Sure Cure for Bone Rot Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Sure Cure for Bone Rot ----------------------- Date: 9/11/1999 Keywords: "sin" "repentance" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Psalm 32:3-5* 3. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Selah. 5. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD" -- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah. Questions 1. What ailed the writer of these verses?   2. What remedy helped him?   Practical help Some Christians tend to view life's circumstances from one dimension. "If you struggle with a problem," they say, "check your heart for sin." While their diagnosis may ignore sizable blocks of Scripture, namely Job and the passion of Christ, the passage above demonstrates they may be onto something. Consider the problems you now face. Given the cross wiring of life -- home, work, recreation -- is it not possible that pornography can affect you in other areas? The psalmist thought so. Adultery made David feel like his entire life was rotting away. Fortunately, like David, we can take a cleansing dose of repentance. God's forgiveness awaits even the most inveterate sinners. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.