Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. –Romans 7:13 (KJV)
When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped. –Numbers 25:7-8 (NIV)
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David Wilkerson, The Cross and the Switchblade, p. 65.
John R. Rice, Adultery and Sex Perversion (Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1978).
Ralph Venning, The Sinfulness of Sin (1671).
Robert Bolton, Twenty Considerations Against Sin (1753).
Josh.org, “The Porn Epidemic.”
- 79 percent of men and 76 percent of women, ages 18-30, view pornography at least once a month.
- 64 percent of young people, ages 13-24, actively seek out pornography.
- 57 percent of pastors admit they struggle with porn.
- 60-72 percent of men and 24-30 percent of women in the Church are sex addicts.
Barna, “The Porn Phenomenon.”
Gitnux, “Must-Know Porn Statistics.”
Springer Link, “Pornography Consumption in People of Different Age Groups.”
NIH, “Self-Reported Addiction to Pornography.” This is an example of the “other view” which was only about 12% of American adults are addicted to pornography. This might be more of a problem of definition in the questionnaire; rather than to say that those that lean in the 70% direction of this stat are just simply exaggerating the evidence to make a point.
