Homer and Virgil wrote about the famous battle between the Greeks and Trojans outside the gates of Troy. Interestingly enough, the war was started by Paris’ lust for another man’s wife. The Greeks’ siege lasted ten long and bloody years before they came up with the idea. It was simple but risky. Build a huge, [...]
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May 11, 2008
7.9 Look for the Lie
Whenever you are tempted to sin, look for the lie. I promise it’s there. Every temptation involves at least one lie and probably many. One of the most common lies associated with sexual temptation is that you have an urgent need that has to be met right now! The pressure can seem enormous and overwhelming. [...]
May 2, 2008
7.1 Divide and Conquer
When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it – though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates – Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us [...]
April 19, 2008
5.14 Not What God Intended
Satan loves to get us to go after God’s will in ways God never intended. He knows that righteous goals achieved with unrighteous means are dishonoring to God. Adam and Eve desired to be like God, so they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was a righteous goal – [...]
April 17, 2008
5.12 Is Masturbation Wrong?
The question of masturbation is central to the fight for sexual purity. There’s no direct answer to this question in the Bible, but I can find some related principles. I firmly believe that masturbation is wrong, particularly for married men, for the following reasons:
Matthew 5:27-28 – if you lust after [...]
April 16, 2008
5.9 H.A.L.T.
Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember [...]
