There was a time in my life when I would often be called upon to speak on the subject of sexual purity, especially to groups of men—a predictable consequence of writing a book titled Sexual Detox. But over time I grew a little weary of the topic and happily moved on. Recently, though, I was asked to address it before the men of my own church. I decided I wanted to commit the majority of the time to small group discussion, but only after laying a biblical foundation. I provided these biblical building-blocks for sexual purity, which I thought you might find helpful as well.
Titus 2:6. In this portion of Paul’s letter, he is providing instructions to pastor Titus and telling him how to teach and train his church. Titus receives extensive instructions on what to teach the older women and what to teach the younger women, but when it comes to young men, Paul says just one thing: “Urge them to be self-controlled.” I wouldn’t want to read too much into how little he says to men, but it does seem to emphasize that this area of self-control, which is so often manifested in a
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