"My struggle with lust and pornography has given demons sexual access to me."
How it sounds in your head: I've looked at porn so much that I've invited sexual demons into my life. Now I feel dirty all the time, like something unclean is attached to me that I can't wash off.
"And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."
-- 1 Corinthians 6:11Religious teaching about 'sexual demons' and 'soul ties' adds supernatural terror to normal teenage sexuality and addiction patterns, preventing honest conversation and practical help.
The shame is so intense it feels supernatural. The compulsive nature of addiction feels like external control, and 'sexual demons' teaching offers explanation that matches the feeling of powerlessness.
Involved in adultery with David that included murder of her husband - from this ADULTEROUS union came Solomon, and she ended up in the Messianic line. Grace didn't just forgive her sexual sin; it put her in Jesus' genealogy.
I REFUSE the lie that sexual sin gives demons ownership. IT IS WRITTEN that I WERE washed, sanctified, justified - past tense, completed work. IT IS WRITTEN that the blood cleanses from ALL sin, including sexual sin. Bathsheba's adultery ended up in Jesus' genealogy because grace transforms what religion condemns. The BARAK blessing isn't canceled by pornography. I am washed clean, not because I've stopped struggling, but because HIS blood is sufficient.
Your Father sees a teenage boy fighting normal biological drives in a hypersexualized culture and runs toward you with the robe of purity, reminding you that He put an ADULTERESS in the Messianic line because His grace is more scandalous than your sin.