Pornography

For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality... (1 Thessalonians 4:3)

If you want to see this sort of father-daughter sweetness in your home...

In Corinth, sexual perversion and immorality were everywhere, starting with their houses of worship. This "everywhere" included the Christian house of worship where the congregation was very proud while their brother in Christ lived in their midst incestuously, with their full knowledge of the fact.

This is America and the church of America, today. We are proud of our religion; of our deep theological understanding and grace-centered living. Meanwhile, our children view naked flesh and commit incest. You could call it secret, but we don't ask or put up safeguards around them, so these sins in our homes and church are don't ask-don't tell public sins.

Your daughters should never ever shower with their father! What, are you crazy? You think your husband's above that? You think your daughter would...

...on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.  - Romans 2:16

They say pornography has been the engine driving technological advances the past few decades, starting with the VCR and DVD, but continuing to the present with the latest video codecs of pornography sites. Add to this the superficiality of tweets (esp. from Christians) and the extreme narcissism, vanity, and deception at the heart of FB, and it's easy to understand why believers would view technology as only evil.

But yes, there are good things about the internet, and one that may not be mentioned very often. Among the infinite number of Scripture's warnings, that one about "every idle word" makes me tremble. You too?

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. (Matthew 12:36)

Incomprehensible, isn't it; that our Lord keeps track, not just of every hair on our head (comforting), but every thoughtless word? And this is where the internet is helpful...

With our Clearnote Fellowship Conference a few hours away, I won't have much time the next few days to engage with this issue, but I've had some nagging thoughts as I've read the debates going on among church officers in the wake of Obergefell v. Hodges.

Any stand Christians take in opposition to the enforcement of Obergefell v. Hodges across the nation must be in light of God's Creation Order in its entirety. If we single out sodomy as the place we draw the line of civil disobedience concerning sexuality, we must ask ourselves why there? Is it really because sodomy has taken our culture to a whole new level of rebellion against God? Yes, but also no...