The Power of the Written Word Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Power of the Written Word ------------- Date: 12/27/1998 Keywords: "commandments" "written word" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Deuteronomy 6:8-9* 8. Tie [my commandments] as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Questions 1. Why did God ask the Israelites to write down His commandments ?   2. Have you written down your commitment to avoid pornography?   Practical help Many times we make difficult vows we intend to keep but only end up breaking them. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. It makes sense, then, to do everything we can to increase our chance for success. And since at least the days of the exodus, that’s meant writing down what Scripture desires of us. Take a few moments to jot down what you believe Scripture wants you to do with web porn. See if the power of the written word doesn’t help you in your next struggle. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.