Sex Is Not the Problem : Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World

Author Joshua Harris, who have scored (no pun intended, mind you) a great hit with his first book on the subject of dating called I KISSED DATING GOODBYE, spawned a sequel documenting his courtshipping days with his now found wife called BOY MEETS GIRL. This time Harris had come up with a third installment on the subject of Lust, particularly on the aspect of human sexuality.

Eventually the book just went on as being more of a stuff to only propagate organized churches’ ideals rather than to convey to its readers what its premise supposedly have guaranteed: a book to help Christians overcome their problems with sexual temptations – presenting a certain idea of dependence to the common church communities’ norms (chapters 8: “Lone Rangers are Dead Rangers”) although it did affirmed that the key to total deliverance from sinful problems IS a sturdy connection with God (chapter 3: “You Can’t Save Yourself”), which at the same time apparently only show the inconsistencies of what are the currently and commonly accepted prevailing concepts amidst the church circles of our day; along with their popular explanation regarding God’s salvation – that runs like a confusing pretzel logic, which only go around in tangled circles, proclaiming that being Salvation is only attainable by Grace, one has no real need to obey God, and yet they would strain a gnat to follow into their church’s system, or otherwise condemnation is not too far around to be driveled out into the particular if one wouldn’t submit into the dictates of their church’s ideals.

Thus, unfortunately this book never delivered; and in the long run, Harris stated it so in the book that he has no solution and there is no secret method at all in overcoming the lust problem.

Harris’ book NOT EVEN A HINT live up to its title under the constriction of being a completely impotent material to help anyone who has a great problem with sexual temptations.

And not as to dismiss or belittle every person’s own strengths and capacities regarding an individual’s own area of weaknesses – I find it crazy on the author’s part to have strong sexual problems when it comes to seeing a copy of lingerie catalogues. I mean being that he is a Christian, and married to his wife, which would mean that he loves his wife synonymous to his devotion and commitment with his wife in that respect, presumably – and in being thus out of his respect for his wife – sure enough although its automatic within a male’s psyche to have that sexual suggestion in the mind whenever the sight of an `insufficiently’ clad woman comes along – he would’ve not have a problem at all with that and be tempted to indulge in it; or otherwise there is something wrong with his own perspective as a Christian, and for that matter: about his love for his wife and how she really meant to him. ‘Cause if one is really in love and needless to say devoted out of that condition to his wife – he wouldn’t have the knack to look lustfully at nor desire any other women at all but his very own wife (believe you that!).

Thus at this point, it only gives the idea that Harris should’ve taken more time in analyzing his own personal condition, and learn more about the topic at hand before coming out with this book on the subject.

The aspect of a person’s sexuality is the most private and personal thing that each person possessed. As occultist and book writer Donald Michael Kraig wrote on his book MODERN MAGICK, “Therefore, sex is totally involved in our psyches. Control a person’s sex life and … you control the person.” Kraig cites that the matter regarding sexuality is the very aspect wherein those who’d like to manipulate and control its subjects within a group, sect or cult is the very effective means to do so and is indeed used for “brainwashing” methods. It’s crazy that in most church communities these days, they even control matters of courtship within their members.

Not for the purpose of trying to peeve away many “christians” that perhaps this little review have done enough already for those who are so Up with Joshua Harris (as he’s someone who’s in the camp of their church’s idealisms) – I think so-called Church of Satan founder Anton LaVae presented a more better idea regarding the method to solve the problem of sexual urges (although I bet that his motives could be moot as far as his sincerity goes, under the context that he’s on for the façade of trying to assert an appearance of some idyllic pretense against the Christians, and that it’s not for the sake of plain earnestness in itself) – that one could have the means for sexual release or relief, through indulging in sexual fantasies without committing to involve anyone upon it. Such as in example – one would masturbate without fantasizing to involve any real person within those fantasies, but are such that are consisting only of self-created images (kinda like in the movie COOL WORLD) or of a fictionary person visualized for those sex-fantasies.

Therefore under that context, not only would the individual be free from the act of fornication but is also not guilty of committing any mental adultery towards another person .

Deliverance from sexual struggles involves one’s own personal acceptance, understanding and knowledge about his or her own sexuality.

There are other books and resource materials that are much more helpful than this one by Joshua Harris that are available out there. Hence regarding the topic, NOT EVEN A HINT scores not an inch of any helpful doze for its readers.

Rather, Smooch unnecessary church demands goodbye.

Rating: 1 / 5

The cds are in excellent condition. They were wrapped and everything, just like new!
Rating: 5 / 5