Stay Out of the Field
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Title: Stay Out of the Field-------------------------------- Date: 3/24/01
Keywords:
"attack" "isolation" "murder"
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Passage: Genesis 4:8,9*
8. Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out into the field." And
while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed
him.
9. Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't
know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
Questions
1. How does the seduction of Abel in V8 relate to the seduction of your
heart by a pornographic web site?
2. Is jealousy a component of the lure of pornography for you -- wanting
something that is not rightfully yours?
Practical help
Cain proves here that he can also ask rhetorical questions (questions to
which he already knows the answer). But somehow, it's not as effective as
when God does it. It's not as effective because the right answer isn't the
one Cain had in mind.
Cain's attack on Abel, and his subsequent conversation with God, indicated
that the concept of caring for his brother was totally foreign to him. He
was completely self-centered. His anger burned because he wanted what Abel
had for himself. He could not rejoice in the beauty of Abel's offering, and
God's acceptance of his brother. Don't be like Cain and let jealousy take
over your heart.
The enticement offered by pornography should not fool you into thinking
that the purveyors of this material have any good thing to offer you, or
that they care one bit for your spiritual health. Their advertisements are
a siren's call, designed to lure you into the field where they can destroy
you. They want you isolated where nobody around can save you or hear your
cry, which is why the web is so effective. Don't be like Abel and let
yourself be tricked into the field.
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