Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Porn and Dopamine: Superstar or Supervillain?
Dopamine has received a lot of popular press these days, especially when…
Dopamine has received a lot of popular press these days, especially when it comes to things like watching porn. Depending on who you ask, you might think dopamine is a superstar or a supervillain. Once…
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What is lust in the Bible?
You probably don’t hear the word “lust” very often outside of church…
You probably don’t hear the word “lust” very often outside of church these days. If, like me, you grew up in the heyday of evangelical Purity Culture, you probably heard it a lot! But even…
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Will God Forgive Me for Watching Bad Things?
When is the last time you were watching something on your phone,…
When is the last time you were watching something on your phone, your TV, or at the movie theater, and you saw something you shouldn’t? If you’re like most people, it wasn’t long ago. These…
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No Condemnation For Porn
Many Christians believe two powerful and contradictory lies. On one hand, they…
Many Christians believe two powerful and contradictory lies. On one hand, they tell themselves that watching porn isn’t that bad—it’s a personal decision that doesn’t affect anyone else. On the other hand, they’re terrified of…
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Does Watching Porn Make You Dumber?
Does porn make you stupid? It might sound like a silly question.…
Does porn make you stupid? It might sound like a silly question. Or it might sound like an old wives’ tale that prudes would invent to keep kids from looking at porn—like the idea that…
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Does Porn Cause Memory Loss?
By now, many people know that porn can affect their brains, but…
By now, many people know that porn can affect their brains, but did you know that porn has been linked to memory loss? Over the past decade, a growing body of research has demonstrated that…
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Why Do I Struggle if I’m Dead to Sin?
If you’re a Christian, does it matter if you keep using pornography?…
If you’re a Christian, does it matter if you keep using pornography? The Bible answers this question in Romans 6. Paul has just finished explaining in chapters 3-5 how we are saved by grace through…
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10 Ways to Pluck Out Your Eye to Avoid Porn
If you are a Christian man who struggles with porn, you’re likely…
If you are a Christian man who struggles with porn, you’re likely familiar with Jesus’ command to “pluck out your right eye and cast it away” if it causes you to lust after women. But…
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Can a Christian Love Porn? 4 Keys to a Christ-Centered Mindset
“I love Jesus, but I also love porn.” It’s hard to imagine…
“I love Jesus, but I also love porn.” It’s hard to imagine that sentence being spoken aloud. But vast numbers of Christians live out this experience every day—feeling like they love what Jesus tells them…
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Simple Steps to Defeat a Real-Life Monster
Are monsters real? When you think of a monster, what thoughts are…
Are monsters real? When you think of a monster, what thoughts are conjured up in your mind? Is it an ugly beast with bad breath? Is it part human, part animal? Is it non-human and…