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In recent years, I have counseled a number of married couples in crisis. A recurring theme is that there is often a problem with the husband and porn addiction. In accordance with Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:28, do you believe this would be biblical grounds for a wife to seek a divorce?

Sounds like you have a believer and un-believer

Re: Sounds like you have a believer and un-believer

I agree with this assessment.

Those to words speak volumes. That would make me feel that divorce is inevitable. No way this marriage can make it without repentance

Frances is very open on her show that what Jimmy had was an addictive disorder that he sought treatment for, and that is why she stood by him

Yes. Porn stimulates the same areas of the brain as addictive drugs. See fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-affects-the-brain-like-a-drug/and fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-changes-the-brain/to learn more.

I believe it could be more of a reason for divorce rather than grounds.Just my opinion

All addictions tough to break.A desire to break it would be an important consideration.But let's face facts.Divorce is so common in the church today, with minister's themselves going into new seasons - I would suspect most folks need a lot less than this as grounds for divorce.And besides - give it a few years - psychologists will tell us it is actually the normal way for man to view naked ladies (or men of course). We've normalized everything else. And church leaders will jump on the bandwagon as well, explaining: Weren't all the women in the Garden of Eden naked all the time? Then it's God's way don't you know.

I would say no. Man and woman are one flesh. Adultery of the heart is not the same as physical adultery, but it is a sin against the Lord. Looking at porn is not the sin. Looking with an intention to lust is a sin. (And of course, what is the point of looking at porn except to lust in 99.999999% of cases.) If looking at porn is grounds for divorce, what about the man who goes to the beach and finds himself looking at a pretty woman in a bikini and then averts his eyes, once. Did he commit adultery? What about the wife who finds herself thinking some dude has a 'cute butt.' (I really don't get what could make a guys butt look cute, but I have heard that.) Does the husband have a right to divorce her.We live in a sexually immoral society. The porn is sexually immoral, but so is the rampant divorce and remarriage with no regard for what Jesus actually taught. I saw a video of a man speaking in a church about how video games can cause a dopamine rush, and especially viewing porn online. There are men who will view porn. You'd think that would rev them up and they'd want to have sex with their wives, but a lot of these men look at porn and masturbate and deprive their wives sexually.It's a terrible thing. It's immoral. But I really think you ought to send the guy for help. A minority of porn viewers are women, but there are plenty of women who watch it, too. Several years ago, I heard a standup commedian talking about some themes in porn, and the audience was laughing and carrying on like they watched it to. They don't even seemed ashamed of it. Another idea I read online was that refusing your spouse is 'sexual immorality' and gives them the right to divorce you. This seems to come about from the translators choice of translating porneia as 'sexual immorality.' Shutting your spouse down for sex is immoral, and it's related to sex, so it is sexual immorality. But it is not 'porneia.' Not having sex isn't 'whoring around.'We've got too many people looking for reasons for divorce. The list has grown far beyond what the Bible teaches to include verbal abuse, porn addiction, not supporting the pastor's ministry call, etc