Is Porn Use good for Christians?

[MemeFan]

Many years ago, before cellphones took good photos and videos, a friend asked to borrow my video camera for his wedding and honeymoon. I told him to make sure he deleted EVERYTHING off it before he gave it back to me. I still remember the smile on his face when he returned it and said EVERYTHING was deleted (**wink, wink**), but he told me he had some awesome videos for him and his wife to watch in the future.

This sort of thing has been going on for years. I even remember my uncle having his own dark room and photographic developing gear because he liked to take photos of his wife that only he should see. My wives get a kick out of sending me photos that will give me something to keep my mind occupied. There's nothing wrong with it and if you don't find your wife/wives so hot you want to keep private photos and/or videos of them, well, there might be something wrong with your testosterone levels.

I forgot you can do porn just to stay it between couple.

 

[Maddog]

This blue-collar theologian has reduced "covet" to simply, "The desire to have or obtain something that cannot be LEGALLY obtained."
In other words if horsey is not for sale then you cannot get it either by hook or by crook. If that 2025 F350 turbo-diesel at the neighbor's house is not for sale then STOP LOOKING AT IT! Go find one that IS FOR SALE. Nothing wrong with having it. It does however present a littany of problems: IF you don't have the $125000, you can go into (servitude) debt and pay $1500 a month(not wise typically). You can trade or barter with similar results. Or you can steal it which would violate another Command. Therefore, Coveting can be the genesis of a bunch of sinful actions- Bearing False Witness, Adultery (if that "truck" were instead a wife), Stealing or even Murdering(how desperate are you), or Idolatry (did you give in to that sheet metal form)?
Perhaps you paid cash and it was a tool for your business- ROCK ON!! You legally obtained that thing.
Same item, different spirit and intent.
Now if it were a Chevy, it would be sinful from the get go.

 

[Man_in_the_Middle]

This blue-collar theologian has reduced "covet" to simply, "The desire to have or obtain something that cannot be LEGALLY obtained."
In other words if horsey is not for sale then you cannot get it either by hook or by crook. If that 2025 F350 turbo-diesel at the neighbor's house is not for sale then STOP LOOKING AT IT! Go find one that IS FOR SALE. Nothing wrong with having it. It does however present a littany of problems: IF you don't have the $125000, you can go into (servitude) debt and pay $1500 a month(not wise typically). You can trade or barter with similar results. Or you can steal it which would violate another Command. Therefore, Coveting can be the genesis of a bunch of sinful actions- Bearing False Witness, Adultery (if that "truck" were instead a wife), Stealing or even Murdering(how desperate are you), or Idolatry (did you give in to that sheet metal form)?
Perhaps you paid cash and it was a tool for your business- ROCK ON!! You legally obtained that thing.
Same item, different spirit and intent.
Now if it were a Chevy, it would be sinful from the get go.

How do I give this a thumbs up and laugh emoji at the same times?

 

[frederick]

This blue-collar theologian has reduced "covet" to simply, "The desire to have or obtain something that cannot be LEGALLY obtained."
In other words if horsey is not for sale then you cannot get it either by hook or by crook. If that 2025 F350 turbo-diesel at the neighbor's house is not for sale then STOP LOOKING AT IT! Go find one that IS FOR SALE. Nothing wrong with having it. It does however present a littany of problems: IF you don't have the $125000, you can go into (servitude) debt and pay $1500 a month(not wise typically). You can trade or barter with similar results. Or you can steal it which would violate another Command. Therefore, Coveting can be the genesis of a bunch of sinful actions- Bearing False Witness, Adultery (if that "truck" were instead a wife), Stealing or even Murdering(how desperate are you), or Idolatry (did you give in to that sheet metal form)?
Perhaps you paid cash and it was a tool for your business- ROCK ON!! You legally obtained that thing.
Same item, different spirit and intent.
Now if it were a Chevy, it would be sinful from the get go.

How do I give this a thumbs up and laugh emoji at the same times?

 

[IndianaLife]

"Is Porn Use good for Christians?"

Pornography is exploitative. It's never good to exploit your fellow human. Never mind the actual brain chemistry changes that occur when regular pornography consumption occurs and the unrealistic expectations it creates.

 

[MeganC]

Never mind the actual brain chemistry changes that occur when regular pornography consumption occurs and the unrealistic expectations it creates.

Hate to tell you but people get unrealistic expectations all the time. Porn just adds to the pile.