The Book and its Topic

When Good Men Are Tempted... What a helpful title for a book. Most of the Church somehow manages to stay quiet on the matter of sexual immorality. This causes many disciples to struggle in silence, and to remain enslaved to unholy behavior.

Having a problem with sexual purity is not an easy thing to admit... and as you grow as a Christian, and do more for the Lord, it just gets harder and harder to admit that you don’t have everything sorted out.

Luckily, Bill Perkins had the guts to talk about this problem—excuse me, to write a book about this problem.

What does this mean to you and me? Maybe, if we are willing to stop and allow God to heal us, we won’t have to face the humiliation and shame of our problem one day going public against our will. And our ministry going down the drain with it. Even more importantly, Jesus already did everything to enable us to be free now! And in Revelation he repeatedly admonishes us to live a victorious life.

Having a problem with sexual immorality is not hard or strange in such a sex obsessed world. But, it is still wrong. It is still a sin. And the consequences of sin, is (unfortunately) still death (see James 1:15).

That is why it is such a good idea to use When Good Men Are Tempted to come clean before God. Use this book, based on Bill’s experiences and escape, to allow God to remove this ugly, unwanted part of your life.

The Book and its Topic

Sex God, Rob Bell’s new book, had big shoes to fill. It came after Velvet Elvis, in my opinion one of the better books ever written. Did it manage to fill those big shoes?

Not quite, but see they are two different books. This is a book that is (as Rob calls it) “Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality”. Velvet Elvis was a much wider look at the Christian Faith.

Sex God should be read by every Christian. I think we are taught too little on sex by our parents and society as a whole, and we don't like discussing sex. This aside, I think that it will help Christians everywhere find freedom from sin.

Understanding who we are and what our true identity is, and gaining insight into the greatness of God, helps us realize the impact of our sin. What are you really doing when you sin, and what are the eternal implications of your actions?

There is this one chapter called ‘Leather, Whips, and Fruit’ that blew me away. I think that this is one of the best chapters in any book on any subject ever! At least from those books that I have read. When I read Christian books I use a pencil to underline things that stand out and are worth remembering. You will laugh when you see my copy of Sex God. I underlined almost the whole chapter called Leather, Whips and Fruit.