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Speaking
for men, Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker write: "We have a visual
ignition switch when it comes to viewing the female anatomy" (Every
Man's Battle, p. 57). The godly answer for men is to control what
they view. Recognizing this male trait, Jesus taught that "whoever
looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with
her in his heart" (Matthew 5:28). To guard against this vulnerability,
Job said, "I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a
girl with my eyes" (Job 31:1, The Message). Godly men need to avoid
pornography and looking at women with sexual desire.
Writing
to women, Shannon Ethridge explains: "While a man's battle begins with
what he takes in through his eyes, a woman's begins with her heart and
her thoughts. A man must guard his eyes to maintain sexual integrity,
but because God made women to be emotionally and mentally stimulated,
we must closely guard our hearts and minds as well as our bodies if we
want to experience God's plan for sexual and emotional fulfillment" (Every
Woman's Battle, p. 13).
Continuing, Ethridge says that these differences explain "why it's
said that men give love to get sex and women give sex to get love." Proverbs 4:23, New International Version, says, "Above all else, guard your
heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Godly women must refrain
from giving away their hearts until it is appropriate for them to do
so in marriage. VT
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