Pure Life Ministries Podcast

From the Chapel: Do Not Love the World

The apostle John said, "Do not love the world." Why? Because love for God cannot exist in a heart that loves this world. In this "From the Chapel" segment, Jordan Yoshimine expresses a heartfelt desire to be more deeply purified from an attraction to what this world offers.

Bonus (from #595 - Your Behavior Won’t Change Until Your Heart Changes)

In our most recent episode, we talked about why our behaviors won't change until our hearts change. In this bonus segment, we tackle some of your questions about that topic.
 
Resources we mentioned:
20 Truths that Helped Me in My Battle with Porn Addiction (Study Journal) By Steve Gallagher

#595 - Your Behavior Won’t Change Until Your Heart Changes

Have you ever had someone tell you to bounce your eyes or snap a rubber band on your wrist when you're struggling with lust? These are secular techniques that are supposed to help us change the way we respond to sexual temptation. But Scripture never tells us to merely modify our behaviors. Instead, it tells us that we must crucify our sinful natures through repentance and allow our hearts to be transformed by grace.

Timeless Truths: Jesus Christ is More than Able to Deliver Us

If someone has been in sexual sin for 10 years, is there any hope that they'll be able to get free? What about 20 years, 30 years or 40 years? In this "Timeless Truths" segment, Ken Larkin uses Scripture to show that even the worst of sinners can be redeemed.

#594 - You Must Understand How Porn Affects the Brain | The 10 Half-Truths Series

In recent years, many have claimed that brain science is giving us cutting edge insights into the nature of porn addiction—and how to help addicts. But is understanding how porn affects the brain really one of the secrets to getting free, or just another half-truth that keeps many locked in their addiction? Plus, we'll talk with Steve Gallagher about why he determined not to use the principles of psychotherapy at Pure Life Ministries.
 
Resources mentioned:
20 Truths that Helped Me in My Battle with Porn Addiction (Study Journal) by Steve Gallagher

#593 - The Answer to Your Present Addiction is in Your Past | The 10 Half-Truths Series

Many people say that the road to addiction begins with negative childhood experiences. They also claim that we have to "work through" our past if we want a happy future. In today's show, Steve Gallagher shows why that is just another half-truth that keeps people locked in addictive behaviors.
 
Resource we mentioned:
The Walk of Repentance (24 Week Bible Study) By Steve Gallagher

Timeless Truths: Sexual Sin is About What We Worship

Every human being was created with the capacity—no, the need—to worship. In this Timeless Truths segment, Steve Gallagher shows how the natural sex drive can easily become an idol of sexual pleasure in people's hearts.
 
Resources mentioned:
At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry (Book) By Steve Gallagher

#592 - Some People View Porn to Medicate Their Pain | The 10 Half-Truths Series

What makes people view porn? Some would say that many people view pornography because they want to escape feelings of emotional pain or stress. That sounds plausible… but is that biblical? As we continue The 10 Half-Truths Series, we’ll ask the question: is porn addiction nothing more than a misguided pursuit of emotional relief?

From the Chapel: An Amish Man Learns the Power of Grace

Manny was a successful Amish businessman who got everything he wanted. But he couldn’t get free from sexual sin, no matter how hard he tried. But when he came to the end of himself, he learned the power of grace.

#591 - Nobody's Perfect, so My Problem Isn't a Big Deal | The 10 Half-Truths Series

The only safe way to handle sin is to see it as a deadly monster and kill it. We do ourselves no favors when we tell ourselves that our "sin is no big deal because nobody's perfect!" We don't need a lower view of the evil of sin, but a realization that a holy God has given us a way to overcome—through the power of grace.