Every Man's Battle
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Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time is a book
written by Steve Arterburn
, Fred Stoeker and Mike Yorkey about topics such as adultery
, fornication
, impure thoughts, lust
, paraphilia
, and pornography
. It is a spiritual self-improvement guide for Christian
men who struggle with overcoming the aforementioned tendencies, which are all perceived as acts that distance one from God
.
includes a commandment against adultery (Exodus 20:14), of which Jesus Christ
expounded upon during his Sermon on the Mount
. In the Gospel according to Matthew
, 5:27-28, he said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Therefore, in the literal interpretation of these verses most Christians understand Jesus' words to forbid even thinking of a woman lustfully or giving a woman a once-over. Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey composed Every Man's Battle in order to use their own failings and successes to help other men recover from sinful sexual practices and to restore their relationship with God.
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
written by Steve Arterburn
Steve Arterburn
Stephen "Steve" Arterburn is an American author, speaker, counselor, radio talk-show host of New Life Live, and founder of New Life Ministries and Women of Faith...
, Fred Stoeker and Mike Yorkey about topics such as adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
, fornication
Fornication
Fornication typically refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other. For many people, the term carries a moral or religious association, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies between religions, societies and cultures. The...
, impure thoughts, lust
Lust
Lust is an emotional force that is directly associated with the thinking or fantasizing about one's desire, usually in a sexual way.-Etymology:The word lust is phonetically similar to the ancient Roman lustrum, which literally meant "purification"...
, paraphilia
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
, and pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
. It is a spiritual self-improvement guide for Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
men who struggle with overcoming the aforementioned tendencies, which are all perceived as acts that distance one from God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
.
Background
The DecalogueTen Commandments
The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry,...
includes a commandment against adultery (Exodus 20:14), of which Jesus Christ
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
expounded upon during his Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew...
. In the Gospel according to Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, 5:27-28, he said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Therefore, in the literal interpretation of these verses most Christians understand Jesus' words to forbid even thinking of a woman lustfully or giving a woman a once-over. Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey composed Every Man's Battle in order to use their own failings and successes to help other men recover from sinful sexual practices and to restore their relationship with God.