AVOID THE DARKNESS

 Read Ephesians 5:3-5. In order to stay far away from moral darkness, the Ephesian Christians had to continue rejecting practices that displeased Jehovah. That included not only sexually immoral conduct but also obscene talk. Paul reminded the Ephesians that they had to avoid such things if they were to have "any inheritance in the Kingdom of the Christ and of God. 

We too must continue to fight against becoming entangled in "the unfruitful works that belong to the darkness." (Ephesians 5:11) Time and again, experience has shown that the more a person looks at, listens to, or talks about unclean, immoral things, the easier it will be for him to fall into wrongdoing. (Genesis 3:6; James 1:14, 15) In one country, several dozen brothers became "friends" in an online chat group. Many of them started their chats talking about spiritual things. In the course of time, however, the chats became unwholesome. They began to revolve around sex. Several of those individuals later admitted that this unclean talk led them to commit sexual immorality.

Satan's world tries to deceive us, to make us believe that what Jehovah calls immoral and unclean is not wrong at all. (2 Peter 2:19) This is no coincidence! One of the Devil's long-used tactics is to confuse people so that they are unable to discern what is right and what is wrong. (Isaiah 5:20; 2 Corinthians 4:4) It is no wonder that many movies, televisions shows, and websites promote ideas that go against Jehovah's righteous standards! Satan is trying to deceive us into thinking that unclean practices and lifestyles are not only acceptable but also enjoyable and harmless. - Read EPHESIANS 5:6. 

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