Why Would Any Christian Think This?

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Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help P*rnography and Christianity are not merely “in tension” with each other. They are fundamentally incompatible. In this video, I respond to the growing claim that someone can participate in or produce explicit content while still living coherently as a follower of Jesus. The issue is not outdated stigma, but the Christian understanding of lust, chastity, marriage, exclusivity, and the human person. Timestamps: 0:00 Christianity and p*rnography cannot coexist 0:36 The “outdated stigma” argument 1:01 Does Christianity prohibit anything? 2:30 Christian tradition, Scripture, and objective morality 4:10 What lust is and why it enslaves us 7:10 The Bible’s teaching on adultery, coveting, and lust 8:14 Why pornography exists to perpetuate lust 8:30 The contradiction of “monogamy” in pornography 9:32 Why exclusivity makes intimacy valuable 11:37 How sexual sin fragments the soul 13:18 God’s commandments protect something greater than pleasure Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/