Disclaimer: I was a participant in the homeschooling community when this author's first books hit the market. I remember all those around me who "Kissed Dating Goodbye" even though they weren't dating anyone, anyway. I also remember when "Boy Meets Girl" came out and everyone was horrified that Josh married a non-virgin. The horror.
Anyways, my opinions of this guy will always be jaded with these unpleasant memories of forgettable works.
This book is a little better. He has some good things to say. I'm glad that a Christian can finally say the word "masturbation" without flinching. I'm glad that he identifies lust as being a universal temptation, not a distinctively male problem.
But I disagree with him on many things. I think Christian men can watch TV or go lingerie shopping and be totally free from lust. The answer is not with eliminating every single possible situation in which you could be tempted to lust. The answer is in freeing yourself from guilt by forgiving yourself as you've been forgiven, allowing the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be done.
This book isn't bad, but there are others that are much better and integrated.Get more detail about Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World.
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