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Uh, I mean, how despicable... yeah, digusting.... totally....
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Thus, the turning point in the article is:
"The primary purpose of Christian pornography is to allow married Christian couples to better celebrate their sexuality in order to become more intimate with each other and enjoy a closer walk with the Lord."
In principle, this confines the use of "christian pornography" to married couples only, thus eliminating any possibility of adultery or being impure and thus is somewhat free from sin. Nevertheless, this does not absolve it from being abused and there might be a stronger argument there.
I'm speechless, not with disgust and anger, but with great sadness that supposedly Christian bloggers don't have the basic knowledge of 2 Tim. 3:16, Deut. 4:2, Psalm 111:7-8 and 1 Thes. 2:13.
Please read these as your homework, and don't follow man-made morality. FOLLOW JESUS!
I have no opposition to couples, Christian or of other religious convictions, desiring to spice things up in the marriage bed through learning some new things. The issue I have with this is that (1) they are calling it "Christian pornography" and (2) there are other less offensive ways to learn similar lessons without having to get a married couple to do the horizontal samba on film and getting others to watch them do it.
Pornography is pornography, period, no matter who appears on film. Whether its a married couple that's performing, or if it's a Christian couple that's performing is of no bearing.
Thank you for dropping by. In response to your question, please see my reply to Jian.
I hope you're joking.
Are you saying that anyone who quotes Bible verses to back up his argument, no matter if he misquotes them or twists the passages to suit his agenda should not be questioned?
Are you also implying that "Christian pornography" is acceptable, and that it is "man-made morality" that stops us Christians from enjoying pornography if the "Christian" label is slapped on it? If that's what I think you're proposing, I'll take your advice and flee from you, Thomas, and follow Christ Jesus.
Pornography is often a taboo subject, and I find very few bloggers tackling this important issue (which has plagued thousands - or I dare say tens of thousands - of Christian man and ministers!). So you have done us a favor by posting on this delicate and sensitive subject matter.
Christ's word in the Sermon on the Mount reminds us that looking at another woman/man to lust after her/him is adultery in God's eyes. So, let alone blatant pornography, even a "spicy" advertisement can entice us to sin ...
May God help us to FLEE from sexual sins!
In Christ,
Vincent
I am a hot-blooded man as well and I can say it's not easy at all. Temptations abound around every corner, and even if you aren't looking for them, sometimes they can jump at you out of the blue and play with your mind.
To be brutally honest, it's a fact that many of us Christian men struggle with pornography.
Just want to respond to your post. I appreciate the respect you have towards the Scriptures, something that is often lost in today's postmodern environment. However, respecting the Scriptures also means interpreting and understanding each verse in a way faithful to its context...that way the verse takes on their own meaning instead of the meaning we impose upon them...
1.) For example 2 Timothy 3:16 is a verse describing the Old Testament (no New Testament existed during Paul's time, NT only came into being after the Church Councils of 367 and 397 A.D.), and it was telling Timothy to hold fast to what the Old Testament has to say about the gospel, versus the teachings of false teachers in the Ephesian Church. The former saves, the latter destroys.
2.) Deuteronomy 4:2 is a command to the Jewish people not to add or subtract from the Law of Moses, because the Law of Moses represented an Ancient Near-Eastern type of treaty between Israel's God and Israel. The treaty was not to be broken or modified at Israel's whim, and from the larger context of Deuteronomy 4, the expected response to the treaty is obedience to the Jewish Law.
3.) Psalm 111 Does talk about the reliability of the Scriptures, but in the sense of how they demonstrate the covenant faithfulness of God to Israel. Coming back to the treaty nature of the Law, this most probably means that the presence of the laws of Moses themselves already demonstrate God's faithful and upright dealings with Israel, because they are a fulfilment of God's promises to Israel's fathers.
4.) 1 Thessalonians 2:13 uses "word of God" in a way quite characteristic of Paul: it refers specifically to the gospel message, rather than to a set of writings. Paul usually has a different term for the written Scripture texts..."graphe" in the Greek, literally, "writings".
So, none of those verses, when properly understood, actually justify simply tagging a verse onto an argument to back it up. In fact, that practice is called "proof-texting", a very flawed interpretive method that doesn't pay attention to what the Bible is actually saying in its own terms.
I hope this spurs your reflections on the Scriptures even more. Because I am a Protestant...sola Scriptura! :)
Soli deo Gloria!
I think that the best way to improve sex in the marriage is to communicate your desires to each other. Be open and honest with the desires that you have to one another. And ask your spouse what they would like to try. Change is good…real good. If you are in a secure marriage, only good could come from that. If you can’t be open in this area then there are other areas that you should be concerned about, not sex.
It is absolutely amazing the level of intimacy you can reach when you share your desires with each other, without fear of rejection. Can you imagine what it would be like if making love to your spouse was like the first time….every time? It’s even better than that.
I better stop writing now…my office is getting warm for some reason.
God bless!
Isaiah this is a "big nonsense" if there is any word like that to describe this.
I urge you to keep doing the great work you are doing
can see the blog is back on full force.
Godbless
I am so happy that your hiatus was short-lived.
Continue to be a watchman on the wall, because this
is only the beginning. :(
Satan's time is short and we all know that he does not
play fair and he uses every means possible to convince
humanity that God is a liar, that has been his MO from t
the start--"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye
shall not surely die:".
Know your enemy--he IS A LIAR. [-x Always has been;
always will be }:P
Peace
You're purposefully attempting to put yourself into a lustful state. And where does it end? How often do you watch?
Pornography is filth...the ends do not justify the means (and why don't you have natural desire for your mate, anyway?). The body is a temple. Keep the marriage bed holy. Do not take these things lightly. And don't forget, you are exposing yourself to someone else's nakedness when watching these things. Don't take such a matter lightly.
If you want to do as the rest of the world, fine. But don't pretend you're still clinging to the Christian Gospel.
And you are indeed putting the desires of the flesh over the Spirit every time you do this. You are making yourself a slave of sex and lust, and instead of thinking on the things of GOD, your HOLY FATHER, you're putting your mind on things that corrupt the flesh and destroy the soul.
There is no such thing as 'Christian pornography' for Jesus Christ is in there nowhere.
When you start making concessions, people, you should know the Devil has found a wedge.
http://edmundlaukm.blogspot.com/2008/05/fish-on...
Reference:
http://edmundlaukm.blogspot.com/2008/04/real-si...
On a serious note, I totally agree with you. Open communication is key as both my wife and I have learned in our decade of marriage. A wise old couple in church once told me that instead of the relationship going stale, a strong Christian marriage is like aged wine -- delicious.
They also advised that when intimacy is also present in other areas of a couple's life, achieved when both husband and wife love each other as God has taught us to, there's no need to fret about issues in the bedroom that the world cares about, e.g. performance. We've found that to be very true.
Great to see you again, sister.
You're right, many Christians will actually accept this nonsense unfortunately. We are in the days of the great falling away. It's my personal opinion that things won't get better, only worse and we'll see more and more heresies crop up and the Truth suppressed and twisted.
Thank you very much for the kind words and encouragement!
I totally agree with you -- time is short for the devil and he's getting really desperate. It'll get more difficult to get the Truth out as even a majority of Christians succumb to the falsehoods and silence all that warn by calling us unloving, Jezebels and worse names.
Well said, LaVrai, and AMEN!
Wow, I can just feel the love for you oozing out from that blog. :o
I read that article you linked, and wished I didn't because it just made me sick to the stomach! That person should be a performer that twists those tube balloons into various shapes -- he's already very good at it doing the same on Scripture!
I agree with you. We must recognize that there are Christian couples out there who face issues in the marriage bed but they need to get help from their local pastor and elders instead of enlisting the help of worldly counselors or *GASP!* 'Christian pornography'. The point you made about not allowing pornography in as if it's a third person in the marriage bed is a very, very good point!
I typed an earlier message to you, but lost it in the editing phase due to my own error.
Ditto what most everyone else has stated here, but mostly I wanted to say hello and the new site looks great. Much love and respect to you for the work you're carrying on here.
Love in Messiah,
Free
Thank you for dropping by and the encouragement!
I agree with a particular pastor (can't remember offhand who now) who said that while techniques and all in the bedroom can be worked on, intimacy between a couple starts with having a right relationship with God and actually seeing the marriage as a representation of Christ and His Church.
Thank you for visiting.
It depends on the books, I reckon.
Personally, I'm not against married couples wanting to improve their sex lives, but as Christians we need to be more discerning about what we read and watch/listen to. For example, a guide book on tantric sex would be a big no-no because it involves occult practices.
If it's a straightforward book on techniques and so on, I think it's fine. It's also good to read the book(s) together with your spouse.
The concept is just so ridiculous, thats my stand. Pornography is still ponography ~ and worse if its hiding under the blanket of religion (which masks away the evil) and tempts one to sin.
Oh well...the world we live in.