No content blocker is perfect— there’s almost always a workaround. We tend to find what we’re after if we look hard enough. Chances are, if you’ve been in the fight for years or decades now, you know plenty of terms and websites that may let you sneak past security. That being said, Purity does a great job at putting up tough borders. The option to whitelist/blacklist terms and sites is so welcome; having an accountability partner option is also welcome; being able to report pages, block pages as you come across them, block images and videos entirely, and more, make this an incredibly useful app for protecting your heart. So I can say pretty confidently that I would recommend this app.
I also want to say to anyone reading this review that fighting temptation is an arduous process, and frequent victory over it may take a lot longer than you expected. You may find, as I have, that the issue goes deep, and you might have to cut out other things from your life beside just porn— other apps, websites, games, shows, movies, books... Things that may seem innocent enough, or innocuous, but tempt you to make the wrong choice.
In the Bible, in Matthew 5:30, Jesus says that if your right hand causes you to sin you should cut it off. He doesn’t mean literally (or Christians all across the world would be distinguishable by how maimed they are!) but he’s using a very extreme kind of imagery and language to describe the severity of action needed to overcome a sinful lifestyle. He’s saying, “If that show you like leads you to desire porn, stop watching it. Get rid of it. Rip it up from the root. If that app or game makes you lust, delete it, prevent yourself from even having access to it. Whatever tempts you, cut it out like its a cancerous mass or it will eventually kill you.”
This app will help you do that. It will help you be proactive in the fight, not just reactive. It is a handy tool in the task of uprooting bad habits in your life. And for those burdened by the guilt and shame that come with the struggle with porn, I say, “Lay that burden down at the cross of Jesus.” If we own our sin and admit our guilt, God will consistently and reliably forgive us of that sin and work in our hearts to purge those habits from our lives. (1 John 1:9) And He does that with joy, because Jesus paid the price for our guilt when he sacrificed himself in our place. God sees the finished work of Jesus— the atoning blood spilled to pay our debt and the blameless righteousness of the perfect Son— and He delights to take away your shame because you’ve been justified. To use this app is to lean into the change that God is already working in your heart, and will see to it’s end; it is to be that much more in step with living a guilt-free life.
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