A careful examination into the subject of sexual temptation in the bible and the devastation caused by sexual immorality

in our modern society.

SEX AND THE BIBLE Scriptures from King James Version

Mark H. Stevens
Crowne !"arrior #u$%is&ing Co' Jan'())* C+,ICTeac&er-ao%'com #'+' Bo. /*01 Browns 2i%%s3 New Jerse4 )5)/6

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E itor7 Step&anie 8' Ste9ens Co9er7 T&eocentric ,rap&ics

Dedicated To My Wife, Whom I Love Dearly!

Eph 1:13

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy pirit, Eph 1:1! who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are !od"s possession"to the praise of his glory.

Table of Contents IntroductionPage 3 Chapter One History of Sexual Sin..Page Chapter T!o "hy Satan #ses Sex..Page $ Chapter Three "hy Sex Sin is so %e&astating..Page '( Chapter )our *ryptonite for +en of ,od.Page ' Chapter )i&e ,enerational Curses - %e.onic /cti&ityPage (0 Chapter Six Pornography..Page (1 /uthors 2iography..Page ($

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I a. !riting this boo5 !ith the hope of helping Christian .en and !o.en that .ay be struggling !ith sexual sin and the te.ptations connected !ith sexual sin. "e li&e in an age !hen illicit sexual intercourse is the nor.6 Pornography is in .ainstrea. society6 and sexual per&ersions are considered the e&eryday !ay that .odern .en and !o.en li&e. The 2ible is filled !ith exa.ples of the sa.e sins and struggles !e ha&e today. Sa.son is on the co&er because he !as the 7poster child8 for a belie&er !ith sexual addictions. Sa.son ho!e&er had a co.ebac5 because he cried out to ,od. If you are struggling6 .aybe it9s ti.e for you to cry out for help. The proble. is the pulpit is silent on the sub:ect of sexuality positi&e or negati&e. ;oung people today need direction and ans!ers on issues concerning sex. The a&erage teenager today starts ha&ing sex at the age of '0< this is terrifying to .e. I hope this short boo5 !ill help you reali=e ho! the ene.y carefully calculates your destruction through the a&enue of sexual sin. I share so.e funny stories and personal things so you !ill 5no! you are not alone in this struggle. >ude (0 is .y fa&orite scripture !hen it co.es to ,od 5eeping us in this e&il !orld6 .editate on it and .a5e it your .antra. The ?ord can 5eep you fro. falling6 so.eti.e e&en !hen you %O39T !ant to be 5ept@ If don9t belie&e .e 5eep reading@

CH/PTA4 O3A THA HISTO4; O) SAB#/? SI3 (( /nd Ha.6 the father of Canaan6 sa! the na5edness of his father6 and told his t!o brethren !ithout. (3 /nd She. and >apheth too5 a gar.ent6 and laid it upon both their shoulders6 and !ent bac5!ard6 and co&ered the na5edness of their father< and their faces !ere bac5!ard6 and they sa! not their fatherCs na5edness. (0 /nd 3oah a!o5e fro. his !ine6 and 5ne! !hat his younger son had done unto hi.. ( /nd he said6 Cursed be Canaan< a ser&ant of ser&ants shall he be unto his brethren. D,enesis chapter $E When Jonah discovered the power of the fruit of the vine, he also became the first victim of sexual sin. For years people have indicted Ham as a bad son because he discovered his fathers nakedness. Granted he should have used more discretion by coverin his father, but it was !oah who ot drunk and allowed his nakedness to be on display. "he real villain never ets identified by most people#this would be $anaan% Ham was not cursed by !oah, what would make a man $&'() his randson% *t had to have been somethin really awful. +ets look at some other scripture.

' "oe unto hi. that gi&eth his neighbor drin56 that puttest thy bottle to hi.6 and .a5est hi. drun5en also6 that thou .ayest loo5 on their na5edness@ 'F Thou art filled !ith sha.e for gloryG drin5 thou also6 and let thy fores5in be unco&eredG the cup of the ?O4%CS right hand shall be turned unto thee6 and sha.eful spe!ing shall be on thy glory. DHab. Chapt.(E ,runkenness often leads to sexual immorality, this is not somethin someone told me, and *ve been there% - persons inhibitions are lowered when drunk. will power oes out of the window. When * was a youn unsaved airman back in the seventies, * would et so drunk * couldnt remember what * did the ni ht before. * believe $anaan was uilty of takin advanta e of his randfathers drunkenness. $anaan is the father of (odom and Gomorra. "hey were $-!--!*")(% * stron ly believe $anaan was the first homosexual in the /ible. "he $anaanites were the most sexually deviant people of their time% 1 *eeping .ercy for thousands6 forgi&ing iniHuity and transgression and sin6 and that !ill by no .eans clear the guilty< &isiting the iniHuity of the fathers upon the children6 and upon the childrenCs children6 unto the third and to the fourth generation. DAxodus chapter 30E

(exual sins pass throu h bloodlines because the demons that influence the perpetrators, never die% "hese vile spirits haunt families for years. Have you ever noticed how certain sins and habits are prevalent in certain families0 Watch the Jerry (prin er (how or some of the other trash talk shows and you will see my point. )xample 1 /ubba is a drunken adulterer, /ubbas daddy is a drunken adulterer, and /ubbas randfather is a drunken adulterer. 2y point, sin travels throu h enerations. "he only cure is Jesus $hrist% "he +ord Jesus $hrist is the curse 3reverser4. "he power of God stops the demonic flow throu h families. When * worked as a $ounty $orrections 5fficer in /urlin ton $ounty, !ew Jersey, * would often see the devastatin effects of eneration curses. * processed an inmate one summer evenin that molested his dau hters. Within six months of his incarceration, "he +ord ave me opportunity to lead him to salvation. "his individual had repented of his deeds and took full responsibility for his actions, but he shared somethin with me that sobered me on the sub6ect of eneration curses and sins. He told me his father molested him for nearly 7 years, and his father was also molested. "his does not excuse an individual, but it helps us understand the demons behind the molestation that haunted this family, and that wrecked havoc in their lives. "he fact that the 6ailed father accepted $hrist and repented put a stop to this demonic onslau ht. 8'ead 9salms 7:, 7;, and <=> &nconfessed sin makes us not only an emotional wreck, but can affect us physically as well.
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5 +5',, do not rebuke me in your an er or discipline me in your wrath. 9s 7;?: For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down upon me. 9s 7;?7 /ecause of your wrath there is no health in my body. my bones have no soundness because of my sin. 9s 7;?@ 2y uilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
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2y wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly. 9s 7;?A * am bowed down and brou ht very low. all day lon * o about mournin . 9s 7;?B 2y back is filled with searin pain. there is no health in my body. 9s 7;?; * am feeble and utterly crushed. * roan in an uish of heart.
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-ll my lon in s lie open before you, 5 +ord. my si hin is not hidden from you. 9s 7;?=D 2y heart pounds, my stren th fails me. even the li ht has one from my eyes. #s $%&'' My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds. N()
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CH/PTA4 T"O "hy Satan #ses Sex

F /nd !hen the !o.an sa! that the tree !as good for food6 and that it !as pleasant to the eyes6 and a tree to be desired to .a5e one !ise6 she too5 of the fruit thereof6 and did eat6 and ga&e also unto her husband !ith her< and he did eat. 1 /nd the eyes of the. both !ere opened6 and they 5ne! that they !ere na5ed< and they se!ed fig lea&es together6 and .ade the.sel&es aprons. D,en. Chapter 3E

(I 2ut I say unto you6 that !hosoe&er loo5eth on a !o.an to lust

after her hath co..itted adultery !ith her already in his heart. D+att. Chapter E *>J

(I Can one go upon hot coals6 and his feet not be burnedK DPro&.
Chapter FE *>J

?ust not after her beauty in thine heart< neither let her ta5e thee !ith her eyelids. (F for by .eans of a !horish !o.an a .an is brought to a piece of breadG and the adulteress !ill hunt for the precious life. (1 Can a .an ta5es fire in his boso.6 and his clothes not be burnedK

(atan uses sex for on simple reason#*" W5'E(% *n the be innin God created man 8-dam> and declared, 3*t is not ood for the man to be alone.4 God created a woman F5' the man. 2an was built to desire a woman. (atan went after )ve because he knew this fact. )ve ave -dam the fruit, why did -dam take it0 2en throu hout the a es have forsaken
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kin doms, riches, position, and even God for the love of a woman. John the /aptist lost his head because of a promise Herod had to keep. "ake a look%
F 2ut !hen HerodCs birthday !as 5ept6 the daughter of Herodias danced before the.6 and pleased Herod. 1 !hereupon he pro.ised !ith an oath to gi&e her !hatsoe&er she !ould as5. I and she6 being before instructed of her .other6 said6 ,i&e .e here >ohn 2aptistCs head in a charger.

I /nd the 5ing !as sorryG ne&ertheless for the oathCs sa5e6 and
the.6 !hich sat !ith hi. at .eat6 he co..anded it to be gi&en her. D+att. Chapter '0E *>J

Herod was so driven by lust over Herodias dau hters seductive dance, he killed someone he actually admired and liked. 9orno raphy is like asoline on a fire, the human sex drive doesnt need a lot to motivate it, porno raphy sends it over the ed e, and this is why (atan uses it so often. 2ost movies today have full nudity or partial, our music is sexually su estive, and adultery is so commonplace even our cler ymen are notorious for their fallin s. (olomon was the worlds wisest man in the world, he was anointed by God to lead the mi htiest kin dom on earth, yet he threw it all away because his desire for women. He had BDD wives and 7DD concubines, and the scripture say he +5F), "H)2 -++% (atan knows that woman was created for man. God created woman not only to be a companion, but also

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as a helper and advisor. (atan always perverts what God creates. 'emember Ein -hab0 He was *sraels most wicked kin , uess were he ot all of his advice0 His wife JeGebel% -braham in a bout with unbelief decided to sleep with his handmaid, because he didnt trust that God could allow (arah to become pre nant. Who put the idea in his head to do such a thin 0 (arah, his wife% !ow before you accuse me of thinkin woman are evil, there are many more examples of woman helpin advance Gods pro ram in the /ible than not. "his is my point, if (atan can corrupt a woman, he in turn also corrupts a man as well 8or men>. Joseph was handpicked by God to save his people, (atan chose 9otiphers wife to tempt him to commit adultery, and fortunately Joseph was committed to God.

Pr FG3(

2ut a .an !ho co..its adultery lac5s :udg.ent< !hoe&er does so destroys hi.self. 3IJ

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CH/PTA4 TH4AA "hy Sexual Sin is so de&astating 3 /nd %a&id sent and inHuired after the !o.an. /nd one said6 Is not this 2athsheba6 the daughter of Alia.6 the !ife of #riah the HittiteK D( Sa..chapter ''E ,avids sin with /athsheba lead to him also killin her husband as well. ,avid spoke his own punishment when the prophet !athan confronted him concernin his sin. !athan used a story about a wealthy man that stole a poor mans lamb, while he had many sheep of his own. ,avid said this man should suffer fourfold. ,avid lost @ sons% ,avid and /athsheba lost their ille itimate son, -mnon raped "amar his sister, -bsolom aven ed his sister by killin -mnon, and ,avids eneral Joab for tryin to overthrow his fathers throne killed -bsolom. ,avids eldest son -doni6ah was killed by order of (olomon because he sou ht to overthrow the chosen kin 8(olomon>. -ll of this because ,avid couldnt control his libido. *t was no accident ,avid was standin on a rooftop at the time /athsheba was cleansin herself ritually. He knew who /athsheba was. His closest advisor was her randfather, and her husband was one of his military leaders. "he seed of lust was already there. (atan 6ust put some water on it. 3( 2ut !hoso co..itteth adultery !ith a !o.an lac5eth understandingG he that doeth it destroyeth his o!n soul.
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3( / !ound and dishonour shall he get< and his reproach shall not be !iped a!ay. DPro&. Chapter FE 'I There be three things !hich are too !onderful for .e6 yea6 four !hich I 5no! notG '$ the !ay of an eagle in the air< the !ay of a serpent upon a roc5< the !ay of a ship in the .idst of the sea< and the !ay of a .an !ith a .aid. (L such is the !ay of an adulterous !o.an< she eateth6 and !ipeth her .outh6 and saith6 I ha&e done no !ic5edness. (' )or three things the earth is disHuieted6 and for four !hich it cannot bearG DPro&erbs chapter 3LE -dultery is very devastatin because in affects not only the individuals involved, but also the innocent children, the church family if the adulterers are believers. *f (atan can weaken the family structure in the home, then the church is also weakened. (F Thou hast also co..itted fornication !ith the Agyptians thy neighbors6 great of flesh< and hast increased thy !horedo.s6 to pro&o5e .e to anger. (1 2ehold6 therefore I ha&e stretched out .y hand o&er thee6 and ha&e di.inished thine ordinary food6 and deli&ered thee unto the !ill of the. that hate thee6 the daughters of the Philistines6 !hich are asha.ed of thy le!d !ay.

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(I Thou hast played the !hore also !ith the /ssyrians6 because thou !ast unsatiable< yea6 thou hast played the harlot !ith the.6 and yet couldest not be satisfied. ($ Thou hast .oreo&er .ultiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea< and yet thou !ast not satisfied here!ith. DA=e5iel chapter 'FE "he children of *srael were lured away from their relationship with the +ord by sexual sin. God constantly warned *srael not to intermarry and fornicate with the heathen nations around them. (exual intercourse unites the parties involved emotionally. this is called a (5&+ "*). "his is why married couples are not truly married until they have sexual intercourse. it is the consummation of the marria e. When sex takes place between unmarried people they are still emotionally tied to one another, this is why *srael backslid and followed the ods of other nations. '1 )lee fornication. A&ery sin that a .an doeth is !ithout the body< but he that co..itteth fornication sinneth against his o!n body. DI Cor. Chapter FE

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CH/PTA4 )O#4 7*4;PTO3ITA8 for +en of ,od When God created woman for man in the Garden of )den she was everythin man 8-dam> needed or would ever want in a companion. (ome of the lan ua e may be a little explicit in this chapter but it is very much biblical and needed for saints to read and understand. 2any $hristian thinkers and theolo ians have debated as to why the serpent 8(atan> tempted the woman and not the man. "he reason is F)'H simple% - manIs reatest temptation *( a woman. - woman was made specifically and carefully, by the +ord God almi hty% 2an was alone and needed a companion, or as the scripture states 3 - Helpmete4. *n the Hebrew the word helpmete is )J)'% )very time you see the word )J)' in scripture it means H)+9, for example the name )/)!1)J)' means 3"he +ord is my H)+94. "he woman is to be a mans H)+9% - man is not complete without a woman. "his is why men that lose wives to death 5' divorce &(&-++H remarry. "his is also why men have a capacity to be able to also love more than one woman. *n many cultures it is acceptable for a men to have more than one wife. 8* am not condonin this 6ust pointin out a fact> When the devil tempted eve he appealed to her intellect and emotions, men on the other hand are not that complex when it comes to what will et his attention. 2en are visual creatures that sexually et aroused by what they see. "his is why men
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dont need a lot of stimuli to et sexually aroused. $andles and soft music make women happy, but a man can have sex anywhere and anytime as lon as the women in Kuestion is sexually appealin in some way. "he truth of the matter is the woman doesnt have to be very beautiful. Women have an appeal to men that oes beyond beauty. "he fact that she is a woman is often enou h. God made women look very different for a reason, to appeal to men. - womans breast are lar e and soft, her le s are softer than a mans are, her eyes are usually prettier and bri hter, her voice softer, even her feet are pretty 8some women> and her hair lon er. "he bi ,*FF)')!$) is the clincher% - woman has a va ina% "his body part is what separates her from a man. 'emember the woman is delicate and beautiful, even her va ina resembles a flower. Women have soft lips% * remember the first irl * ever kissed on the lips% * could not sleep that ni ht% -ll * could remember was how soft her lips were. !ow * need to stop because * am not tryin to et H5& aroused, but * am tryin to make a point% "he reason (atan went after the woman was he knew that the man would ive in to the woman. (atan always perverts Gods ifts. Women were created to help men have dominion in the earth. D4ead Pro&erbs 3'E
9r 7=?==

Her husband has full confidence in her and lac5s nothing of &alue. 3IJ When a man has a woman in his life that loves God and loves him he has a reat treasure. *n the reverse if (atan manipulates a woman in anyway the man is in trouble. * was a
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$orrection 5fficer and * met a preacher in 6ail that had fell in love with a woman that had a dru problem. He tried to rehabilitate her but in stead she caused him to fall back into his previous lifestyle which was filled with dru usa e and bonda e. How could such a thin happen0 Well before * ive you my thou hts 6ust think about ,avid. ,avid loved God probably more than any human that ever lived did, and he fell prey to sexual temptation. We often try and pick apart the scenario that led up to the fall of ,avid. Hes there were many factors. '. ,avid should have been on the battlefield. (. ,avid was away from the -rk of the $ovenant, which was the very presence of God. 3. ,avid was alone, a lack of accountability since the priest and the prophets were also on the field of battle. 0. "he reason we all overlook and we dont want to deal with# 2/THSHA2/ "/S 2A/#TI)#?% * am sure ,avid had seen other women that looked beautiful, but the devil made sure that ,avid would see one that would cause his libido to o into overload. -ll men have specifics when it comes to a woman. (ome men like skinny women, some men like athletic women and some men 8 ahem> like voluptuous women. "he devil knows your fleshly desires because the weapons of H*( warfare all deal with our F+)(H DI Cor. 'LG'3E. *f you like a thick, li ht1skinned irl, with ray eyes and pretty le s then uess what, "he devil will send her your way% *f dark1skinned irls with wide hips, and lar e breast are your thin well the devil knows that too.

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When * was a teena er * had a serious crush on $haka Ehan% * spent most of my adult live lookin for a woman that looked like $haka Ehan, well if the devil was oin to try and tempt me to stray sendin a $haka Ehan look alike 8or the real thin > would be a ood place to start wearin me down. !ow * have been humorous and li ht1 hearted in this chapter, but * am a deadly serious brother, * want you to know that the devil knows 6ust what you like on the menu. (amson is another example of how the enemy E!5W( our flesh% (amson was called of God to kill 9hilistines, and he was very ood at it% "he anointin would come upon (amson and he would kill 9hilistines like 5rkin kills roaches% !ow we know the scripture say 73o !eapon for.ed against us shall prosper8 but (atan didnt use a weapon in the normal sense, he used a woman. *n spite of (amsons failure he yet completed the task at hand D4o.. IG(IE. God is omniscient and nothin takes Him by surprise, he created (amson% 5f course he knew (amson had a weakness for 9hilistine women, in spite of that God still stacked the cards in (amsons favor. * know it seems like a failure to see (amson blind and chained between two pillars, but Gods plans can !)F)' be overthrown by the devil% !ow * am not excusin (amsons behavior, but * am tryin to make you understand somethin . -ll men have the same weakness% 5ur Eryptonite is a woman. /e careful men when you choose a wife% 2ake sure she loves God -!, that she loves you% * used to tell youn men, 3*t doesnt matter what she looks like4, * dont say that anymore% 9hysical attraction is a part of the packa e, especially for men% Women look at more internal
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issues like 3*s he kind4, 3*s he a ood provider4, and 3*s he sensitive to my needs4% +en are not that co.plicated, * kid you not% 2en could see a woman workin in 2c,onalds flippin bur ers, if she is fine he will pursue her% Women will often for o looks if the brother has earnin potential and a ood head on his shoulders. (ome of you will accuse me of stereotypin men as bein somewhat simple, but when it comes to sex and women most men are. $hris 'ock the comedian once said, 3- man is only as faithful as his options4. "hat of course was meant to be funny, but there is a thread of truth to this statement. *f a man avoids temptation he wont fall% "he /ible says in 9roverbs, 7Can a .an ta5e fire unto his boso. and 3OT be burned86 * know from personal experience that this is very true% /ack in =C;7 * was a youn $hristian about to o to Eorea for the second time. * had a irlfriend that attended church /&" who was not a $hristian. (he wanted to have sex before * left for Eorea, We necked and made out but hadnt one all the way. * avoided this because * knew it was wron , but my resistance was way low% * a reed to ettin a hotel room the ni ht before * had to fly off to Eorea. * had around L;DD.DD dollars in the bank, but * had to o to an -"2 to et some money. * had decided to disobey God and fornicate, 8 by the !ay she loo5ed a lot li5e Cha5a *han >. * went to the -"2 put the card in and it malfunctioned and kept my card% "his was on a (aturday ni ht so * couldnt physically o to the bank until 25!,-H% 2y fli ht was (unday mornin % God rescued me from sin% 2y an er turned to shame because * was willin ly
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oin to sin a ainst God. * cried on the airplane because * realiGed how close * came to fallin prey to the devil. * share this story because this woman was )M-$"+H what * desired physically% (he had lon thick hair, brown skin, full lips, pretty eyes, hi h cheekbones, and she was built like a woman in a 'uben paintin . Hes * am describin a woman that looks like $haka Ehan% 82y the !ay Cha5a9s real last na.e is Ste&ens too@> ,o you understand me now% * really believe the enemy can 3 ive4 us the desires of our flesh. * know the /ible says 3deli ht yourself in the +ord, and He will ive you the desire of your heart#4 in the reverse of this scripture, if you deli ht yourself in the thin s of this world, (atan will 3 ive4 you the desire of your flesh and emotions. We often fall prey to our emotions as well as our fleshly desires. * really liked this irl, but * knew it was wron to fornicate% "he enemy knew * was attracted to her, but he attacked me in the emotional realm 8soul> as well. "he youn lady in Kuestion came from a troubled home. * tried to 3minister4 to her% (in les should !)F)' try and minister to members of the opposite sex at all. 2arried ministers should !)F)' minister to the opposite sex without your spouse bein present% (he be ed me to spend the ni ht with her. * ave in for two reasons? =. (exual attraction :. "he need to comfort her. /oth reasons would have caused me to fall, but God intervened% 9raise Jesus% "here is no tellin where my life would have turned out if * fell that ni ht% When * ot to Eorea : days later 8its a lon
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fli ht>, "hat was where * accepted the call to preach and also where God filled me with the Holy Ghost. Fornicatin that ni ht would have probably caused me to et off of the airplane in (eoul ready to have a one1year tour of 3sexcapades4. * praise God for the Holy (pirit and the divine providence of God% * really believe God sets up spiritual roadblocks to help us live holy. We are lyin *f we think we live holy because of our 3will4 power% When we admit our flesh is weak "H)! we can experience the willin ness of the (pirit to help us. 8'ead 9salms 7:, 7;, and <=> "he devil knows that we 8$hristians> wont 6ust o out on a whim and commit certain acts of disobedience. "he devil will attempt to et you to start small so to speak. *n the ;Ds * was bi into wei ht liftin and bodybuildin . * even won a few power1liftin contests overseas. * was proud of how * sculpted my body throu h hard trainin . * was a Earate *nstructor on base and * ran < miles a day. * used to read muscle ma aGines to see how the stars trained and ate. * would say about =C;7 N;@ there was a bi chan e in the ma aGines. *n the early seventies the ma aGines were 6ust filled with pictures of men trainin , diets, and articles on various topics related to the sport. -s the ei hties came more and more there were sexually explicit pictures. Womens bodybuildin was takin off#and so were their clothes% * remember chastisin a brother about buyin porno raphy, and the Holy (pirit immediately hit me with 3-rent those muscle ma aGines porno raphy04 * had to confess to God, myself, and
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the brother * was scoldin that * was uilty too% 9orno raphy is all around us% When * o to the mall in the summer and rest on a bench, * see porno raphy% "he women wear shorts up to their butt cheeks% * dont have to o on the *nternet to see somethin that will make me howl like a wolf% * like what Job said, 3* made a covenant with my eyes#4 2en are visual creatures and we have to uard our eyes as well as our hearts. * dont care how stron a brother is, if he views porno raphy he will end up hooked and in need of deliverance Kuick, fast, and in a hurry% *nternet porno raphers tar et web sites and addresses that appear to be $hristian. "he enemy knows that porno is a H*GH+H addictive force in his arsenal of evil tricks. * had a bad experience with porno raphy myself, * am not proud to admit it, but if it will help another man et free from it 9raise Jesus% When * was about =7 years old * found a trunk that belon ed to my brother in the attic, it was filled with porno raphic ma aGines and photos. * uess my brother realiGed * found it, because weeks later it vanished from the house. "he dama e was already done% "hose pictures have haunted me for years. * know * have a weakness for the stuff, 8all men do> so like the scriptures tell us 3flee fornication#4 "he word fornication comes from the root Greek word 95'!)-. God is sayin )?AA 8run in terror> from 95'!5G'-9HH% When * was in the military * was surrounded by it% * had to reKuest a chan e in roommates on : occasions because they were porno addicts. *f * stayed their
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roommates * would have fallen back into the love of it. )ven now * have to deal with ima es from years past. )ven past relationships lin er in our minds because of the power of the sexual union. (ex was meant to ive pleasure to a husband and wife, but also it is a covenant sealer. When you have sex with someone you are really marryin him or her% "he act of sex is the deal sealer% "hat is why God never meant for you to have multiple partners. *f you recall your first sexual experience, ood or bad you !)F)' for et it% *t becomes a stron ima e in your soul 8emotions, will, conscience>. "he +ord tried to warn *srael about multiple partners, (olomon is the most tra ic case. (olomon had BDD wives and 7DD concubines% "he scriptures say he 3loved them all4. "he love for these women pulled him away from his first love, G5,%

With persuasi&e !ords she led him astray. she seduced him with her s.ooth tal5. 9r B?:: -ll at once he followed her like an ox oin to the slau hter, like a deer steppin into a noose 9r B?:7 till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird dartin into a snare, little 5no!ing it !ill cost hi. his life. 3IJ
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CH/PTA4 )IJA ,eneration Curses and %e.onic Influence

Hou shall not bow down to them or worship them. for *, the +5', your God, am a 6ealous God, punishin the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth eneration of those who hate me, )x 7@?B maintainin love to thousands, and for ivin wickedness, rebellion and sin. Het he does not leave the uilty unpunished. he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.8 !u =@?=; O"he +5', is slow to an er, aboundin in love and for ivin sin and rebellion. Het he does not leave the uilty unpunished. he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.9 ,t <?C Hou shall not bow down to them or worship them. for *, the +5', your God, am a 6ealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those !ho hate .e6 9s BC?; ,o not hold a ainst us the sins of the fathers. may your mercy come Kuickly to meet us, for !e are in desperate need. N()
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When * used to be a $orrectional 5fficer in my +ocal $ounty Jail, * saw the best evidence for Generation $urses first hand and up close. 2any time whole families would be arrested for the same offences. * saw : brothers 8H)( /'5"H)'(%> arrested for prostitution at a truck stop. "hey were transvestites and they were brothers. "heir mother was a lesbian and their father was a dru addict. * had a child molester confess to me that his father molested him throu h most of his childhood. * also saw a Grandfather, Father, and
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related char es. ,o you catch my

"he demons caused people to be ensnared to sin they were drawn to, especially sexual sins. "hey travel throu h enerations and bloodlines% ,emons are spirits that dont die or o on vacation. *f Great1Grandpa was an abusive husband, there is a ood chance Grandpa will be too, and his son, and his sons son% -cceptin Jesus $hrist is the start to reversin the curses. However the curses have to often be identified and confessed as sins and stron holds in order to et the breakthrou h one really needs. /reakin eneration curses is somethin that often reKuires confrontin people that hurt you, molested you, or abused you. *n for ivin the people that hurt you, you receive healin in your soul. When * was a child my father denied me, he at times would see me in public and would not speak to me, and the scars were deep because of this% When * ot older * for ave my father and sou ht to reconcile with him. "o make a lon story short, we did reconcile and my father ot saved% * will never for et how my father would rab people in the hospital and proclaim 3"his is my son, 2ark4% )ach time he would do that it felt like a healin balm in my soul. 9eople that have been sexually abused however, it is a much more painful process. (ometimes actually deliverance sessions are needed. We see in JesusI ministry some dramatic examples of exorcism, castin out of demons. /ut letIs not be naPve. 9eople who have lived under a demonic delusion or obsession for a
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si nificant period of their lives need a period of recovery, even thou h the root demonic cause of the problem has been dealt with. +et me explain. *n order for a person to live with the demonic delusion or obsession, he is forced to develop a whole series of copin mechanisms that arenIt appropriate to the free and open life of a $hristian. "hese copin mechanisms must be radually unlearned. "hey didnIt develop overni ht and they seldom disappear overni ht. * believe that counselin by skilled, trained, and committed $hristian counselors, pastors, or laypersons can be extremely helpful to help delivered people experience full recovery. "he /ody of $hrist is not a place where we are to 6ud e our recoverin brothers and sisters, but to love and encoura e and bear with them.
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/nd !e urge you6 brothers6 !arn those !ho are idle6 encourage the ti.id6 help the !ea56 be patient !ith e&eryone. 3IJ

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9orno raphy 8)veryones 9roblem>

9orno raphy is over an ei hty billion dollar a year industry in -merica. Why0 (ex is one of (atans reatest snares. 8maybe the reatest> From !oah to (olomon, reat men have fallen into the trap of sexual sin. "he sin of adultery has contributed to more divorces than any other one. -dultery breaks the marria e covenant% (atan wants fathers out of the home at any cost. (atan knows the chances of children becomin a problem will increase when dad and mom split up. (atan also knows that if he can et a man to en a e in porno raphy, he can lead him into actually committin the act. Jesus said 3*f a man loo5s at a woman with lust in his heart he has already co..itted adultery.4 "here was a time when you had to o to a bad nei hborhood at ni ht to find porno raphy. *t is so easy to obtain porno raphy today its scary. *ts on "F, radio, phone sex lines, on the *nternet, in ma aGines, newspapers, and movies. * realiGe that women commit adultery also, /&" the porno industry makes over ;<Q of its money from 2)!% "here are men that have not actually committed the act of adultery...but they are obsessed with porno. * knew a man in ,over, ,elaware whose wife left him because he was havin 3an affair4 with porno. He wasnt havin sex with her. He was however spendin his time with 9layboy
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/unnies and 9enthouse 9ets in ma aGines. He lived in a trailer home and used the spare bedroom to store hundreds of porno ma aGines. Hes there are $hristian men secretly viewin porno material% (atan knows the more you scan this filth the reater the chance you will act out the sin. *s it you% ,avid first lusted in his heart for /athsheba as he spied her bathin herself. ,avid was supposed to be on the battlefield with his men. (atan knows that if we are out of position or out of fellowship with the +5', we can be easily tempted. 7Sub.it yourself therefore to ,od< 4esist the de&il and he !ill flee.8 D>a.es 0G1E "ips on (tayin Free of 9orno raphy =. -void stores that sell porn, especially those that display it behind the cash re ister so you can see it as you check out :. ,onIt surf the internet alone 7. -void sexually explicit movies 8usually ' rated and some 9G rated> @. -void lookin at people in a sexual manner. *f you canIt look at a person without havin sexual thou hts, then donIt look at all%

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<. *f married, avoid bein separated from your spouse, especially in the evenin A. -void bein alone B. 9re1plan alternate, non1porno raphic activities you will do when you feel the ur e to view porn. )xamples?

-sk God for help in prayer 9ray for others stru $all a friend )xercise 'ecite /ible verses audibly (in praise son s to God lin with porn addiction

;.*nstall internet filters on your computer and ive a friend the password. use a text only browser 8like +ynx> if search en ine pictures are temptin you C.When tempted, remind yourself the truth about the lies behind the temptations
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Biographical Data Elder Mark H. Stevens

Elder Mark H. Stevens is an ordained Elder in the COGIC 1 st Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of New Jersey. He is the ssistant !astor of Genesis New "e#innin# in Christ COGIC in Ca$den NJ. He is the %ean of the Charles Harrison Mason "i&le Institutes of New Jersey 'Ca$den( )akewood( and "rowns Mills*. He is also the founder and !resident of COGICTHUGS. THUGS 'The Holy United Gospel Spreaders* is a street +reachin# $inistry that focuses on $eetin# the s+iritual needs of the unchurched( ho$eless( dru# addicted( and +eo+le that avoid church &ecause church has avoided them. Elder Stevens is $arried to the for$er Ste+hanie !erry( who is also a Minister of the Gos+el. Elder Stevens is also a Cha+lain in the $erican )e#ion '!ost ,-.* /esta$+ton NJ. s a Cha+lain he $inisters at the 0 Hos+ital in !hiladel+hia. Elder Stevens has #raduated fro$ the Institute of Jewish Studies( a school of the !hiladel+hia "i&le 1niversity. He is an E2 'Evan#elical 2rainin# ssociation* certified "i&le 2eacher. He holds a " in 2heolo#y fro$ 3reedo$ "i&le Colle#e and Se$inary( and is the final sta#es of receivin# his Masters in Ministry fro$ 3reedo$. His callin# is that of 2eacher. His classroo$ and +ul+it is wherever the )ord leads hi$. Elder Stevens is a hi#hly decorated retired MS#t in the 1S 3. He has served in Co$&at O+erations in So$alia( Honduras( 2urkey( 4orea( and Morocco. He has a##ressively +reached and s+read the Gos+el of Jesus Christ in every country he set his foot in. %urin# %esert Stor$ the )ord used hi$ to lead 5 Mosle$s to Christ. He was also instru$ental in startin# the first Church of God in Christ in South 4orea under the
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leadershi+ of %r. Her$an G. !latt. He still $inisters to the $ilitary at McGuire 3". He teaches a lunchti$e "i&le study weekly and an advanced "i&le study twice $onthly for $ilitary $e$&ers in $inistry. Elder Stevens #reatest 6oy is +re+arin# +eo+le for the &attle. !rior to acce+tin# the call to teach and +reach Elder Stevens was a Martial rts '2an# Soo %o* instructor. God told hi$ to 7uit Martial rts two days &efore he was to &eco$e a 8nd %e#ree "lack "elt9 He o&eyed God( and now he teaches :Martial rts for the 4in#do$ of God;. Glory to God9

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