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We are still in the idol constructing business and that has never been clearer than in the world of pornography and sexual fantasy. God wired into all humans a worship drive of which was intended to be placed upon and occupied by Him and Him alone. Sexual idols are constructed in the compartmentalized and disconnected regions of our brain and reinforced through the lies by which we protect it.
I have thought about his statement through the years and realize this is how most Christians live out their lives. We justify and minimize our favorite sin while comparing it to more “serious” sins. We compartmentalize it away from the process of sanctification and avoid scripture that makes us uncomfortable. We preform works based mathematics to balance the books and minimize our shame and guilt.
This drive to become morally and spiritually neutral has left the church weak and easily driven by the emotions, threats, trends and whims of the world. Instead of being transformed and not of this world, we don’t look any different than the rest of this decaying land. The church at Laodicea no longer exists because Jesus vomited them out of his mouth. It is very easy to remain neutral regarding the topic of sexual sin because it makes us uncomfortable but if we don’t take action we too will be as extinct as this first century church.
