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Porn is undermining every ministry in the Church, says recovery expert helping Christians overcome addiction (part 1)

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'We have to ask ourselves which part of James 5:16 we’re unwilling to believe enough to practice'

In an exclusive interview with Christian Daily International, author and recovery educator Sam Black warned that pornography is quietly eroding the spiritual health of congregations worldwide and undermining every ministry in the local church — from children’s programs to marriage counseling.

Black serves as the director of Life Change Education for Covenant Eyes, a leading accountability software ministry that equips individuals, families and churches to address pornography use. Having walked his own grace-filled journey to healing with the support of trusted allies, he now helps others live free from pornography’s grip and equips churches to become places of restoration rather than silence.

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Pornography is a symptom of deeper issues. If we're ever going to address "the porn problem," we have to stop thinking of it as a porn problem. The reasons people get hooked on porn are multifaceted, but if we address the underlying traumas that result in porn addiction, we'll be better off.
 
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Pornography is a symptom of deeper issues. If we're ever going to address "the porn problem," we have to stop thinking of it as a porn problem. The reasons people get hooked on porn are multifaceted, but if we address the underlying traumas that result in porn addiction, we'll be better off.
Absolutely! Many view it out of curiosity, or they’re lonely etc. it’s a deeper spiritual problem! IMO
 
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It has been 4 years since i stopped totally from watching it, and i was slave to that for more than 20.
I was sick of it, but couldn't stop, for me, it was like the bible said, if you sin you are a slave to sin, simple.
After God broke those servitudes, i was able to stop.
 
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