Ephesians 4:19

(4:19) The third way of grieving the Holy Spirit is to engage in sexual sins ("sensuality") and the pursuit of promiscuous relationships that use others in order to gratify our growing desires. Pornography leads to an increased appetite for more stimulation, which in turn leads to increased sexual activity. This process yields the myriad of social and health problems that are today's plagues of the inner city and of adolescents in general. "Indulge" is "to practice as a pattern of living" and describes habitual behavior. Hard rock music with rhythms that dull cognitive thought, and suggestive dance routines that simulate the sex act, are simply the first steps in this pathway of physical and mental stimulation. Performers like Madonna, Kiss, the dancers of Soul Train, or any one of a thousand MTV Video casts are only further declinations of what has become sensual common fare on prime time television illustrating this very principle. As a whole, black comedians' routines are fast becoming the worst offenders in this venue. Their language is base, crude and vile and the mental images they draw for their audiences deny dignity and respect for individuals or honor for the authority of God.