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Terry_Baxter
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| Posted 3/9/2003 6:13 PM (GMT -6) |   | Hola Brandon. I enjoyed reading your thoughts.
I think part of the problem is the problem of the law. Trying to define what is Sin and what isn't is really difficult. This, to me, is a good place to apply Paul's advice that, although 'all things' are lawful for us, not all things are profitable.
It's probably ok for missionaries to see the breasts of natives they're working with. Context plays a big part in whether there's a tempatation to go with the image. Coroners also see naked bodies regularly. So I don't think nakedness is all there is.
But I don't think context is everything because, as you say, people respond differently in the same context (high school boys giggle at the half-naked women in a geography or sociology film, but most adults wouldn't).
One person may be able to watch prime time TV without (even unconsciously) generating lust in her heart. Another may by tempted by it and so should avoid it. I think a higher Christian ideal is to avoid it if you know that your watching it (and thus 'approving of it') might make a weaker Christian stumble (I Cor 10.29ff).
Springs, if you don't want this thread moving on to a general discussion of porn (although you did ask the question, "is it wrong?") let me know and I'm sure Brandon and I won't mind taking this elsewhere.
Terry
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Springs
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| Posted 3/9/2003 7:22 PM (GMT -6) | | Nice post Brandon. You are right, we could each have different triggers for lust. But like Empiress said, we know pornography when we see it.
Terry, the track you guys are taking is fine. (Sorry we derailed your political thread, I'd go resurrect it, if I knew more about politics)
I read a few harlequin romances in my early twenties until I realized that they all had the same plot. But from what I can remember they are nothing like the romance novels that are on the shelves today. (oh, wait, harlequin may have evolved with the times) anyway, I have a friend who reads them all the time, and the are very graphic, She says it has resulted in more frequent intercourse with her husband. But here again, even in the face of a good effect, like Empiress said, the intimacy is lacking, which negates the purpose of becoming one in a marriage.
In TNT they teach a concept called sorting systems. Some people take in, sort, and store information best visually, some auditorily, others kinesthetically, or in varying combinations. I primarily use the visual system. My friend is more skilled auditorily. I can run movies in my mind. She sees fewer pictures and can’t really run movies, but has incredible tune. She sings and knows a lot about music. A few years ago we went on a mini vacation with some other women. For the evening entertainment she convinced us to go see the movie, “Meet Joe Black” because she thinks Brad Pitt is hot.
When we got back to the hotel we were all laughing and talking, and my friend laid back on the bed and said “I wish there was a big picture of Brad Pitt right above me on the ceiling.” I asked, “can’t you just close your eyes and see him? You have been watching him for two hours!” she said, “no, I can’t hold a picture in my mind.” I said, “I could shut my eyes and see him in a flash, but I’m trying not to.” She says, “No fair.” That’s when I realized something that had been bothering me about the way the love scenes in the movie were filmed. The reason they had some of those goofy camera angles on Pitt was to facilitate the audience’s fantasy that they were actually making love to him.
As the movie was playing I was thinking…okay, he looks good… but I’m not lusting, alright… that’s a beautiful picture of a man…Okay, this is fine. I’m doing good. The next thing you know I’m thinking, whew, it’s getting hot in here. [J] Before we got out of there, I had to say, “Oh Lord, have mercy on my soul.” (More than once.)
I’m with Terry the best thing is to try to avoid temptation.
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