Promised
Freedom — or Deceptive Hook? Today's
Three-minute Bible Study
Keywords:
"depravity" "master" "slave"
Welcome
to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand
strong in the face of sexual temptation. For the next couple of three-minute
Bible studies, we'll look at false promises — and
slippery slopes into slavery. Passage:
2 Peter
2:19 (New International Version*) Questions 2. Do you think that an industry
that promises freedom to engage in sexual fantasies
actually delivers freedom — or
slavery? 3. What long-term results do
most pornography peddlers seek when you visit their
web sites? Practical
help We have an advantage over fish.
God alerts us when something — like web porn
— is trying to hook us. By His Grace, he even
helps us pull the hook out if we bit it
anyway. If you've been hooked by
pornography, turn to God. He'll get you off the
hook.
*Scriptures
are from The Holy Bible: New International Version ®.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible
Society. All rights reserved.
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Study and Apply
Title: Promised Freedom — or Deceptive
Hook? -------------
Date: 08/25/1998
They promise them freedom,
while they themselves are slaves of depravity —
for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered
him.
1. How might you relate
this verse to the pornography industry (Internet or
otherwise)?
Fishermen spend a lot of
time making lures that look like free meals to trout.
The more enticing the lure, the better the chances for
a bite.
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