We live in a world in which men and women who profess to be genuine believers are entrapped in the snares and bondage of sexual immorality. Sadly, the spiritual growth of these believers has come to a halt. Their sexual sin has left them spiritually paralyzed. In his book, Passions of the Heart: Biblical Counsel for Stubborn Sexual Sins, John Street outlines a concise, point-by-point biblical plan of action for attacking stubborn sexual sin. ‘Stubborn’ is a good word to describe this kind of sin, because sexual sins are some of the most difficult and challenging to conquer. And the solution as described in this book is nothing less than a full-on attack.
Dr. Street writes this volume from decades of experience as a biblical counselor, in which he has entered and been privy to the lives of countless individuals—men and women who have sought freedom from the sexual sin that was wreaking havoc and destroying their personal lives, family, and ministry.
I was not surprised when Dr. Street immediately went after the heart in chapter 1, exposing it for what it really is: deceitful, clever, dishonest, calculating, self-favoring, self-justifying, and having an agenda all its own.
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