Spit and Split Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Spit and Split Keywords: "boldness” “false" “spit” “split” “truth” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Proverbs 28:1* The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Questions 1. What causes people to flee something?   2. What makes for boldness in people?   Practical help Porn messes with your brain, teasing you to believe something that's not true or doubt something that is. Take fear. Does porn try to make you afraid of someone who doesn't exist? For example, have you ever hastily abandoned a Web porn site, fearing someone was entering the room when no one really was? Other times, does porn try to make you unafraid of something that is actually dangerous? For instance, have you ever indulged in the false intimacy of Web smut, jeopardizing real relationships or the potential for them? Thank God for Proverbs 28:1 that warns about groundless fear while pointing to the source of true boldness — namely righteousness. And what in turn is the source of righteousness? Scripture says it's faith in God. Numerous passages, for example, attest to Abraham's faith and resulting righteousness, which in turn produced exemplary boldness. Want boldness to resist the lies of porn? Trust God and the power of his Word to teach you truth from falsehood. Sooner or later, this trust will pay off, emboldening you to spit at porn's lies and split from their power. And if you can't yet split from the lies, there's at least one thing you can do: Spit at them. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999, 2004 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.