What We Read Influences Our Hearts

When I wrote about the dangers of "50 Shades of Grey" (here), a woman wrote: "I read the book and can't wait for the movie! And I'm proud of it." 

Her proud affirmation of pornography so clearly reflected the message of Romans 1:18-32 which explains that sin is a slippery slope: 

• Sin darkens our understanding (v. 21). 
• It "brainwashes" us so we "do what ought not to be done" (v. 28).
• Eventually, we not only enjoy sin, we celebrate it (v. 32). 

Our world is in rapid moral decline, and most people are going with the flow. 

But 2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us how we can fight the landslide of immorality in our world:

"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 

This means: 

• We don't approve something just because "everyone" approves it. 
• We don't read and watch things that glorify sin.
• We don't compromise our values because others are compromising theirs.
• We trust the knowledge of God, not the knowledge of men. 

And we find that knowledge in God's Word which commands us to expose evil and reject it (Ephesians 5:11; Psalm 101:3).

If you'd like, you can do a short Bite Size Bible study on this devotion: What's On Your Heart: Maintaining Pure Thoughts.

For more on this subject:

Haunted by What I'd Seen and Heard

Dirty Thoughts

💙💙💙💙

I encourage you to check out the Wisdom for Life Devotional. It contains 100 one-minute devotions to challenge, encourage, instruct, and inspire your love for God's Word. Read the story behind Wisdom for Life HERE. And find out about the two free Bible studies with purchase HERE. To find out where you can order Wisdom for Life in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the Philippines, see It's Not for the Money.

 

I also encourage you to sign up for a free subscription to Bible Love Notes and get a free e-booklet offering quiet time encouragement. Find out more HERE.

Bible Love Notes