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Tag: purity

a man behind bars representing the slavery of uncontrolled desires
  • Editorials

Are You Using Porn, Or Is Porn Using You?

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on June 8, 2020April 14, 2020

We like to think we are in the driver’s seat of our lives. We make…

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a man exercising on a bike which is one way to transmute sexual energy
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Finding Healthy Ways to Transmute Sexual Energy

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on May 24, 2020January 18, 2020

You may have seen my other post on sexual transmutation. Sexual transmutation is about taking…

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Mark Ballenger talking about the importance of people stuck in sin to never give up
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Repetitive Sin: The Most Important Thing If You Are Stuck In Sin (Mark Ballenger)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on May 3, 2020November 21, 2019

If you are reading this, you probably already know how harmful lust is to your…

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Pastor Voddie Baucham talking about how to overcome sexual temptation in a culture heavily influenced by pornography.
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How To Fight Addiction In A Pornographic Culture (Voddie Baucham)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 25, 2020November 21, 2019

We live in a sex-crazed culture. And it isn’t because people today are any worse…

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Allen Parr talking about the 5 Biblical defenses against sexual sin.
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How To Stop Falling Into Sexual Sin (Allen Parr)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 17, 2020August 30, 2019

Proverbs 7 is one of the most famous passages in the Bible on overcoming temptation.…

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John Piper answering a question about the relationship between unbelief and pornography.
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Is There a Relationship Between Unbelief and Pornography? (John Piper)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 9, 2020November 21, 2019

How does belief in God, or faith, factor into the struggle for purity? Every believer…

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A Message For Those Struggling With Pornography (Montell Fish)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 1, 2020November 21, 2019

Today I want to share the testimony of a vlogger named Montell Fish. Montell was…

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Covenant Eyes Luke Gilkerson talking about the Biblical strategy of fleeing from, fleeing, to, and fleeing with to overcome porn addiction.
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The Biblical Strategy To Overcome Porn Addiction (Covenant Eyes)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 24, 2020November 21, 2019

Covenant Eyes is a business that provides internment filtering and accountability services. The software limits…

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Mark Ballenger pictured here next to his book cover for Redeemed like David, a book on overcoming sexual temptation and finding healing from past sexual sin.
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5 Lies About Sexual Purity Many Christians Believe (Mark Ballenger)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 16, 2020November 21, 2019

Purity isn’t something people are born with. It come as a result of knowing God.…

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Samson between the two pillars that he pushed to his death and the death of the Philistines in the story of the Bible.
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The Story of Samson in the Bible

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on February 21, 2020August 25, 2019

Last week, I commented on the story of Joseph in the Bible. Joseph’s behavior is…

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The Story of Joseph in the Bible

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on February 13, 2020February 17, 2020

Most Christians are familiar with the story of Joseph in the Bible. Joseph was sold…

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A man praying Psalm 51, a prayer that King David prayed after he committed murder and adultery.
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A Prayer For Purity (Psalm 51)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on February 5, 2020February 8, 2020

What do you do after you’ve given in to temptation? At this point, you’re probably…

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Preacher and theologian Russell Moore pictured here reaches out to those struggling with a pornography addiction.
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I’m Addicted to Pornography. How Can I Defeat This Sin? (Russell Moore)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 29, 2020August 25, 2019

Many times we want change, but we don’t want change more than we want to…

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Heath Lambert, author of Finally Free, on how to break porn addiction.
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20 Quotes from Finally Free (Heath Lambert)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 21, 2020November 21, 2019

Besides the Bible, Heath Lambert’s Finally Free is my all-time favorite book on sexual purity.…

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David Ireland, senior pastor of Christ Church in New Jersey talking about how to live a pure life.
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Sexual Purity is a Process (David Ireland)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 13, 2020November 21, 2019

Sexual purity is a process. It’s not something you get right once and forget about.…

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DL Is Now Accepting Guest Posts!

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 10, 2020June 30, 2020

As the new year takes off, I want to give you all the opportunity to…

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A picture of a church building with a cross on the issue of lust, sexual temptation, and pornography.
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Overcoming Lust (Powerful Sermon Compilation)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 5, 2020November 21, 2019

Sometimes it helps to have someone in your ear encouraging you to do the right…

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Christian Quote #42: Matt Chandler

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 31, 2019August 23, 2019

Without a heart transformed by the grace of Christ, we just continue to manage external…

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A picture of a glass, a cross, and a piece of bread on the topic of fasting
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Fasting Can Break The Power of Addiction

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 31, 2019January 10, 2020

I’ve experimented with a number of disciplines over the years to become a better version…

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Cultural Quote #42: Isaac Newton

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 30, 2019January 10, 2020

The way to chastity is not to struggle with incontinent thoughts but to avert the thoughts by some employment, or by reading, or by meditating on other things.

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Christian Quote #38: John Paul II

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 23, 2019August 23, 2019

There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short,…

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Cultural Quote #37: Gregor Collins

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 20, 2019August 23, 2019

A pure heart faces the worst kind of evil in this world. But as it…

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A phone on the desk plugged into the wall
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Purity Tip: Charge Your Phone in Another Room

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 19, 2019October 19, 2019

In this article, I want to expand on a thought that came up in The…

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Cultural Quote #36: Alfred Tennyson

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 19, 2019August 23, 2019

My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure. Alfred Tennyson

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Christian Quote #35: Kevin DeYoung

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 18, 2019August 23, 2019

God’s will is always your sanctification. Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to…

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Christian Quote #34: John Lake

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 17, 2019August 23, 2019

Sanctification is possessing the mind of Christ, and all the mind of Christ. John Lake

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Christian Quote #31: Charles Spurgeon

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 14, 2019August 23, 2019

If you yield yourself up to His divine working, the Lord will alter your nature;…

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Christian Quote #30: A.W. Tozer

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 13, 2019August 23, 2019

All things as they move toward God are beautiful, and they are ugly as they…

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The Bibles for America podcast logo of an episode on what it means to be pure in heart.
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What Does It Mean To Be Pure In Heart? (Bibles for America Podcast)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 13, 2019August 23, 2019

We talk a lot on this site about the importance of having a pure heart.…

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Cultural Quote #35: J.S.B. Morse

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 11, 2019August 23, 2019

A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive. J.S.B. Morse

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Christian Quote #28: C.S. Lewis

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 10, 2019August 23, 2019

It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for…

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Cultural Quote #33: John Ruskin

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 8, 2019August 23, 2019

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most. John Ruskin,…

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A log cabin and hammock representing a simple mindful life.
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The Benefits of Going Off the Grid

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 7, 2019November 21, 2019

Have you ever felt like a slave to your phone? All my phone has to…

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Cultural Quote #31: Helen Andelin

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 5, 2019August 23, 2019

Happiness comes from righteous living and the development of a noble character. You can observe…

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Pastor Robert Morris sharing his key to having a pure heart at Gateway conference.
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The Secret to Having a Pure Heart (Gateway Conference)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 27, 2019November 21, 2019

Having a pure heart is something that every Christian should strive to possess. Jesus said…

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1 John 3:1-10

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 19, 2019August 18, 2019

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be…

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1 John 1:5-2:6

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 17, 2019August 18, 2019

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God…

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James 4:7-8

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 13, 2019August 18, 2019

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw…

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James 1:27

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 12, 2019August 18, 2019

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans…

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John Piper preaching about the key to escaping porn.
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The Key To Escaping Porn (John Piper)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 11, 2019August 25, 2019

We’ve already talked about the importance of having a positive life vision in the battle…

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Christian Quote #18: Gary Rohrmayer

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 9, 2019August 23, 2019

Sexual temptations are lurking around every corner in our lives today! Resisting the temptation to…

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2 Timothy 2:20-22

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 9, 2019August 18, 2019

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but…

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1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 8, 2019August 18, 2019

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;…

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Pastor Vladimir Savchuk of HungryGen talking about lust.
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Overcoming Lust (Pastor Vlad)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 7, 2019November 5, 2019

There are defensive and offensive strategies for overcoming lust. An example of a defensive strategy…

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Philippians 4:8-9

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 6, 2019August 18, 2019

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever…

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A man staring down a mountain
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Pornography: You Can’t Beat It Alone

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 1, 2019November 5, 2019

One of the hardest things anyone can acknowledge is that they have a problem. We…

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John Piper preaching on lust.
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Saint Augustine’s Battle Against Lust and Fight for Joy (John Piper)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on October 31, 2019August 22, 2019

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary.…

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Romans 13:12-14

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on October 29, 2019August 18, 2019

The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast…

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Luke 11:33-36

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on October 25, 2019August 18, 2019

No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket,…

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A man showing visible signs of anger.
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Anger Is Fuel For The Fire of Lust

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on October 25, 2019October 26, 2019

Anger is overrated, and so is “righteous anger.” Yes, there are certain moments that naturally…

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