Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church - Daily Devotions, Q & A, Forward in Christ

Daily Devotions, Q & A, Forward in Christ

The information in this section is updated on a regular basis. Here you can find

Daily Devotions which share a message of encouragement from God's Word.
The Q & A section includes a variety of interesting topics.
Forward in Christ is the official publication of the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod (WELS)

Daily Devotion
»	Jesus Changes Everything – January 19, 2022
»	All In Good Time – January 18, 2022
»	Be My Guest – January 17, 2022

Faith Related Q and A
»	My question deals with the consumption of alcohol. I believe drinking is ok if done responsibly, but my friend believes any alcohol consumption is a sin. The friend believes that the word "wine" in the Bible has different meanings such as to be happy or joyful. The friend always uses the example that God would never say a little viewing of pornography is fine, just don't overdo it. He takes the case that the over- consumption of alcohol can lead to sinful acts. He also believes that Jesus wouldn't had wine at the Lord's Supper only juice. How do you address this train of thought?
»	I often give in to the sin of watching porn and feel bad and pray to God apologizing and get Communion, then end up falling into temptation again and repeating. I know if you ask for forgiveness but repeat it then it's not being truly repentant. I want to stop and feel super bad if I don't take Communion, but know I will sooner or later fall back into my old ways. What should I do? I don't feel right talking to my pastor about it either.
»	Hello. My question might be confusing but please bear with me. I have been a believer in Christ for some time now. I’m also a fan and avid watcher of Japanese anime. Yet I struggle with addiction to pornography, including lusting after the girls in anime, or I should say the sexually explicit form of the medium known as hentai. I strive to break free from the addiction and treat the girls in anime with love as I would girls in the real world. Further complicating matters, I suffer from OCD, which is a mental disorder that causes doubt and unwanted thoughts. The OCD has caused me bad ideas that anime girls will be cursed by God due to all of the time I lusted after them. So my question is: would God curse anime girls by changing them in any negative way for me as punishment for my sin? Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to this question.

Forward in Christ
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