What's the Problem? Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: What's the Problem?-------------------------------- Date: 10/11/2000 Keyword: "babes" "wise" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Matthew 11:25* At that time Jesus answered and said, "I praise Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide these things from the wise and intelligent and didst reveal them to babes." Questions 1. What do you think God hid from the wise and intelligent?   2. So what’s wrong with being smart?   Practical help If you are confronted with a basic problem like 2 + 2 = ?, does it matter whether or not you know calculus to derive the answer? The point is, once you know the answer, you can apply it to your life. You don’t have to learn it again and again, each time at a "deeper" level. On this passage, Oswald Chambers says, "In spiritual relationship we do not grow step by step; we are either there or we are not. God does not cleanse us more and more from sin, but when we are in the light, walking in the light, we are cleansed from all sin. It is a question of obedience, and instantly the relationship is perfected." For most people, it is really not necessary to argue that pornography weakens our brains and weakens our relationships with others including God. The problem is more about being stuck and feeling worthless in the grip of a sin. And if this is where you are, I have great news for you. You know the answer, and you simply need to apply it to your life. Ask God to help you. Confess your sin and turn from it. Transformation comes sooner rather than later when you obey; it’s not a process worked out slowly over decades of time. God has better things for you than surfing for porn. Get on with your life and His plan. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2000 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."