Although the Gospel’s light shines into our deepest darknesses, giving God’s people freedom from sin’s slavery, the dread blackness of shame, especially shame from sexual addictions, constantly deceives Christians into shutting their eyes. Sexual sin leaves one awash in an ocean of guilt, feeling as if the True Light is not already shining. Is the [...]
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Porn’s Dark Shame Shamed by Christ’s Brilliant Victory on the Cross
Posted in Colossians, John Piper, Mortification of Sin, Obedience, Pilgrim Praxis, Sanctification, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura, Soteriology, tagged Christianity, freedom, guilt, Justification, porn, pornography, repentance, shame on October 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A Sure Hope in the Pit of Pornography
Posted in Mortification of Sin, Pilgrim Praxis, Sanctification, Soteriology, tagged freedom, porn, pornography on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
John Freeman’s powerful personal testimony to the Gospel’s power over pornography begins, “Pornography is not new.” What is new, perhaps, is a newspaper willing to publish an article entitled, There is a way, today, to rise from pornography’s deep pit (Daily News | 09/08/2007).
Learn more about Freeman’s unique organization, Harvest USA Ministries — “Proclaiming Christ [...]
From a Pastor to Pastors on the Perils of Pornography
Posted in Mortification of Sin, Pilgrim Praxis, Sanctification, Sola Gratia, tagged freedom, guilt, idolatry, porn, pornography on December 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
William Shishko, pastor of Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Franklin Square, NY, writes a word to pastors regarding pornography that many ministry leaders need to hear, “Get your head out of the sand!“:
My plea to pastors in this article is that you get your heads out of the sand! The ostrich knows that an adversary is [...]


