You’ve tried to cut off the fruit, but the root is still there. In this episode of the Free From Porn Podcast, Richard Young goes through John 8:43–44, where Jesus calls the devil “a liar and the father of lies.” He shows how every bad behavior grows out of a lie you believe.

Many Christian men believe Jesus and still hold on to the enemy’s lies. “I’ll always be an addict.” “Sin doesn’t really hurt me.” “I’ll never be enough.” “I’m not worthy of love.” These lies bring guilt, shame and condemnation. They stir up your emotions until you want to escape, and that escape often leads back to porn. You aren’t in the flesh anymore, and you aren’t sold under sin. When you believe you are, you keep doing the very thing that’s destroying you.

In this episode:

• Why behavior comes from what you believe, and why “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32)
• How the enemy uses guilt, shame and condemnation to work on your emotions
• Why walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16) is living from your new heart, not trying harder
• A key question to ask the Holy Spirit: What lie is leading me into this behavior?
• A guided prayer asking God to show you the lies about your worth, your value and your salvation so you can reject them and walk in the truth

Freedom starts when you live from forgiveness, because living from forgiveness is living from the truth.

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