Flirting with the Law
Is it possible to have your internet history reveal legalism in you? This article considers how we can adopt an attitude of works-righteousness in how we regard our time spent on the internet.
Is it possible to have your internet history reveal legalism in you? This article considers how we can adopt an attitude of works-righteousness in how we regard our time spent on the internet.
In this article, Smith explains that sexual fantasies and masturbation harm people and their ability to have healthy relationships. These escapes are ways of playing god with others. Smith shares practical ways for building a new inner world founded on Christ’s sweet love that liberates and satisfies. The counsel in this article will help those who struggle with sexual sin to grow in their ability to have loving relationships.
The article deals with what kind of attitude believers in the church should have toward sexual sins. It also touches on the importance of bringing those who have been caught in such sins to repentance and restoration in Christ.
This article explains how 2 Timothy 2:22 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Learn to run from sexual sin and do not be ashamed to do so.
This article considers how 2 Corinthians 4:18 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls you to have an eternal perspective.
Purity is a rare word in our sexualized culture. What does it mean to be pure? This article defines true biblical purity and examines the standard for purity. The author then applies the concept of purity to different areas of life through the perspective of Matthew 5:8. Purity is firstly a matter of the heart.
What do you do if you have a continuous struggle with sexual sin? This article discusses how the unending love and mercy of Christ can serve as great encouragement for growth in holiness and the resistance of sexual temptation.
How can single Christians practice purity and chastity to the glory of God? This article considers the question, addressing the issue of the threat of sexual sin, including sex before marriage. The author calls for coming to terms with who you are in Christ, and taking responsibility for your sexual purity.
This article reminds men of the power of lust and the desire for self-gratification, even through brief visual stimulation. It offers four thoughts on how men can reorder their thinking in this regard so that they think with Christ-like minds.
How should a Christian wife respond in the context of sexual immorality or facing abuse in marriage? Is divorce allowed? These questions are what this article addresses
This article addresses the matter of sexual sin among women. It deals with why women don't talk about it, how to bring about change in behaviour, and concludes with a word to men about supporting our Christian sisters in their fight for purity.
Does Jesus teach in Matthew 5:28 that sexual attraction should be viewed as sinful? This article takes a closer look at the immediate context of Matthew 5:28. The context indicates that Jesus is intensifying the application of the Torah. He does not, however, add restrictions on women's clothing. Jesus is holding men rather than women responsible for possible lust.
This article explains how 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. The way to win the battle is by being grounded in the gospel.
This article explains how 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Seek your identity not in sexual performance but in who you are in Christ.
This article explains how 2 Corinthians 7:10 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls for godly grief that leads to repentance.
This article explains how John 8:36 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Through the Spirit, put sin to death.
This article explains how Psalm 32:1-5 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls us to confess sin honestly, humbly, and thoroughly.
This article explains how Colossians 2:13-14 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. The passage counsels us to trust God's forgiveness and rest in it.
This article explains how Hebrews 10:24-25 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls us to seek the company of godly friends.
This article explains how Jeremiah 2:12-13 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls you to seek satisfaction in Christ, not in sexual impurity.
This article explains how Nehemiah 8:9 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Pursue the joy of holiness, for it is joy that strengthens us.
This article explains how 1 Corinthians 10:13 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It is a call to trust the promises of God.
This article explains how 1 Peter 5:5 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. It calls us to be humble, to confess our weakness to God.
This article explains how Psalm 1:1-2 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Learn to delight in God by delighting in his word.
This article explains how Hebrews 10:24-25 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. You have the church to fight together with you.
This article explains how 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. God wants to be glorified through your body.
This article explains how 1 Timothy 5:1-2 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity, as it reveals God's view of women.
This article explains how 1 Corinthians 7:2 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Learn to enjoy and find satisfaction in your wife. If you are not married, remember that God has provided what you need for life and godliness.
This article explains how Matthew 5:27-30 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. You may have to gouge some things out if you are to win this battle.
This article explains how 1 Samuel 11:2 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. There is a link between boredom, inactivity, and sin.
This article explains how Hebrews 4:15-16 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Learn what it means that Jesus is our High Priest.
This article explains how Proverbs 5:7-14 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. We need to stay far away from any area of temptation.
This article explains how Joel 2:25 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Christ came not only to conquer sin, but also to restore.
This article explains how Philippians 3:13-14 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. Entrust your past to God.
This article explains how Psalm 147:3 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. God has healed your wounds in Christ.
This article explains how Ephesians 4:32, which issues the call to forgive others, can help in winning the battle for sexual purity.
This article explains how 2 Corinthians 5:17 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. The victory of grace is certain.
Sexual immorality evokes the hatred of God. This article explains how.
This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author shows how easy it is to fall into the sin of lust. Using pornography as an example, the author discusses the link between curiosity and lust.
This article explains that part of the problem we have with lust is that we learn to take a very passive view toward our thoughts. It shows how one's sexual identity should be a collaborative process with one's spouse.
In Chapter 2 Hughes considers how spiritual discipline helps to keep men sexually pure. A text he discusses is 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8.
This volume wants to help men with their daily battle against sexual sins and immorality. Chapter 1 describes the situation men are left in after sexual sin as a “wasteland.” Sexual sin results in desolation. It cannot make good on its promises of excitement and pleasure. It delivers discontent and insatiable craving.