Sunday, April 29, 2012

Fifty Shades of Evil and Reading Other Sexually Charged Novels


It was Satan's first trick in the beginning; make the woman believe that something evil is very good. Continue to deceive her. Now millions of women are reading this book and and others like it, then planning on seeing the movie that the experts think is great for marriage and will help women experience a fabulous sex life. The Great Deceiver is at it again. You can NEVER expect good things to happen by seeking evil.

Dr. Oz had a show dedicated to this book. All the women in the audience have read it and said how it changed their lives. Their husbands are very happy. No, I haven't read the book. It is considered pornography in my mind. I won't read books like that. Now, they have made a movie about it, which should be rated X.

I have a problem seeing how women reading about someone else's sexual exploits and being turned on by it is any different than men watching pornography and being turned on by it. All these women say their sex lives are amazing now. I would like to interview them in a month and see if they say the same thing. Little do they know that this book and movie may lead to the ultimate destruction of their marriage.

Pornography is evil whether looking at it on the Internet or words written in a book. We are admonished to set our mind on these things ~

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8

Whatever you watch or read should be first found to be true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, and virtue.  If it doesn't measure up to these standards, FLEE. The Bible admonishes us to FLEE from sexual immorality, not be entertained by it {I Corinthians 6:18}. Having several nights of passionate sex isn't worth it.  In the end, it is all a delusion and will hurt your marriage.

Don't read this book. It is not pleasing to the Lord and it will end up hurting you. This is Satan's plan. God wants you to have peace and joy. Satan's plan is to take away your peace and joy and destroy marriages. Read Holy Sex instead about God's design for a beautiful sex life with your husband.

Seek the Creator of sex. His design was for us to enjoy sex in a marital relationship. Pursue holiness and I bet your sexual relationship will improve as you humbly love and serve your husband God's way without the help of an evil book or movie.

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, 
or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, 
because these are improper for God's holy people.
Ephesians 5:3

P.S.  If you don't know what book I am referring to in this post, 
good...forget about it.

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Thank you sooo much for commenting on this. I saw some of the Dr.Oz show and was going to send you an email and ask you to please write about this. It was amazingly deceptive and I couldn't believe some of the things that were being said. Once again, thank you sooo much for commenting on this.
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Oh My! I had to Google to find out what book you were speaking about" 50 shades of Grey" I must say , THIS IS NOT a book any Christians or non Christian should be reading. Intimacy between a husband and wife is one that is private, and I agree, if you want to spice up your sex life, ask God to draw you closer together ! Great post!
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I am happy to say I have no idea what your talking about. I can say that in our experience, the closer we get to the Lord - the more intimate and amazing things have become for us.
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I'm also thankful I have no idea what book you are talking about.
I would highly reccommend Micheal Peals book "Holy Sex"
Thank you as always for the strong stance for truth!
Carla <><
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It never ceases to amaze me how Satan can just slip right in there and deceive people without them even realizing it. You are correct. Soft porn it is, and it will fill the minds of the women and men with images that need not be there. I have not read it, and never plan to, but most people, Christians included, would read it without a second thought because the world has told them that "it will 'improve their sex life' and that is a good thing, right?"
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Cynthia Swenson · 673 weeks ago

So good to see this Lori! In 2 Timothy :4 we learn that men become "lovers of pleasure rather then God". I think a huge evil in these days is loving the pleasures of sex rather than the person one is married to. Actually I believe every Christian couple struggles with this temptation as love is something we all fall short of and we need to draw near to the Father and ask Him to give us more love! Anyhow, mechanics of sex will never "improve" it. This will only further dehumanize. Love and serving each other with holiness is the answer. Sadly, a sexually perverted spouse will not be satisfied with a natural loving sexual relationship. They will end up only wanting unnatural, selfish, & in my opinion,perverted sexual procedures. I do not think Christian women have to submit to what they feel is perverted sex. This issue needs to be addressed by Christian women sadly. I didn't really intend to write about it today but here I am! I am praying for your ministry and I love what you write! in Jesus, Cynthia
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I think it's interesting that if we weren't so interested in what everyone else was doing, we (speaking collectively here - I personally am very happy with my intimate life) might not think we were missing out on anything. We might be able to enjoy it and not feel left out of anything.
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I have no idea what you are talking about and I will try to forget it entirely. But it is a shame that info like that is coming from Dr. Oz. On the rare occasion I see a segment of him on TV or read an article by him, I generally find the information he provides to be helpful and wholesome (granted, he usually writes about which food have the most fiber and antioxidents). I know my grandma watches his show regularly and I do hope she missed the presentation of the book discussed here.
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I love what Kaye said above! I don't doubt there is much physical pleasure out there...giving into whatever we are lusting after can bring fleshly pleasure and gratification. However, living for selfish gratification always has consequences. They may all have fun for a time here, but they are missing out on so very much. A committed, private and sensual relationship with ones spouse is a beautiful and fulfilling relationship; particularly when not tainted by porn and societal views of what is sexually appealing.

This relationship, when first built on Christ, is nothing to be ashamed of, and everything to celebrate between husband and wife.

PS, I also don't know anything about the book...but, I'm usually the one who doesn't like all the popular books other women do..so it works well, LOL!
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Are you kidding me?!?!? I am saddened at this nastiness. I can't say I'm surprised, because duh! This is a fallen world, but really? This just makes me sick. Lord, I
Pray for you to open these women's eyes and hearts and to show them your love, your mercy, your grace. Open their eyes Lord, help them choose you and not Dr. Oz or Oprah. I pray they find you. Amen.
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Thank you for writing what has been on my mind and heart since I first heard of this book. It is amazing to hear how many women are going ga ga for this book, yet they won't admit it is porn what they are reading!
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Thanks for writing about this. I had heard of the book but didn't know what it was about. A sweet friend even recommended that I read it! I won't now.
2 replies · active 671 weeks ago
Thank you for writing this blog. Unfortunately, this is the first blog I've ready with a Christian perspective. It is so disgusting that this is promoted and advised in our society. If there are other bloggers that have written about this, I'd love the links of them. Thanks!
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If you know a brother or sister in Christ who is reading this book, please go to them in love and help them to see how this book is harmful to them and their marriage. They have wandered from the truth of God's precepts, which He gave for our protection, and turned to the idol of sensual self-indulgence. Please show them Lori's post and take comfort that you are doing what God tells us to do in scripture: "My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." James 5:19-20
I had no idea what this book/movie were about until yesterday. I have heard the name of it before but never knew what it was about. There was a trailer on it on facebook...and not having any clue what it was, I watched it. Oh gosh...I turned it off midway. It was awful! I can't believe anyone would want to watch it!!
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Lady Virtue · 557 weeks ago

Lori, thank you for this warning. It is so important to be discerning. I've heard of the book, but after hearing early on of its subject matter, I knew I couldn't read it. You know, the more I press into the Lord, the less concern I have with the latest fads in pop culture. Stuff like this distracts people from eternal matters as well as serving the Lord in the here and now.
No wonder I barely have any friends! So many women I know read this garbage and even post how exciting it is on social media. I just feel like I can't be in friendships with women whose morals are so vastly different than mine. Being a Christian woman is tough everwhere, I'm sure, but especially when almost everyone you know is NOT a Christian. So many of them judge us Christian women (also posting THAT on social media) for being a "prude" or "goody-goody." I wish I had a good group of solid Christian women to become friends with.
I was very curious last year, (before my conversion and eventual letting go and letting God on Sept 1, 2013), and so I briefly skimmed the book since my friends were raving about it and falling in love with the fictional character of Christian Grey (!), and I am very sorry that my curiosity got the better of me. :( It was very lewd and it did manage to perpetuate obscene thoughts and scenarios in my mind. :( As soon as I realized that it was trash, I threw the book. I should not have even read it to begin with, even if I just managed to peruse it in a skimming fashion. Very foolish of me. :( I just needed to know what all the fuss was about!

1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

Since none of the commenters here read it, allow me to share that from my skimming, I was able to deduce that:

It was badly written, grammar-wise.

Content-wise, it was really directed towards arousing the sexual desires of any woman who happened to read it. (I am fairly low-libido but reading a few pages made me feel flushed!)

It also hi-jacked the beautiful words of God.

1) Christian -- This Christian Grey is anything BUT Christian: Worldly, overly ambitious, perverted and sick.

2) Submissiveness -- The type of submissiveness mentioned in the book is nothing like the biblical submissiveness Christ wants of us wives/women. It's all about being dominated on the bed in Christian's "Red Room of Pain."

It is astounding how so many get a rise out of this trashy book which has sequels and a movie!

The world really does love its own.

I John 4:5

"They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them."

Here's an excerpt from my diary written Sept 4, 2013, a few days before my conviction and spiritual conversion:

September 4, 2013

"Christian Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey. A piece of filthy trash.

It’s a book on masochism, sadism, kinky sex, dominance and submission…

Funny how I am actually reading a book on being a submissive wife, and this book comes along. Truly not submissive in the Christian sense of the word. Submissive as in, the man is the Dominant, the woman is the submissive.... I fear for the youth of today who will read this book. It will create a whole new era of sexually perverted, immoral people." :(

Please. If any Christian wife is reading this blog post, please do not touch that book with a ten-foot-pole! It's bad news. :(

A true Christian will NOT read this kind of "Christian". It's Anti-Christian. No gray areas about that. It's CLEARLY the work of the devil.

In Christ,

Nikka
Good post, Lori! True blessings don't come thru pursuing sin.
Amen! I totally agree. It's absolutely pornography and so derogatory and destructive to both women and men. Thanks for being blunt and forthright about it.
I have not seen this book.... and would not read it if I had the chance. There is NEVER a good reason to use evil and I appreciate so much you taking a stand on it....What a blessing.
I totally agree with you. Soft porn is still porn. This is the way evil gets in. If we, as women, fall for this, we will fall for anything. It's sad and scary how far our civilization has fallen and how fast we are still falling. Does anyone else have the feeling that there won't be much left of good in a short time? Very scary stuff.
Hi Lori and Ken!

I felt led to write about this topic too.

Here is a link.
http://peacefulwifephilippines.blogspot.com/2014/...

"CHRISTIAN SUBMISSION -- A WORD HIJACKED BY THE ENEMY (Think 50 Shades of Grey)

Blessings!

Nikka

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