Porn’s Lure Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Porn's Lure- Keywords: "attraction" "innuendo" "lure" "media" "proverbs 7" "search" How to do this study: Read the following Bible passage, then answer the short questions. Consider the practical suggestions at the end of the study. Passage: Proverbs 7:15-17* 15. So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you! 16. I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt. 17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon. Questions 1. To which senses did the woman appeal as she sought and found the "you" (which earlier verses have described as a foolish youth)?   2. How are these sensory appeals similar to the ways web porn seeks and finds you?   3. What do you generally encounter first on the web: verbal enticements to porn links or the actual porn itself?   4. What are two steps you can take to resist verbal enticements to web porn?   Practical help You can resist web porn enticements by recognizing and avoiding them when they first appear. Consider these steps: 1. Be vigilant. Don't be caught off guard when porn links show up during nonporn web searches. Some porn sites uses nonsexual terms to describe their content, enough to infiltrate unrelated search "hit lists." Also, some terms, though nonsexual, appeal to sexual desires via innuendo, as in the prostitute's enticing comments above. 2. Depend on God's grace. On discovering sexual innuendo in a link, ask God to help you give it the slip. With God's grace, many people like you have resisted links with sexual innuendo and thus avoided web porn itself. These people are cheering you on to do likewise. You can do it! eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998, 2003 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. ---