As Americans we live in a free society. We are free to chose; the nature of capitalist venture. We prosper and our lifestyles reflect it. We obsess over the things that make up our lifestyle until they contaminate us. The media highly reflects the secular view and works to convince us that they have a better life to offer than God. Sources of contamination from the world today include ungodly television, music, movies, and fashions: Advertisers sell with sex; today’s music calls love another four letter word; movies are overrun with partially nude starlets; and clothing styles do the utmost to make sure that young woman show as much skin as possible. It is stated that over 70% of the American people believe in God, but many of these people lack the conviction to walk in the ways our Lord has given. The distinctions between Christian and worldly conduct have blurred beyond recognition. We move forward rather than upward….. to seek after outward prosperity rather than holiness.
Statistics on porn for believers mimics that of non-believers. There are 4.2 million pornographic websites, 420 million pornographic web pages, and 68 million daily search engine requests. The statistics on pornography are staggering and the results are catastrophic. “Revenue from pornography is larger than the combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises and exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC ($6.2 billion). Child pornography alone generates $3 billion annually.” And what many do not know is that these media giants have investments in pornography through affiliate companies.
The Christian churches today have a hard time looking at the sexually immoral epidemic we live in. They have the misguided notion of “it’s always been like this” or “not in my church.”
The fallen Christian must deal with the social and spiritual stigma associated with sexual promiscuity or deviancy, and the condemnation of them by the Christian community as sexual sinners. The devastation to the family, without God’s intervention, can be irreparable.
But God……..He is the creator of second chances. First and foremost we have to believe it is God we sinned against wholly. Through His restorative power men can be set free from the demoralization of sexual sin, and families can be reconciled to one another. We are here to be healed to walk free from sexual immorality in an overly hyper-sexualized society. Our desire is to see men reach their full potential in Christ. To find out more, call 412-587-3407 or e-mail purelifepittsburgh@gmail.com.
