Truth and Consequences Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Truth and Consequences ------------- Date: 01/10/1999 Keywords: "desires" "forever" "God" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: 1 John 2:15-17* 15. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For everything in the world-the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does-comes not from the Father but from the world. 17. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. Questions 1. By the definition given in this passage, is viewing web porn a worldly desire?   2. What does this passage say about such desires?   3. What is the eternal future of the person who lives by worldly desires?   4. What is the eternal future of the person who lives for God?   Practical help You may feel that viewing web porn is gratifying and has no long-term consequences, but the truth is that it is a habit which can be detrimental to you, not only in this life, but for all eternity. You have a choice to do the will of God, or love the things of the world. Do you need help getting past the worldly desire of pornography? Turn to God, and do His will. Find someone who will hold you accountable, such as your spouse or a close friend. Other people have turned away from this addiction with the help of God and others who care for them. They are praying for you to overcome the temptation as well. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.