Sexual Sin

Profile of a Slippery Slope

We asked three of Life Action's crusade revivalists Steve Canfield, Mark Bearden, and Tim St. Clair to interact with us about the issue of immorality. Collectively they shared helpful insights into the nature of moral temptation, the consequences of moral failure, and hope for those who have failed, as well as practical advice for avoiding moral pitfalls. - In any given year, you dialogue with hundreds of men on a personal level. Of those who come to you for counsel, what percentage are dealing with sexual purity issues? At least 70 percent. - And how many of those men have acted ...

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Making It Personal

Re-Discovering Sexual Purity Few areas in our Christian pilgrimage require more care and attention than the matter of our sexual lives. This exercise is intended to provide practical instruction on how to walk in sexual purity and victory. We suggest our readers set aside a concentrated period of time to process and internalize these application questions and their corresponding scripture references. Note: An asterisk next to the question indicates our recommendation for the reader to seek the assistance of a qualified biblical counselor or pastor regarding this area. 1. How do I know if I am struggling with lust? Men ...

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From the Director

Just when I thought I had heard it all, one of our staff received this e-mail:

I have a problem that I don't know how to handle. My husband wants to be a female impersonator and wants to alter his body to look more like a girl. He wants to get breast implants and some work done on his face. I'm having a hard time. I don't know if this lines up with the Word of God. He found a preacher that had a sex change. He pastors an evangelical church of about 3000 people. So it ...

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The Purifying Power of Faith

On July 20, 1993, Donald Wyman was clearing land near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, as part of his work for a mining company. In the process, a tree rolled onto his shin causing a severe break and pinning Wyman to the ground. He cried for help for an hour, but no one came. He concluded that the only way to save his life would be to cut off his leg. So he made a tourniquet out of his shoe string and tightened it with a wrench. Then he took his pocket knife and cut through the skin, muscle, and bone just below ...

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Amazing Grace - The Mess Unmessed!

The purpose of God in all His dealings with sinners is not their condemnation and destruction, but rather their restoration and recovery. This is the sphere in which the Lord Jesus Christ excels—and He does that as much in the realm of sexual failure as in any other.

Indeed so great is His work of forgiveness, recovery, and restoration that the new thing He produces out of the wreckage of our sin after we have repented is sometimes better and sweeter than the original thing we so grievously spoiled. Nowhere is the grace that "forgives the messer and ...

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