3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.
A viral clip circulating on the internet earlier this month showed what appeared to be a young man resisting an OnlyFans content creator’s advances at work while citing his Christian faith.
The video, shared via X on Jan. 6 by a user claiming to be the young man in the clip, showed a Five Guys employee working the cash register when he is approached by a blond woman.
“I just wondered, I can’t see it on the menu, but where do I get the five guys from?” the OnlyFans pornography creator asked.
The young man was at first confused, yet as the remarks became more assertive and targeted at him specifically, he was flustered but nevertheless started to resist.
“I’m a Christian man, and I’m waiting ‘til marriage,” he replied.
The writer of the article, Ben Zeisloft, stated:
In a world where pornography and sexualization are increasingly ubiquitous, the response from this young fast food employee was not only deeply Christian, but deeply countercultural.
With the advent of smartphones and the breakdown of fatherhood, young men are exposed to online pornography at disturbing levels.
The writer went on to note that, according to a survey conducted by the Survey Center on American Life, around 75% of young men between 18-29 years of age and 88% of men 30 to 49 have viewed pornography at some time in their lives. 44% of those in the younger age group and 57 of the 30-49 group have viewed it just within the last month.
The moral of the story? Zeisloft notes:
A man who controls his flesh in accordance with his submission to Jesus Christ, therefore, stands out in the best possible way, especially as most in his generation succumb to temptation.
The young man in the video indeed brings to mind the extensive warnings passed down from the author of the fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of Proverbs to his son, cautioning him to stay far away from the adulterous woman, the deception she employs, and the spiritual and eternal death she causes by her waywardness.
There were kudos on X from those that approved of the young man's response. One said: “Handled it really well! Praying that many more young men grow in steadfast faith in Christ! Stay strong and follow Christ!”
For each of us, man or woman, young or not-so-young, we can consider how we are going to handle temptation. Because it will come. It came to this young man, and when the pressure came, the Word of God controlled His response. The analogy has been made that pressure will reveal what's inside - when we're tempted, will we do the right thing? Being prepared in advance - perhaps not knowing the nature of the temptation, but having the Word of God in our hearts - will increase the likelihood that we will respond in a Christian way.
We also can know that the Holy Spirit is in us to empower what we say and do. We can seek each day to develop a greater reliance on Him. If our desire is to glorify God, then we will dig deep down in our hearts and experience the power of the Word and the Spirit, enabling us to resist the overtures of the devil to take us down.
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