*Masturbation appears to be the only winner during the COVID-19 pandemic, as porn sites are seeing a surge in traffic since the outbreak shutdown the nation.
“Porn is by far the greatest cancer ever to the church,” said author Josh McDowell in an interview with The Christian Post. “It is right at this moment destroying more churches, more pastors, more marriages, more people’s lives, more relationships than any one thing has ever done simultaneously in history,” he stressed.
“If pastors do not rise up and address this issue, then we are pretty well spinning our wheels in so many areas,” McDowell said
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Christian author Josh McDowell stated that even before the pandemic, “All research showed the number one epidemic globally – in every country of the world – was loneliness.”
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“I put it this way: When it comes to porn and most things in your life, you need more than Jesus. And oh, that just irritates some Christians because they don’t know the Bible.
“I need more than Jesus, you need more than Jesus. We all do. Why? When it comes to my salvation, all I need is Jesus, not Jesus plus works or this or that or church. He paid the entire price.”
He continued, “But we need the church, the Body of Christ. In the New American Standard version, 161 times the phrase ‘one another’ is used. And 30-some times it says ‘each other.’ I believe that 98 percent of people who start watching and become addicted to porn will not make it out [of the addiction] without others around them.”
McDowell also expects there will be a high a greater need for professional counseling after the COVID-19 pandemic passes.
“Don’t hesitate to get professional help. That doesn’t mean going to the church and meeting with someone who will counsel you. You need a professional person to walk you through this, and you realize that it’s not going to happen overnight,” he said.
“That’s why I put it on my website josh.org, how to deal with loneliness, depression, anxiety…everything.”
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