October 29, 2007
When Sexual Sin Challenges Your Leadership
John Piper offers leaders a tool to combat sexual sin.
Micah 7:8-9 is what victory looks like the morning after failure. Learn to take your theology and speak like this to the Devil or anyone else who tells you that Christ is not capable of using you mightily for his global cause."
--John Piper, from his article, "Gutsy Guilt," in the October 2007 edition of Christianity Today. To read the entire article, click here.
What tools have you found useful to maintain your sexual integrity?
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it is a kind of trap that everyone should be beware of. sometimes lonliness, monotenous( in other words less activities), circumstances, and surroundings, culture play an important role in these types of sins.it is also a humbling thing for no one is above board, so,be careful of the stones you throw at others, rather pray for one another , admonishing gently , age is a great factor, as we grow in maturity, we try to avoid these pitfalls!! may god bless you as you read this, thanks!
Posted by: samjana | November 6, 2007 10:33 PM
I've found that if you soak yourself more into the word of God and keep yourself occupied with church activities, it keeps you focused on what your life is really about...SERVING THE LORD, and not satifying your own selfish desires. It's tough if you don't have support. Sexual sin is sometimes an embarrasing issue which people choose to keep secret. That was my mistake for many years, as I was dealing with an addiction to pornography and masturbation, it was hard because the issue was always displayed as an addiction that only men face. The day that I found the strengh to stop was when I found the courage to confide in my older sister (It was very tough even to get the words out). It turned out that she had the same difficulty with pornography, and we then began to help eachother. REMEMBER: Satan wants you to feel that you are alone in your situations, so that you can continue sinning sexually, thinking that there is no hope for you. I encourage you to speak to someone (Spiritually mature) close to you, you will be surprised that the reaction you get will not be as bad as you expected. If you cannot speak to someone around you, feel free to email me: thatangelrider@gmail.com
Keep strong and remember, God see's your heart and your ability to become someone great for his glory.
God Bless!
Posted by: H-stones | November 13, 2007 12:20 AM
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Deal-With-The-Guilt-Of-Sexual-Failure---A-Response-To-John-Piper&id=1022209
I posted an article in response to what John Piper wrote where I disagree with his position. I have also written other articles on this topic at http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=J_Koos_Vanderspek
God can bring deliverance from the power of sin!
Posted by: J Koos | March 19, 2008 6:37 PM