate.” Perhaps our translation experts can elucidate on the differences here.<\/p>\n

2. Remember that we recently added the word “porn” to our moderation list, because we kept getting hit with spam comments that were ads for porn sites. As a result, any comment with the word “porn” in it will be held for review; to avoid this, use the substitutes p0rn, p*rn, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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