May 12, 2024 — Episode #19

Content note: candid discussion of pornography addiction, including statistics on children’s early exposure to explicit content.

Jerry and Becky Drace tackle a chapter on comparison, and much of the conversation centers on how pornography and unrealistic media images set marriages up to fail by comparison.

They cite statistics on the scale of pornography use in the U.S., including how young children are first exposed to it, and discuss it as a form of infidelity even without physical contact, tying the discussion back to the biblical story of David and Bathsheba. They also talk about appropriate dress, maintaining health and attractiveness for a spouse without obsessing over it, and the difference between outer beauty and inner character, referencing Proverbs 31 and Song of Solomon. Becky shares how her own experience with cancer and chemotherapy changed her physically without changing the couple’s commitment to each other, tying it back to 1 John’s teaching on not loving the things of the world.

Topics discussed:

• Comparing a spouse to unrealistic media or pornographic images
• Statistics on pornography use and addiction in the U.S.
• Children’s early exposure to explicit content
• Pornography as a form of infidelity
• Modesty and appropriate dress
• Maintaining health and attractiveness within marriage
• Outer beauty versus inner character
• Proverbs 31 and Song of Solomon on beauty and character

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