Hebrews 13:5 Amplified

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1 I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down relax My hold on you! Assuredly not! Hebrews 13:5 Amplified

2 Nothing in the long history of erotica compares with the way millions of Americans experience porn today, and our moral intuitions are struggling to catch up. Ross Douthat, The Atlantic

3 At an existential, everyday level of thinking, sin is thought to refer to bad things one does such as theft, adultery, murder, gossiping, judging, and so forth. But as William Temple pointed out, these things are only symptoms of a deeper disease

4 He says there is only one Sin (with a capital S), and that is putting ourselves in the center of our lives and other people s lives where only God should be. Keith Miller

5 You have heard the commandment that says, You must not commit adultery. But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your eye even your good eye causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away

6 It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your hand even your stronger hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.

7 It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Matthew 5:27-30 NLT

8 Don t lust for her beauty. Don t let her coy glances seduce you. Proverb 6:25 NLT Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

9 Build your Boundaries

10 I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. Job 31:1 NLT Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

11 Talk to Somebody

12 Pursue Health with Support

13 Then, in the experience of their own powerlessness, admitting the bankruptcy of their self-centeredness and the insanity of their self-destructive addictive behavior, these spiritually crippled men and women turn to God and each other as their only hope.

14 As they gave up on their own power and their own agendas and turned their lives and their wills over to God, they rediscovered some amazing secrets that many parts of the Church had lost along the way. They developed a hunger for healing and a hunger for God

15 In becoming weller than well many of these men and women have found healing in their primary relationships, the peace of surrender, the humility and self-acceptance that follow confession and making amends

16 and the joy and sense of purpose in doing God s will and sharing the hope and healing they are finding. Keith Miller

17 For from within, out of a person s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within, they are what defile you. Mark 7:21-23 NLT

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20 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. Romans 8:12 NLT

21 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. Romans 8:9 NLT

22 Because you belong to [Jesus] Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. Romans 8:2 NLT

23 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NLT

24 But if, through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. Romans 8:13 NLT

25 Patrick Carnes, Ph.D: Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

26 Core Belief 1: I am basically a bad, unworthy person. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

27 Core Belief 2: No one would love me as I am. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

28 Core Belief 3: My needs are never going to be met if I have to depend upon others. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

29 Core Belief 4: Sex is my most important need. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

30 New Belief 1: I am made in the image of God, and HE is making me whole, for His glory. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

31 New Belief 2: I am loved and accepted by God and by those who know me as I am. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

32 New Belief 3: My needs can and will be met by God and by those I allow to know my needs. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

33 New Belief 4: Sex is but one expression of my need and care for another. Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV

34 If you make the Lord your refuge; if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you. Psalm 91:9 NLT Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV