The last words spoken by him " if a guy is serious about it, he will do anything to conquer it" is the real meaning of radicalness.. May the Lord help us to bring us to that point of conviction in our hearts. Amen. All glory to Jesus
we thepeople I have to wonder who you think will enter the kingdom of God. Because it seems you are opposed to any Christian pursuing holiness in their lives. We are saved by grace through faith and I don’t think any Reformed Christian thinks we are saving ourselves. But we pursue holiness out of a love for God and because He tells us to. I love the Lord and all other true Christians do too. But the Bible says if we say we love God, we should keep His commandments. And that not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of the Father. We don’t try to save ourselves, but we follow after Jesus Christ as we walk in new life with Him.
For me that one gate I needed to close to be set from a porn addiction was video games. Once I stopped playing video games I was drawn A LOT closer to God. It’s not entirely about the sin of porn it’s about the sins that lead you to it.
Michael T. Dont be so easy on the actual porn bc the visual porn is the manifestation of whats already in your heart So yeah its about all porn the lust in your heart starying with thoughts ending in physical and visual acts Video games movies songs bad company
Absolutely and Amen. To be consistant this can apply to other forms of sins like pride similar to the self righteous Pharisee in mentioned Luke 18:9-10.
Remember the idle mind is the devil's workshop. We have to MAKE ourselves pray and meditate constantly on the Word; sing hymns, Psalms, and spiritual songs to ourselves like Scripture/Jesus tells us. We have the power of the blood, the Holy Spirit to say no. Be encouraged+
I struggled with sexual sin for 10 years and I’m 24 now and I got serious about leaving it behind a week and a half ago. I desperately wanted to be free of this sin and I couldn’t stop. I am a Christian. The main this is to love Christ and love others and pray for strength. That’s it. That’s how you defeat this monster. Remind yourself of Christ’s love, listen to sermons, stay off your phone. Porn is the lack of love for others. Stay off your phone and pray that the Lord will give you strength to put away your phone. Even tho I’ve stopped watching soft porn, it’s hard to stop watching videos on my phone since I get bored and I don’t have many friends outside of work.
Blue Shell the longer you resist the devil he will flee the longer you stay in prayer And fasting and Bible reading your flesh will stay submitted to God.. I know loneliness personally And intimately but Jesus is the answer and the only cure i thank God he has brought you as far as he has.. Keep fighting brother! The Bible said the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent taketh it by force The kingdom of heaven is in us and thr way we take it by force is through dedication of prayer and fasting.. God bless you
Lynn Strickland Thank you for the kind words friend. Today I asked God to show me how much I am failing at in certain places and I’m glad I got an answer but I’m concerned about it. I’m failing in a lot of areas, more typical in the fear of man umbrella, with rejection of people, sensitivity, shy, that’s why I wasn’t going to church for 1 year because I was afraid of rejection, my previous church felt the same way towards me, their words, how they looked at me. I love watching Wretched and a video was recommended to me today that was from 2015 that talked about the fear of man. I’ve surely grown a lot in my walk with Christ, but there’s always a need for improvement. He who began a good work will finish it.
Thank you...need to take that radial step forward. Remind me of Ephesians 6. But yeah definitely we including myself have to have a mindset of I don’t have any tolerance for it. It needs to be cut off straight away before it develops. Much appreciated this x
we thepeople You show a vitriolic anger towards the teaching shown and the Christians teaching it. I would say you should examine yourself because as 1 John 3:14 says, “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” I pray you would open your eyes to the truth. All the video is promoting is believers to pursue holiness. Is this not a biblical goal?
we thepeople You constantly say why am I saved in my sins, why not others. I am saved in my sins because the Holy Spirit raised me from my spiritual death and brought me to new life and gave me the free gift of eternal life through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why any person is saved. The reason other people are not saved is because they suppress the truth that they know about God in unrighteousness and follow after darkness rather than light. If they were born again as I was, then they would stop following darkness and would follow light. First comes faith, then comes good works. I wouldn’t go up to a lost person and say stop sinning and do good because that is not the biblically accurate position. I would say put your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and I would try to get that person to have faith and repent. Only a person who has faith can do good so first comes faith, then the necessary proof of that faith is good works. Because to say one has faith and doesn’t have works is wrong because faith without works is dead. I never said I wouldn’t love a person who is lost. We are called to love all people. I pray for the lost that they would come to faith but I know that if they don’t come to faith, they will spend and eternity in hell. I love them enough that I’ll warn them of their state. I was saved as a sinner and other people also have to be saved as sinners. We don’t make people do good then become saved. People are saved and then they do good because of a new heart which desires spiritual things. My sins are forgiven and all people who would put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will also be forgiven. My sins are only forgiven by the obedience and sacrifice of Jesus. He took the penalty for my sins and He imputed to me His righteousness. A true Christian is not the same as every other lost person. Before we were saved we were, but after salvation we are part of a holy nation, a royal priesthood, a chosen race. We invite others to join this body by faith and to be separated from the world and joined to Jesus Christ. We are called out of our lost state that we can declare the excellencies of Christ to the world and call the world to repentance. I am upset not that you are not up to my standard but because you are proclaiming a false doctrine. I would say amen that whosoever fails in one point of the law is guilty of it all. But it is not up to us to keep the law to be saved. But it depends on faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that makes it so the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Thanks for such encouraging words.I have been struggling with this monster of lust and watching porn for ever now.Have to get radical before its to late.Lord have mercy
He said what man Doesnt have a lust problem Let me tell you lust isnt just a mans issue its women as well. The porn industery isnt only men.. We all have to find our own prayer and closeness in God that gives and brings deliverence
Sexual sin is something I struggle with, the internet is THE BIGGEST PROBLEM with the world today.It is so easy to click on a web page and before you know it you make a truce with sin.
Amen and remember this if you compromise with the devil he'll make peace with you.. But what he calls peace doesnt last long and usually takes you a life time go get over if you ever do.. Bc hell is full tonight of those who didnt God bless you In Jesus name
I struggle with self- gratification (masturbation). I try to justify it by only thinking about “a fictional woman” during the act. By “fictional” I mean that I try to invent a woman’s face in my mind so then I’m not technically lusting after an actual person. What is your opinion of this? My conscience is far from clear.
Hello Rick, indeed your conscience shouldn't be clear, whether a fantasy or reality, it is still lust. I would encourage you to hear the Ask Pastor Tim on "Is masturbation a sin?": th-cam.com/video/583aZdjisS8/w-d-xo.html
Rick Martin bro. Theres a story in the Bible that tells in the old testament that there was a brother who had to marry his brothers wife bc he died and left no child. back then when this happened a male family member would marry her and then raise up seed to keep his brothers name alive however this particular brother didnt want to raise up seed so the Bible said he wasted or spilled his seed on the ground and the thing he did displeased the Lord and the Lord slew him.. I know that that it can be argued the seed spilling wasnt the sin it was the fact he didnt raise up seed but he didnt raise up seed bc he spilled his seed on the ground this tells us there is supposed to be a man and a woman in a relationship of marriage one to give life the other to receive life. It cant and isnt supposed to be done alone. Bc it is indeed a sin. The fact that you invented an imaginary woman so as not to lust after a real woman says in your heart you already know its a sin and you dont want to sin bc if you did you wouldnt try to invent an imaginary woman.. Your honesty is refreshing and God can do a lot with an honest heart thats willing to confess their failings and flaws bc he knows them all any way.. Brother pray and fast stay in the word and seek God bc Jesus is the only answer for all our struggles.. He is going to fix it for you.. Keep pushing and pressing you already have the victory even though u might not see it yet!! God bless you brother in Jeaus name
The last words spoken by him " if a guy is serious about it, he will do anything to conquer it" is the real meaning of radicalness.. May the Lord help us to bring us to that point of conviction in our hearts. Amen. All glory to Jesus
Amen!
we thepeople I have to wonder who you think will enter the kingdom of God. Because it seems you are opposed to any Christian pursuing holiness in their lives. We are saved by grace through faith and I don’t think any Reformed Christian thinks we are saving ourselves. But we pursue holiness out of a love for God and because He tells us to. I love the Lord and all other true Christians do too. But the Bible says if we say we love God, we should keep His commandments. And that not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of the Father. We don’t try to save ourselves, but we follow after Jesus Christ as we walk in new life with Him.
Same for women
For me that one gate I needed to close to be set from a porn addiction was video games. Once I stopped playing video games I was drawn A LOT closer to God. It’s not entirely about the sin of porn it’s about the sins that lead you to it.
Michael T. Dont be so easy on the actual porn bc the visual porn is the manifestation of whats already in your heart
So yeah its about all porn the lust in your heart starying with thoughts ending in physical and visual acts
Video games movies songs bad company
Well said man, I think need to be even more strict with myself in this matter.
Absolutely and Amen. To be consistant this can apply to other forms of sins like pride similar to the self righteous Pharisee in mentioned Luke 18:9-10.
Remember the idle mind is the devil's workshop. We have to MAKE ourselves pray and meditate constantly on the Word; sing hymns, Psalms, and spiritual songs to ourselves like Scripture/Jesus tells us. We have the power of the blood, the Holy Spirit to say no. Be encouraged+
BE STRONG BROTHERS, IN JESUS CHRIST !!!!!❤
amen that is so true I like the prayer "pure in heart, Lord right now"
I struggled with sexual sin for 10 years and I’m 24 now and I got serious about leaving it behind a week and a half ago. I desperately wanted to be free of this sin and I couldn’t stop. I am a Christian. The main this is to love Christ and love others and pray for strength. That’s it. That’s how you defeat this monster. Remind yourself of Christ’s love, listen to sermons, stay off your phone. Porn is the lack of love for others. Stay off your phone and pray that the Lord will give you strength to put away your phone. Even tho I’ve stopped watching soft porn, it’s hard to stop watching videos on my phone since I get bored and I don’t have many friends outside of work.
Blue Shell the longer you resist the devil he will flee the longer you stay in prayer And fasting and Bible reading your flesh will stay submitted to God..
I know loneliness personally And intimately but Jesus is the answer and the only cure i thank God he has brought you as far as he has..
Keep fighting brother!
The Bible said the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent taketh it by force
The kingdom of heaven is in us and thr way we take it by force is through dedication of prayer and fasting..
God bless you
Lynn Strickland Thank you for the kind words friend. Today I asked God to show me how much I am failing at in certain places and I’m glad I got an answer but I’m concerned about it. I’m failing in a lot of areas, more typical in the fear of man umbrella, with rejection of people, sensitivity, shy, that’s why I wasn’t going to church for 1 year because I was afraid of rejection, my previous church felt the same way towards me, their words, how they looked at me. I love watching Wretched and a video was recommended to me today that was from 2015 that talked about the fear of man. I’ve surely grown a lot in my walk with Christ, but there’s always a need for improvement. He who began a good work will finish it.
You are not alone. You could say almost every young man who has access to Internet has the same problem.
Thank you...need to take that radial step forward. Remind me of Ephesians 6. But yeah definitely we including myself have to have a mindset of I don’t have any tolerance for it. It needs to be cut off straight away before it develops. Much appreciated this x
The whole point is that we should be radical in any sin we are struggles to overcome them
Right. For a full sermon on this topic you could view Tim's message here: th-cam.com/video/4m87LXYz59M/w-d-xo.html
I'll Be Honest thank you!
we thepeople You show a vitriolic anger towards the teaching shown and the Christians teaching it. I would say you should examine yourself because as 1 John 3:14 says, “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” I pray you would open your eyes to the truth. All the video is promoting is believers to pursue holiness. Is this not a biblical goal?
we thepeople You constantly say why am I saved in my sins, why not others. I am saved in my sins because the Holy Spirit raised me from my spiritual death and brought me to new life and gave me the free gift of eternal life through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why any person is saved. The reason other people are not saved is because they suppress the truth that they know about God in unrighteousness and follow after darkness rather than light. If they were born again as I was, then they would stop following darkness and would follow light. First comes faith, then comes good works. I wouldn’t go up to a lost person and say stop sinning and do good because that is not the biblically accurate position. I would say put your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and I would try to get that person to have faith and repent. Only a person who has faith can do good so first comes faith, then the necessary proof of that faith is good works. Because to say one has faith and doesn’t have works is wrong because faith without works is dead. I never said I wouldn’t love a person who is lost. We are called to love all people. I pray for the lost that they would come to faith but I know that if they don’t come to faith, they will spend and eternity in hell. I love them enough that I’ll warn them of their state. I was saved as a sinner and other people also have to be saved as sinners. We don’t make people do good then become saved. People are saved and then they do good because of a new heart which desires spiritual things. My sins are forgiven and all people who would put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will also be forgiven. My sins are only forgiven by the obedience and sacrifice of Jesus. He took the penalty for my sins and He imputed to me His righteousness. A true Christian is not the same as every other lost person. Before we were saved we were, but after salvation we are part of a holy nation, a royal priesthood, a chosen race. We invite others to join this body by faith and to be separated from the world and joined to Jesus Christ. We are called out of our lost state that we can declare the excellencies of Christ to the world and call the world to repentance. I am upset not that you are not up to my standard but because you are proclaiming a false doctrine. I would say amen that whosoever fails in one point of the law is guilty of it all. But it is not up to us to keep the law to be saved. But it depends on faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that makes it so the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
I like the cancer analogy
Tv shows moves music etc you have to get radical with it
Thanks for such encouraging words.I have been struggling with this monster of lust and watching porn for ever now.Have to get radical before its to late.Lord have mercy
He said what man Doesnt have a lust problem
Let me tell you lust isnt just a mans issue its women as well. The porn industery isnt only men..
We all have to find our own prayer and closeness in God that gives and brings deliverence
Sexual sin is something I struggle with, the internet is THE BIGGEST PROBLEM with the world today.It is so easy to click on a web page and before you know it you make a truce with sin.
pray to God a lot, i have the same problem, but i refuse to lose hope now
Amen and remember this if you compromise with the devil he'll make peace with you..
But what he calls peace doesnt last long and usually takes you a life time go get over if you ever do..
Bc hell is full tonight of those who didnt
God bless you
In Jesus name
patrick e. Gods gonna help you brother bc you refuse to stay in the place where you are spiritually
God bless you
In Jesus name
I struggle with self- gratification (masturbation). I try to justify it by only thinking about “a fictional woman” during the act. By “fictional” I mean that I try to invent a woman’s face in my mind so then I’m not technically lusting after an actual person. What is your opinion of this? My conscience is far from clear.
Hello Rick, indeed your conscience shouldn't be clear, whether a fantasy or reality, it is still lust. I would encourage you to hear the Ask Pastor Tim on "Is masturbation a sin?": th-cam.com/video/583aZdjisS8/w-d-xo.html
Rick Martin bro. Theres a story in the Bible that tells in the old testament that there was a brother who had to marry his brothers wife bc he died and left no child.
back then when this happened a male family member would marry her and then raise up seed to keep his brothers name alive
however this particular brother didnt want to raise up seed so the Bible said he wasted or spilled his seed on the ground and the thing he did displeased the Lord and the Lord slew him..
I know that that it can be argued the seed spilling wasnt the sin it was the fact he didnt raise up seed but he didnt raise up seed bc he spilled his seed on the ground this tells us there is supposed to be a man and a woman in a relationship of marriage one to give life
the other to receive life.
It cant and isnt supposed to be done alone.
Bc it is indeed a sin.
The fact that you invented an imaginary woman so as not to lust after a real woman says in your heart you already know its a sin and you dont want to sin bc if you did you wouldnt try to invent an imaginary woman..
Your honesty is refreshing and God can do a lot with an honest heart thats willing to confess their failings and flaws bc he knows them all any way..
Brother pray and fast stay in the word and seek God bc
Jesus is the only answer for all our struggles..
He is going to fix it for you..
Keep pushing and pressing you already have the victory even though u might not see it yet!!
God bless you brother in Jeaus name