Biblical Principles Applied > Combating Sexual Lust

This episode continues to consider very real spiritual battles that we men have to fight every day. When I look at the words Paul used to describe our opponents, cosmic powers over this present darkness, the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, this stark reality brings fear to my heart. This sobering reality helps explain why Christians aren’t more sanctified and having more influence in the world. Since we have to fight THOSE POWERS, just trying hard won’t work. We need to understand what the spiritual armor of Christ is and what it means to be it on.

This is the final episode in a four-part series, “Ruling Over Our Sexuality for God’s Glory,” in which we view male sexual desire through the biblical lens of creation, fall, redemption/restoration. This episode is rooted in the profound wisdom of Proverbs 4: 23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. We examine five ways we need to protect our hearts from the enticement of sexual sin, if we want to avoid falling into it.

This article is the third in a four-part series, “Ruling Over Our Sexuality for God’s Glory,” in which we view male sexual desire through the biblical lens of creation, fall, redemption/restoration. In this week we begin to look at how Christ sets us free from slavery to lust. A good starting point is preemptively directing our heart into three particular channels that will strengthen us against the attacks of lust.