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NASB | Philippians 4:8 ¶ Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 4:8 ¶ Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart]. |
Bible Question:
I have a friend who's husband is in the military. She recently went to a bible study about how the devil tries to come against us and bring us away from God. One of the topics was pornogrophy. She said that those who have husbands in the military should not be sending nude pictures of yourself. My husband is not in the military and I could not imagine being away from him for six months!! let alone not "being with him" I don't see what is wrong with looking at your own wife naked. (This could lead to other pictures of naked women? such as magazines?) I really don't have an answer she just asked me what I thought! Any opinions?? |
Bible Answer: Yes, it is wrong ................. Dear Raychel, Welcome, I don't think I have spoken with you before. I do think that it is wrong to send a naked picture of yourself to someone for 3 reasons. 1. When you take a picture of yourself, it must be developed before you can send it to someone. Therefore, your husband would not be the only person seeing the picture, but also people involved in the development process. 2. Also, by having a permanent record of yourself naked, there is always the chance (and it is probably a significant chance) that it will at some point get into the wrong hands, and could cause someone else to sin. 3. Finally, I think it is a bad idea, because it focuses too much on the physical aspect of love. If a man is to be apart from his wife for a long period of time, I think that the wisest way for him to remember her is for their commitment and close friendship that they have together. These things can be maintained across distance. However, the physical side cannot be maintained when apart. Therefore, I think that it would only be frustrating to concentrate on that part of the relationship. Over time this could also possibly lead to temptation to sin. Therefore, for all three of these reasons, I think that the wisest course of action would be to not take such a picture. |