Guarding Our Children against Pornography
This article uses the Old Testament typology of the Passover lamb to address the spiritual danger of pornography to children and families within a Reformed Christian framework. Drawing on Calvin's understanding of peace and the Canons of Dort's teaching on sin's effects on believers, Laning calls parents to vigilance in protecting their children's spiritual wholeness and conscience before God.
The Lord commanded His people how to prepare the Passover lamb. Instead of butchering the animal into pieces and leaving it unrecognizable, it was essential the lamb be kept whole. The head, limbs, and entrails were left intact. It may not be boiled, but it had to be roasted on a spit or wooden stick for the entire family to see. The very lamb they cared for -- their lamb -- was completely in view. It was a meal not to be forgotten. What a picture of our Savior! Jesus, our Passover lamb (I...
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