My Girlfriend has just written this piece called deceived. I implore you to read it, especially if you are a Christian.
I was probably one of the last girls my age to hear about '50 Shades of Grey': a new erotica written by E. L. James. I'm aware that many of my friends have read or are currently reading this book along with the two others in its series. Though there is much to be said about the themes in the novel (abuse, to name one) and the interesting relationship that is had between 21 year old Anastasia and 27 year old Christian Grey (whom many of my friends claim to be 'captivated' by), this blog post is not about these things. I have not read the book, but I've heard enough about it to know that it's finally time for me to say something.
I'm talking to Christian girls. Women of God. I have no idea if you've read this book or not, but that's hardly the point. In this post, I want to address the fact that all too often, as Christian women, we are very quick to ask our fellow brothers in Christ to work on their addictions to porn in its various forms. However, if only we were as quick to 'look at the plank in your own eye' (Matt 7:3-5) we would discover that porn is just as accessible and dangerous for us as it is for them.
It may come in different forms, but it still exists. We may not walk in to a petrol station and see it, we may not spend the night surfing the internet for it, but we will surely watch movies, tv shows, read books and refrain from identifying anything that WE need to work on. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with a chick flick, I'm simply asking, are you willing to put in just as much effort as your male Christian mates would at eradicating opportunities to get sucked in to sin?
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