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10 Lies You Must Affirm in Order to Look at Porn

Dr Avishai David Miller

In the beginning, God made mankind,

males and females, in His image (Gen. 1:26-28). Man was meant to mirror
God, to reflect Him. Human purpose and value, therefore, is determined by
God, not man.
But do Christians consistently believe that all mankind was made in Gods
image to reflect His own glory back to Him?
If the answer is yes, then we will seek to view our fellow image-bearers as
Gods mirrors who display His glory. If the answer is no, then we will
value humanity as something less than Gods mirror, as something less than
Gods image. And what we do reveals what we truly or consistently believe
about God and man. In order words, you and I live out our beliefs, and if we
choose to view porn, its because we either dont believe Gods word or we
struggle to consistently believe Gods word. One cannot say, I believe man
is made in Gods image, while simultaneously living like that isnt true. We
live what we consistently believe
Therefore, when you lust after another human being, you necessarily affirm
these 10 lies:
1. Your object does not have a mind. Yes, I said object. In order to enjoy a
human being sexually, the way God intended, you must be married to the
individual. Otherwise, as you merely appreciate the objects outward beauty,

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10 Lies You Must Affirm in Order to Look at Porn
Dr Avishai David Miller
you necessarily separate its mind from its outward appearance. You thus
necessarily affirm the lie that some humans were not created in Gods image.
2. Your object is less valuable than a human being. All humans are more
valuable than their physical appearances and their sexual availability. Their
value comes ultimately from their Creator (Gen. 1:27). As you lust after
another human, you do not value the main elements that make him or her
valuable in Gods eyes. Outward beauty fades and changes depending on
culture and time; however, beauty in Gods eyes is bound up in His
marvelous creating work. All humans are fearfully and wonderfully made
(Ps. 139:13-16).
3. Your object does not need a spouse. Humans are created to eventually
get married. Adam needed a helper, and God provided him with Eve
(Genesis 2:20-24). The apostle Paul even argued that those who dont get
married have a spiritual gift of singleness. Most people however do not
have this spiritual gift (1 Cor. 7:6-7). No unbelievers possess this gift.
Marriage is assumed in Scripture; and you deny that your object needs a
human spouse since your object is merely an avenue for lust; and you
affirm instead that your object needs a de-humanizer (you).

4. You do not need protection or your object does not need protection.
In the Scriptures, husbands are expected to protect their wives (1 Pet. 3:7).
When you look at a woman sexually, and she is not your wife, you are
unconcerned about protecting her. If you were concerned about protecting
her, you would desire to protect her before you looked at her sexually. In
other words, marriage and protection are a result of love, and come before
sex. Furthermore, by you lustfully using this woman, you are doing the
opposite of protecting her; you are using her for sexual immorality against
her will!
5. Your object was not made in Gods image. When you view a man or a
woman as a sex object, you see him or her as created in the likeness of
something less than the image of God. You might value them a little higher
than the animals; but, not as a human being, as God intended.

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10 Lies You Must Affirm in Order to Look at Porn
Dr Avishai David Miller
6. God should not be glorified for creating this inhumane object.Thats
the consistent end of believing that God merely created an object for lust
when He created the human being youre lusting after. In other words, you
must call God a liar in order to treat His humans as something less than His
image-bearers. If you are a professed Christian, then you represent Christ in
all that you do, including in how you think and what you think. By treating
Gods image-bearers as merely objects for sexual lust, you value their
appearance above everything else about them; thus, you only value Gods
creating ability in their outward appearance. The Bible however indicates
that every element of every human being was fearfully and wonderfully
made, not merely their outward appearance (Gen. 1:27, Ps. 139:14).
7. Your object is not human. Your objects humanity includes more than
him or her being viewed as an avenue for sexual lust. If they are stripped of
everything except their sexual worth, then they are diminished to something
less than human, slightly above an animal, if that. If you think deeply about
this, thousands of women are being sold into the sex trade every year. Their
owners value them only in a sexual way. Why would you only value men or
women in a sexual way? In your mind, your object of lust is your slave.
After all, are you not valuing this human being in exactly the same manner
as those men who are involved in the sex trade?
8. Your object is not an avenue through which to enjoy the Lord. It is
impossible to enjoy the Lord through sin. If you look at your objects body
instead of his or her good works, you selfishly use him or her instead of
enjoying the Lord (1 Tim. 2:10). You should rather seek to enjoy the Lord
through enjoying this human being sexually within marriage; instead of
sinfully enjoying him or her without enjoying the Lord. It is impossible to
enjoy the Lord by diminishing another human being to a mere sex object;
youre choosing to enjoy sin instead of choosing to enjoy the Lord.
9. I am god. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord
(1 Cor. 6:13). If you are a Christian then you are not your own, for you
were bought with the blood of Christ (1 Cor. 7:23). In order to use your
body for sexual immorality, you must deny Gods authority, and redefine
the reason why He gave you your body. Thus, in order to lust you must
claim that you are god. Otherwise, you would use your bodya body that
belongs to the Lordfor His glory alone; not your own.

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10 Lies You Must Affirm in Order to Look at Porn
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10. All men and women are less valuable than Gods image-bearers.
Do not deceive yourself into thinking that you can compartmentalize your
value of humanity. If you will use a man or woman in your mind in private
as an object for sexual lust, you will treat those men and women close to
you as less than human as well. If you are willing to selfishly use a man or
woman in private, you will selfishly use men and women that are close to
you in your public life as well. Your view of men and women in private will
seep into your public view of men and women. Your true view of men and
women will flesh itself out in your daily relationships. All of your
relationships will be greatly hindered due to your devaluing of humanity!
What do you do if when you look in the mirror you see someone who has
been willfully deceived, someone who views porn? The answer is that you
must repent of your affirmation of lies and your denial of Gods word. You
must repent of your disbelief and believe Gods word. Man was made in
Gods image for His glory. We are not God; man was not made for our
glory. One cannot abuse Gods image-bearers, whether oneself or others,
and simultaneously and consistently believe that God is God, His word is
true, mankind exists to mirror Him, and the good news is Christs
redeeming worknot porn.
Therefore, repent, enjoy the good news, enjoy Gods reflection in His
image bearers, and enjoy God by reflecting Him. May we do what we were
created to do.

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10 Lies You Must Affirm in Order to Look at Porn
Dr Avishai David Miller