The Poison of Pornography | Greg Gifford and Jonny Ardavanis

Dial In with Jonny Ardavanis

Jonny Ardavanis

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 663 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful Dial In Ministries podcast episode, we tackle the devastating impact of pornography addiction in the church. Biblical counselor Greg Gifford shares practical strategies for making "no provision for the flesh" while finding superior satisfaction in Christ.

Learn why 94% of teens are exposed to pornography by age 14 and why this sin is so prevalent even among Christian men. Discover why treating porn as an "addiction" misses the biblical perspective, and get practical accountability measures you can implement today.

Whether you're struggling personally or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers biblical wisdom, hope, and practical steps toward freedom.

Greg and Jonny discuss:

- The prevalence of pornography in Christian communities

- Debunking addiction myths with biblical truth

- Practical guardrails for avoiding temptation

- Finding true satisfaction in Christ rather than momentary pleasure

- The importance of accountability partnerships

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0:00.0	I remember being in the parking lot of my Christian school in ninth grade.
0:03.9	First time I ever saw pornography.
0:05.7	I think 11 or 10 years old is the age of first exposure.
0:09.2	And I think the stat is 94% of 14-year-olds have been exposed to pornography.
0:13.2	Right.
0:13.6	So why would we play games with pornography?
0:15.4	I'm like, this is okay.
0:16.6	It's not okay.
0:17.5	It's never been okay.
0:18.6	It will never not okay. It's never been okay. It will never be okay. Make some choices that are going to be hard now
0:23.7	for the sake of your eternal destiny.
0:26.0	Yeah.
0:26.2	And if you're not willing to go through those inconveniences now,
0:30.0	I really do wonder the level of repentance
0:31.9	and seriousness that you have,
0:33.4	like in all fairness.
0:34.4	Yeah. in all fairness.
0:43.5	Welcome to the Dialin Ministries podcast.
0:44.7	I'm sitting here with Greg Gifford.
0:46.5	Greg, thanks for sitting down.
0:50.3	I'm always grateful when I get to talk with you because I'm so thankful for the ways that you approach things with conviction and yet a tenderness of tone, pastoral.
0:54.5	You're a biblical counselor, which means that what you do on a day-to-day basis is walk people through how the
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