Images for the heart and mind

Is it OK to look at half-naked people on television, in pictures, and in videos?

I would ask, “How do those images affect you?” Visuals affect our hearts and minds. The kind of images in your question are going to appeal to our sinful nature. That explains why Jesus said in the sermon on the mount: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:27-28).

Philippians 4:8 explains what we want to put into our hearts and minds: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

It is often true that the best button on the TV remote is labeled “Off.”