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Pursuing Purity in a Digital World
Contending for the Word Q&A with Dave Jenkins
Show Summary
Temptation is no longer distant or occasional. In a digital world filled with constant access, private screens, and endless distractions, Christians face unique challenges in pursuing holiness.
In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how believers can pursue purity by grounding their lives in Scripture and walking in the grace of Christ. Anchored in Psalm 101:3, this episode shows that purity begins in the heart and is sustained through wise boundaries, godly habits, honest accountability, and delighting in Christ above all.
If you are struggling, do not remain silent. Christ forgives, restores, and renews.
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Episode Notes
Today’s Question: How can Christians pursue purity in a digital world?
Anchor Text: Psalm 101:3 — “I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.”
Central Truth: Christians pursue purity in a digital world by guarding their hearts, disciplining their habits, setting wise boundaries, walking in community, and finding their satisfaction in Christ alone.
Key Points
- Guard your heart before you guard your devices. (Proverbs 4:23)
- Set wise boundaries and remove access to temptation. (Matthew 5:30)
- Build habits that feed the soul, not the flesh.
- Walk in honest community and accountability. (Hebrews 3:13)
- Find your satisfaction in Christ. (Psalm 16:11)
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
