Sex
The Myth Of Sexual Invulnerability
by on Nov 30th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
The image of the man of God who can go through life without any lustful attraction to a woman because he has “victory” over his sexuality exists only in the minds of men of God who can’t go through the day without encountering the onslaught of lustful thoughts for women (or in some cases, men). They crave “victory” over their lust, which is usually translated as no temptation to lust any more, and their frustration with the presence of lust in their own eyes and hearts makes them feel like weak failures as men.
Why is it that we think real, strong men of God are no longer vulnerable to the sin of lust? Why do we think “victory” over lust means never having a single tendency to misuse attraction? The reality is that even the most spiritually mature of living men of God still must guard their eyes, hearts, and minds from the potency of illegitimate sexuality. The men that I consider heroes of the faith would probably sicken me if I was allowed access into their minds an afternoon or less. I know that I would sicken you if you knew how prevalent the battle has been, continues to be, and most likely will be in the future. Without the grace of God, the righteousness of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, I’m toast!
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Leadership Library Spotlight
by on Dec 9th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Book: Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free
Author: Tim Chester
“Our sexuality is supposed to be like Niagara Falls. The rocks constrain the water, forcing it into a powerful surging rush. Porn makes sexuality like the Mississippi Delta. The water there is not constrained by anything. It’s spread out wide and thin and muddy. The Bible gives us safeguards, not to protect us from sex but to protect sex from us, not to stop us being spoiled by sex but to stop sex being spoiled by us!” p. 122
“Using porn is a bad way of preparing not to use it when you’re married!” p. 25
“We become Christians through faith and repentance. We continue and grow by ongoing faith and repentance. And this means that we counter porn through faith and repentance. Battling porn with faith means embracing the truth about God in place of the false promises of porn. Battling porn with repentance means turning from self to worship God.” p. 63
Before I start this review, I want to thank InterVarsity Press for generously providing this resource to this ministry. They believe in biblical manhood and allowed me access to this resource so that you can be encouraged, trained, and aided in the guarding of purity.