5.7.13 SEXUAL SANITY FOR MEN

this.. from harvest news, spring 2013, is taken from 'sexual sanity for men: re-creating your mind in a crazy culture' by david white

...at first glance, it may appear that the object on the monitor,
the dancer, etc., is the focus of our idolatry.
but think about it:
what goes on in your fantasies?
you're creating a world where everyone exists to serve, adore and please
YOU>
that is the great offense of sexual sin.
in a very tangible way, we set ourselves up as little gods
and pretend others are ours to rule.
in our minds we refashion the universe,
throwing God out of the picture,
;lacing ourselves at the center,
and populating it with God's creatures to worship us.

this is yet another way that sexual sin radically undercuts our masculinity.
as men, we are called to cover and protect others.
especially women and children.
we are created to be guardians over the weak.
it is a blasphemous twisting of God's design
that we cease to be protectors,
instead using our strength to oppress others,
turning them into objects (note: TO BE USED)
to consume sexually.
in ezek. 34, God brings a stinging indictment against the leaders of israel,
describing them as shepherds who devour their sheep,
rather than feeding them.
when we engage in sexual sin,
we are guilty of the same charge.
we exploit those we are called to care for.

depending on what behaviors you engage in,
this oppression can be either blatant or subtle.
perhaps this seems a little abstract.
how exactly are you charged to care for
the model on the page or the actor in the video?
as we'll examine in more depth later,
men were created to serve and care for others.
when you partake in pornography,
you are participating in the oppression...


at harvestusa.org there are things to do with the mission of
-proclaiming Christ as Lord to a sexually broken world
-equipping the church to minister to sexually broken people

harvest USA 30th anniversary banquet
at williamson banquet center, horsham, pa.
keynote speaker eric metaxas, author of bonhoeffer
12-4 pm
details to come.