47621 How to Overcome Pornography Addiction

Soul Prescription offers the healing and hope you seek. In reliance on the Holy Spirit, you can break free from any bondage, including pornography when you apply these Biblical principles in the five-step Soul Prescription process.

Pornography changes you physiologically, relationally, mentally, and spiritually. Thanks to the Internet, it is one of the most widely-used weapons of the enemy today to kill your soul, to steal your joy, and to destroy your life. There are no shortcuts or easy fixes to overcome it.

Your mind is the main battleground. Fight wisely and resolutely in the Spirit, knowing that Jesus our High Priest “has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

Key Verse

“You are from God, little children, and have conquered them because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

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“Change Attitudes and Behavior”

“Soul Prescription” E-book

“Immorality: Sex Misused”

“Temptation Is Satan’s Bait”

“Three Avenues of Temptations”

“Resisting Temptation”

“Spiritual Breathing”

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47622 How to Overcome Sexual Sins

Soul Prescription offers the healing and hope you seek. In reliance on the Holy Spirit, you can break free from any bondage, including sexual sins when you apply these Biblical principles in the five-step Soul Prescription process.

Sex is a gift from God. Sexual desires are natural, but it is sin to be controlled by them. Believers in Christ are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit. By God’s perfect design, sex is reserved for marriage between a man and a woman (Hebrews 13:4). Sexual sins are an abuse and misuse of God’s good and perfect gift.

Even though temptations are not a sin, sexual sins begin with temptations in your mind. Your mind is the main battleground. Resisting Temptation is a key strategy. But there is more. It is important to change attitudes and behavior to live more fully in your true identity as God’s beloved child and a born-again creation.

Key Verse

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13, ESV)

More About…

“Soul Prescription” E-book

“Resisting Temptation”

“Change Attitudes and Behavior”

“Immorality: Sex Misused”

“Temptation Is Satan’s Bait”

“Three Avenues of Temptations”

“Spiritual Breathing”

Become More

Learn how to better resist temptations by studying:

47603 How to Give or Receive Forgiveness

Forgiveness is critical to our relationship with God: We experience forgiveness because of what Christ did for us on the cross. We extend forgiveness because we have experienced it. 

God’s children have full access to the limitless supply of the fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Isn’t it odd, therefore, that we should ever choose hatred, resentment, or anger?

We are to bring peace, love, and forgiveness into all our relationships in spite of all of our differences, no matter how difficult they may be! It is simply not about us! This is part of the dying to self. It is our responsibility to remember that forgiveness is for the forgiver and the forgiven. When we harbor ill will for another it does nothing but poison us. Forgiveness, on the other hand, breathes life into our souls. Sin always destroys while obedience brings life in abundance.

By God’s grace, you get rid of the sin of anger and replace it with the virtue of forgiveness. Can we forget the offense against us once we have forgiven the offender? Of course not. We will still recall the hurt—but we need not relive the hurt.

Ask the Holy Spirit to remove anger and bitterness from your heart toward the one who has hurt you and replace it with a forgiving, loving heart.

Key Verse

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others” (Colossians 3:13).

More About…
“Forgiveness Overview“
“Anger Vs. Forgiveness“
“Five Steps To Overcome Anger“
“Lord, Thank You For Your Forgiveness“

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Learn how to replace anger and bitterness with forgiveness by applying the 5 steps in “Anger: When Mad Is Bad.”

47604 How to Break the Cycle of Sin and Guilt

Soul Prescription offers the healing and hope you seek. In reliance on the Holy Spirit, you can break free from any destructive cycle when you apply these Biblical principles in the five-step Soul Prescription process.

The devil and the world will try to keep you in bondage with lies. God wants you to be controlled by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead you into all the truth (John 16:13) “and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

Key Verse

So if the Son sets you free, you will be really free. (John 8:36)

More About…

“Soul Prescription” E-book

“Resisting Temptation”

“Change Attitudes and Behavior”

“Immorality: Sex Misused”

“Temptation Is Satan’s Bait”

“Three Avenues of Temptations”

“Spiritual Breathing”

Become More

Learn how to better resist temptations by studying:

98026 How to Translate App Pages

If you downloaded JO App from Google Play (for Android) or App Store (for iOS), it is available only in English.

However, when you use the JO App web version, you can read its content in your language. This is possible because the JO App web version uses a web browser and functions like a website. [Translate]

  1. Open your web browser.
  2. Go to the JO App web version (app.jesusonline.com)
  3. Use your web browser’s translation feature
  4. Add the JO App web version shortcut to your home screen.
  5. Create your JO App account so that you won’t lose all the progress you have made.

To learn how to use your web browser’s translation feature, consult the developer’s helpdesk.

Some web browsers such as Google Chrome and Apple Safari can translate websites into different languages.

98034 How to Share Articles and This App with Others

If you want to share an article with someone, go to the upper right corner of the page and select the “Share” icon (see below).

Then select the sharing method you want to use (i.e. email, text message, social media, etc.)

If you are using the JO App web version on a computer, selecting the “Share” button will copy the link to the article. It does not copy the article itself. Choose a sharing method (i.e. email, text message, social media, etc.) and paste the link.

98028 How to Highlight Bible Passages

When you are in the Bible section of the JO App, you can highlight Bible passages and make notes.

When you highlight a verse (by selecting a verse number), six different highlight colors will appear at the bottom of the Bible page. The first five colors coincide with the five following questions of the R.E.C.A.P. Bible study method used in this app.

In this method, you ask yourself the following questions as you read a section of the Bible:

R — Is there revelation about God that I should embrace?

E — Is there an example I should follow or avoid?

C — Is there a command I should obey?

A — Is there something I need to apply to my life?

P — Is there a promise I should claim?

Not all five questions will apply to every given passage. Find one question that applies to the passage you are reading and then select the corresponding highlight color. If none of the R.E.C.A.P. colors seem to apply, you can use the yellow highlight color.

As you highlight a passage, you will also have the option to add a note.

You can access all of your highlighted passages and notes by tapping the gear icon in the upper right part of any Bible page.

98030 How to Download Articles in PDF

You can download articles in PDF to your device or computer. Go to the upper right corner of the article page you want to download and select the “Download” icon (see below).

The article is now available in PDF. It does not include any graphics or images.

Depending on the device or computer you are using, follow its instructions for printing, downloading, or sharing the PDF article.

32277.1 Delight in Communication with God

Enjoy speaking with God about your interests, concerns and desires.

Ask the Holy Spirit to make the following scriptures a reality in your life. Cultivate the art of enjoying our invisible, magnificent God.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3, NIV)

Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24, NIV)

The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. (Psalm 145:18, NIV)

… pray continually; (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV)

Two-way prayer involves speaking to God and quieting our hearts so we can hear Him speak to us.

During the course of each day, are you honest and transparent with God? Do you know how to quiet your heart to listen to God?