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Category Archives: Sin

Forgiveness After Sexual Sin in Marriage

The pain of sexual sin in marriage leads women to believe it is an unforgivable sin. We must encourage wives to consider Christ even in the midst of deep emotional pain. Continue reading

Topics: Anger, Grief/Loss, Men/Husbands, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, Sexual Purity, Sin, Women/Wives | Tags: , , , , , ,

The BCC Weekend Media Resource: Sexual Sin in the Ministry

During weekends we frequently highlight one of our free resources. Many times those are media resources—video or audio. But we also have hundreds of written resources on Christian living and biblical counseling. This weekend we feature Dr. Harry Schaumburg’s powerful article about Sexual Sin in the Ministry Continue reading

Topics: Local Church Ministry, Pastoral Resources, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Sexual Purity, Sin | Tags: , , ,

3 Ways to Overcome Temptation, Sin, and Sin Patterns

The New Testament gives us three broad categories to help us think about and work through our temptations and sins. All of our debilitating short-term and life-long habits are not resolved the same way. Continue reading

Topics: Christian Living, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Sanctification, Sin | Tags: , , ,

3 Critical Steps to Making a Covenant with Your Eyes and Overcoming Lust

What does it mean to make a covenant with your eyes? Looking at the context of Job 31:1, we learn the heart behind Job’s commitment to fight lust. Continue reading

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“What Do I Do If My Child Is Looking at Pornography?”

Our children are growing up in a dangerous world, and as parents we cannot always protect them. Pornography is rampant and children are exposed at earlier and earlier ages. Satan can use an “accidental find” to hook an innocent child into a lifelong addiction. So, how do we respond as a parent? Here are some steps to find constructive solutions to the problem. Continue reading

Topics: Parenting, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Sexual Purity, Sin | Tags: , , , ,

I Messed Up: Confessing Sin to Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend Before You Get Engaged

If you are dating someone right now, are you scared to tell him or her about your sinful past? Whether you’ve struggled with difficult sins from the past, or you are still struggling with significant sins right now, it’s important to talk to your future spouse about these things. Continue reading

Topics: Adultery, Forgiveness, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Premarital, Sexual Purity, Sin | Tags: , , , ,

How to Confess the Sin of Pornography to Your Wife (And How Not To), Part 2

At this point, having confessed his sin of pornography, a husband should ask the wife to forgive him. She might respond in a few different ways. Continue reading

Topics: Adultery, Men/Husbands, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Sin, Women/Wives | Tags: , , , , , ,

How to Confess the Sin of Pornography to Your Wife (And How Not To), Part 1

The only thing worse than the unsettled disgust after falling to porn is the even more haunting thought of your wife finding out. The tears, the anger, the shattered respect—they’re too much to think of. So often men don’t think of it. They promise God to do better, resolving to keep it between them. After all, “against you and you only have I sinned,” right? Not exactly. David’s statement in Psalm 51:4 functions to magnify the rightness of God’s judgment against him, not to lessen his guilt before others. David’s sin had terrible consequences for others—Uriah, Bathsheba, his wives (!), his children, his nation. But porn is victimless, right? Why don’t you ask your wife? Continue reading

Topics: Adultery, Men/Husbands, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Sin, Women/Wives | Tags: , , , , , ,

A Testimonial: How Biblical Counseling Helped a Person Struggling with the Life-Dominating Sin of Alcoholism

BCC Staff Note: This resource is part of a Biblical Counseling Coalition series of testimonies by and about people who have received biblical counseling. Though anonymous, each testimony is from a real person who is excited to share how biblical … Continue reading

Topics: Addictions, Biblical Counseling, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Sin | Tags: , , , ,

A Testimonial: How Biblical Counseling Helped a Man Struggling with Pornography

BCC Staff Note: This resource is part of a Biblical Counseling Coalition series of testimonies by people who have received biblical counseling. Though anonymous, each testimony is from a real person who is excited to share how biblical counseling has … Continue reading

Topics: Biblical Counseling, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Pornography, Sin, Temptation | Tags: , , , ,

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