Spiritual Shootout Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Spiritual Shootout ------------------- Date: 10/24/2001 Keywords: "action" "thought" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Romans 13:14* Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Questions 1. What does this passage mean?   2. How can we apply its message to Web porn?   Practical help The upshot of Romans 13:14 comes straight out of a John Ford western: "Head 'em off at the pass." Paul tells us not to even "think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature." That's because he knows innocent thoughts often lead to dark actions — like thinking about how to view a porn Web site precedes doing just that. Instead of plodding dutifully into our enemies' hands, Paul tells us to resist actively every negative impulse. If you head off temptation in this way, you may have fewer shootouts over Web porn. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2001 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.