Reclaiming the Body and the Mind from the Vapor of Exploitation A Scholarly Audit on the Impact of Pornography and Media Objectification

A biblical worldview demands that we look beneath the surface of utility. If every human carries the Imago Dei (the Image of God), then the body is not a commodity, and the mind is not a marketplace. Intimacy, in its sovereign design, is a sacred "substance"—an enduring, God-given bond rooted in transparency and mutual honor. Pornography, conversely, offers a high-dopamine "vapor" that mimics the appearance of connection while physically eroding the brain's capacity to sustain it.