The Craft of Porn Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Craft of Porn Keywords: "condemnation" "craft" "favor" "porn" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Proverbs 12:1-3* 1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 2. A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man. 3. A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. Questions 1. What does "crafty" mean in verse 2 above?   2. What is crafty about Web porn? About its producers? Its viewers?   Practical help Two definitions of the word "crafty" (verse 2 above): • Arising from an evil plan (Strong's Greek-Hebrew Dictionary of the Bible) • "Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception" (American Heritage Dictionary) Who could disagree that these definitions fit pornography? And, based on the second half of verse 2, who could mistake God's displeasure with the crafty people who produce or view the smut? Fortunately, Scripture reassures us that "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" — Romans 8:1*. (Uncertain of your status? Click here to learn how you can be sure of your salvation.) There's more good news. Good people — those free of God's condemnation — receive his delight and pleasure (see the first half of verse 2). This favorable standing is perhaps the greatest inducement for followers of God who indulge in porn to quit it eventually, according to the testimonies of many former smut strugglers. So accept God's salvation and favor. And experience power to resist the craft of porn. 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. ---