12 Questions and Answers at the end of teaching three on this topic
(This Teaching And The Video Teaching With The Same Title Are One And The Same)
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Video -Point 1
Goal
Flee From Idolatry
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Our God Is A Man Of War
The LORD Is A Warrior
The LORD Is His Name
An Just What Is He At War Against
He Is At War Against
And
Will Be Victorious Over
All That Is Evil And Harmful To Us
In Our Lives
*From the book “Beholding the Beauty of God” by Greg Wiley
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Point One
Pornography Is Idolatry
Question?
If A Married Man Is Addicted To Viewing Pornography
Does That Have Any Effect
On The Family Members Of That Person?
Does It Effect The Environment, The Atmosphere Of Your Home
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When We Are Enslaved In This Deception
That Is Devoted To Destruction
We Cannot At The Same Time Be Able
To Worship Our God Or Do Spiritual Warfare
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Let Me Explain The Phrase Devoted To Destruction
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In Joshua One The LORD Tells Joshua And The Israelis
He Says
I Will Be With You
I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You
Be Strong And Courageous
Do Not Be Terrified
Do Not Be Discouraged
For The LORD Your God Will Be With You
Wherever You Go
(But As You Read This Story – There Is One Condition That Their God Gives Them
Concerning All He Has For Them)
Keep Away From The Devoted Things
So That You Will Not
Bring About Your Own Destruction
By
Taking Any Of Them
All The Silver And Gold
And
The Articles Of Bronze And Iron
Are Sacred To The LORD
And
Must Go Into His Treasury
Let Me Try To Connect The Dots Here
The Precious Metals – In This Story They Represent The Devoted Things And Concerning Our Sex Drive Our Sex Drive Is To Be Devoted To Our God And If We Use Our Sex Drive For Any Promiscuity It Will Bring About Destruction
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In The First Six Chapters Of Joshua We See The Israelis God’s Chosen People Entering Into Their Inheritance.
Awesome Miracles Happen
The Miracle Of Crossing The Jordon River
Joshua Encountering The Angel Of The Lord
The Walls Of Jericho Came Tumbling Down
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(But Then Something Goes Terribly Wrong)
In Joshua 7:10-12 We Read
This Is Why The Israelites
Cannot Stand Against Their Enemies
They Turn Their Backs And Ran
Because
They Have Been Made Liable To Destruction
I Will Not Be With You Anymore
Unless You Destroy Whatever Among You Is
Devoted To Destruction
Now Hold Onto This Story For A Moment
Remember In Our Lasting Teaching I Told You That Idolatry Destroys
The Person The Family The Nation
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In That Last Teaching I Showed How Idolatry Destroyed – The Person
You Will Suffer The Penalty For Your Lewdness
And
Bear The Consequences Of Your Sins Of Idolatry
Then You Will Know That I Am The Sovereign LORD
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Then I Showed You In Scripture How Idolatry Can Destroy – A Nation
Do Not Defile Yourselves In Any Of These Ways
Because
This Is How The Nations
That I Am Going To Drive Out Before You
Became Defiled
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What Did Say Elijah After He Dealt With The 850 Prophets
Who Worshipped Baal And Asherah
This Event Took Place In 1 Kings 18
Elijah Said To The People Of His County
How Long Will You Waver Between Two Opinions
If The Lord Is God
Follow Him
But
If Baal Is God
Follow Him
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Now Let Me Speak To You About How Idolatry Destroys –The Family
Achan’s Sin (Joshua Chapter 7)
Achan Took Devoted Things And His Whole Family Was Destroyed By What He Did
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Is All About How Idolatry (Pornography) Can Destroy A Family
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When Husbands And Fathers Are Addicted To Porn
A Recent Survey Given To Lawyers Has Shown That Pornography Is Playing An Increasing Role In Divorces. Studies Show That It Greatly Diminishes The Home Environment
What Happens After You have Viewed Pornography
You Feel
Worthless
Dirty
Angry
Fear
This Effects The Atmosphere Of Your Home
Viewing Pornography Brings With It An Atmosphere
Of Uncleanlyness
Of Filthiness
You Are Pouting Your Home Environment
and Yes
Divorce Can Be A By Product Of Pornography
But
We Cannot Leave Out Untold Numbers Of Unhappy Families
Why – Because
The Lie Of Lust And Pornography That We Believe
When We Are Deceived By Them
Is That We Can Be
Satisfied, Fulfilled and Content
While We Are Viewing It
Fact
These Sins Extract A Great Price On The Home Environment
Relationship In The Home Will Suffer
Why –Because
- Today The Internet Is Cheap
- The Viewing Of Online Pornography Is Very Easy
- It Can Be Done Anonymously
Fact
Internet Pornography Is Ruining Families
It Is Destroying Marriages
Reality Check
For Married Men To Get That Sexual High – The Addicted Married Man
May Even Prefer Masturbation Over Sexual Intercourse
Lessening Their Capacity To Express Real Affection
Addicts Often Lose Interest In Their Wives Intimately
Viewing Pornography Drains You Of Your Emotions
Uses Up
Exhaust You
Depletes
Bleeds You Dry
Saps You Of Your Emotions
What Happens Is After A Time You Find That You Are Empty
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Of Coarse The Wife Becomes Aware Of The Fact That The Husband
Is Losing Interest In Her
She Wonders What Is Wrong With Her
She May Even Blame Herself
She Begins To Think Or Feel
– Lonely
– Abandon
– Rejected
If And When She Fines Out She Feels Betrayed
What Has Happen Is That The Husband Has Shown
That He Has Been Disloyal To Her
He Has Been Deceiving Her Because In His Heart And Mind
He Has Been Cheating On Her
When She Does Not Know What Is Going On
She Wonders Why He Doesn’t Seem To Be Attracted To Her Anymore
She Feels
– Unloved
– Hurt
– Angry
Because You Have Shown Her By Your Actions
That She Is Second Choice To You At That Time
Since The Internet Is Cheap Easy And Anonymous
Internet Pornography Is Ruining Lives And Families
With
Internet Pornography
The Level Of Stimulation Is So High That No Spouse
Can Compete With The Internet
Normal Sex Doesn’t Satisfy Anymore
The LORD Is Acting As The Witness
Between
You And The Wife Of Your Youth
Because
You Have Broken Faith With Her
Though Is She Your Partner
The Wife Of Your Marriage Covenant
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Again The Lie Of Lust And Pornography
By Embracing These Deceiving Sins
This Sin Extracts A Price On The Marriage Relationship
The Lie Of Lust And Pornography
Is That You Can Be
Satisfied
Fulfilled
Content
By Embracing These Deceiving Sins
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One Last Scripture Matthew 19:3-9
Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
(this is the scripture used in divorce proceedings)
This Sin Extracts A Price On The Marriage Relationship
Don’t Be Deceived My Dear Brothers
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Point One
Pornography Is Idolatry
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Goal
Flee From Idolatry
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Pray
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Our God Is A Man Of War
The LORD Is A Warrior
The LORD Is His Name
An Just What Is He At War Against
He Is At War Against
And
Will Be Victorious Over
All That Is Evil And Harmful To Us
In Our Lives
*From the book “Beholding the Beauty of God” by Greg Wiley
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