Snippet: The Death of Porn

snip·pet | ˈsnipit | noun a small piece or brief extract.

Two snippets from Stephen Story’s review of ‘The Death of Porn’ by Ray Ortlund and ‘Pure in Heart’ by Garrett Kell:

“As Ortlund writes, ‘Jesus is building his new kingdom in a surprising way. He gives porn stars their dignity back, and he gives porn consumers their honor back. He loves doing this.’

“The enemy would tell us that ours is a losing battle, that we’ve had to repent one time too many, and that God is ashamed of our repeated failures. But for Christians, Kell reminds us, the future is certain. ‘You are in Christ, and he is in you. You can become like him. You will become like him. . . . As you catch glimpses of his grace in your life, know they are the firstfruits of God’s eternal purpose to make you like his Son.’”

This dovetails with my sermon on shame and forgiveness from this last weekend.

You can read the article here.

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