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Re: Sex Scenes
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Originally Posted by Socialite
Apparently the word "Battle" is confounding many on here.
To suggest that sexual temptation is "some men's" battle is most assuredly naive. RW has previously explained that this is the way men are wired. The eye gate is not one dimensional. The thoughts that we "shew away" and "cast down" are ugly, distorted and quite embarrasing. This was the reaction of most women who read "Every Man's Battle." They were appalled at what they read about their men.
Doing the look-up and look-down is what I'm referring to. You are right not to make a deal out of it, btw. The more open a couple can be the better, and the more it avoids secret sin.
Walking out of the front door in the morning puts men on a battlefield of images, situations, scantily dressed women, etc. The eye is the man's gate. Some do a great job with integrity in this area, and some need help.
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I haven't read the book "Every Man's Battle", so let me just restate my thought this way: I don't think every man struggles significantly to remain moral and retain purity, or at least, some obviously struggle more than others. I do also believe that maturity plays a part (and not just in the sense of aging past hormonal surges).
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