A little over a month ago I sent a few questions to Desiring God, and they were kind enough to let John Piper answer some of them. Below is a video response to my question, “How does unbelief contribute to the need I feel for pornography?”
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Last Updated: February 21, 2014
Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com
A little over a month ago I sent a few questions to Desiring God, and they were kind enough to let John Piper answer some of them. Below is a video response to my question, “How does unbelief contribute to the need I feel for pornography?”
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I’ve encountered several quotes from this man in Changed Into His Image, a book I’ve been reading…and it’s great to see him for the first time like this and hear what he has to say about what I’ve come to know through a stronger faith in Christ than I’ve ever had. Only through Him is freedom from porn possible :)
@Justin – Read or listen to his sermon, “Battling the Unbelief of Lust.” I think this message really elaborates more fully on the concepts he talks about in the video.
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