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More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust
It has never been more difficult to flee sexual immorality and pursue holiness.
We live in an age of unprecedented access to sexual temptation. Previous generations faced adultery, prostitution, and brothels. But not every person had a brothel in their pocket. Our society’s obsession with sex, coupled with the technologies that make pornography so accessible, make it more challenging than it’s ever been.
The result is that our families, our churches, and our society are being devastated by a pornography epidemic.
In More than a Battle , pastor and author Joe Rigney offers hope for Christian men who are seeking to live with integrity and faithfulness in the face of the sexual temptation around them. Drawing on the Scriptures, his personal experience, and his pastoral counseling, Rigney frames the struggle with lust beneath the banner of Galatians 5:16: "Walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
The struggle with lust is a fierce battle, an enslaving addiction, and a deep brokenness. Rigney shows us that through the gospel it is the Holy Spirit that gives us victory, sets us free, and heals our wounds.
We live in an age of unprecedented access to sexual temptation. Previous generations faced adultery, prostitution, and brothels. But not every person had a brothel in their pocket. Our society’s obsession with sex, coupled with the technologies that make pornography so accessible, make it more challenging than it’s ever been.
The result is that our families, our churches, and our society are being devastated by a pornography epidemic.
In More than a Battle , pastor and author Joe Rigney offers hope for Christian men who are seeking to live with integrity and faithfulness in the face of the sexual temptation around them. Drawing on the Scriptures, his personal experience, and his pastoral counseling, Rigney frames the struggle with lust beneath the banner of Galatians 5:16: "Walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
The struggle with lust is a fierce battle, an enslaving addiction, and a deep brokenness. Rigney shows us that through the gospel it is the Holy Spirit that gives us victory, sets us free, and heals our wounds.
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Published February 2, 2021
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March 12, 2021
Superb. In sum: this is the single greatest book I’ve read on the topic. It hits every angle: theology, physiology, relatability, and practicality. It’s masterfully aimed at the struggling man and his mentor/community. It provides insightful explanatory power, and it is holistic in its approach. This is my new go-to book on the topic and I highly recommend it for everyone, but particularly pastors.
March 1, 2024
Hands down the best book I've ever read on dealing with sexual temptation. Every man needs to read this book, young or old, currently struggling or victorious. The holistic approach is refreshing and helpful in an amazing array of regards, and it is concise and deep in just the right amounts. Highly recommended.
August 5, 2025
Just finished reading this book again with a group of 20s young men. This is hands-down my favorite book on this topic. Why? If I summed up the work in two words, I would say this: Hopeful and Practical. This book casts a grand vision for holiness in Christ walking by the Spirit. It also gets nitty-gritty in tactics like starving the beast, fighting other sins alongside lust, utilizing peers and mentors effectively, and gearing up for the long war while simultaneously not expecting to be conquered by this forever.
Understandably, some readers might get hung up on how Rigney uses "need" to describe a man's desire for affirmation and validation. While I do agree largely with this critique of what truly constitutes a "need," I do think Joe's solutions and suggestions carry a lot of weight in the battle, rendering the possible misuse of the term as a moot point.
Understandably, some readers might get hung up on how Rigney uses "need" to describe a man's desire for affirmation and validation. While I do agree largely with this critique of what truly constitutes a "need," I do think Joe's solutions and suggestions carry a lot of weight in the battle, rendering the possible misuse of the term as a moot point.
February 12, 2025
Developing some counseling for the church and this book was great.
The most helpful one in this kind of genre I’ve read.
The most helpful one in this kind of genre I’ve read.
March 30, 2021
This is a fantastic book, and probably the book I would recommend to anyone counseling young men or married man, whether or not that counselling was related to pornography or not. However, this book really knows it's place and so it actually tells its readers that a book may not be the best antidote to pornography, but that mentorship and friendship are more important to fighting the battle than books.
Currently, pornography is mauling Christian men, and so a book like this is immensely helpful. It builds on Doug Wilson's Fidelity, but is more specific in all the right ways and goes deeper in all the right ways. Here are some of his best points, all of the super important:
*Be chill and don't coast. Do not let sin beat you up when you fail, because that actually doesn't help and is not a form of repentance. At the same time,
*Have an older man and NOT a peer group be your accountability partner. Don't drown with the other dudes: get a friend who is older. He also advises men to be firm and stable but also kind in how they speak to other men admitting their sexual failures. He knows how important respect is for these men, and how difficult it often is to respect men who are unrespectable and need to grow before they are worthy of it.
*Don't treat your lusts like a caged animal. Make sure that your interactions with women you are not married to are healthy. Turn off the lustful thoughts, but get past that and don't let that be the one way you relate to women.
*Examine your lusts in the right way. Use them to see what kinds of sins you have that are not lust-related. Look for hurt and brokenness in your past and ways it is hurting you today.
*Romans 7 and Galatians 5 are not about the believer's normal life of losing to the flesh. The normal life is that, because of the Gospel, we are now given a new heart and new motives to fight and, in the long game, win over the flesh.
The last part of the book is best, so if the first chapters seem like ho-hum normal advice, just keep reading. The fact that he sees male-friendship as central is truly what sets this book apart, and this should actually be explored at greater length.
The one thing I thought was missing was for people who are unmarried to look for a wife. What I have noticed is that young men will really want to get married, will successfully fight off their lust, but won't actually engage in regular endeavors to find a woman. This is important, but since the book is about men who are married as well, I guess it makes sense that there's not enough time to say everything in a short book like this.
In short, I can hands down recommend this book and I think it is one of the most important practical Christianity books of the year. Buy a copy if you disciple men.
Currently, pornography is mauling Christian men, and so a book like this is immensely helpful. It builds on Doug Wilson's Fidelity, but is more specific in all the right ways and goes deeper in all the right ways. Here are some of his best points, all of the super important:
*Be chill and don't coast. Do not let sin beat you up when you fail, because that actually doesn't help and is not a form of repentance. At the same time,
*Have an older man and NOT a peer group be your accountability partner. Don't drown with the other dudes: get a friend who is older. He also advises men to be firm and stable but also kind in how they speak to other men admitting their sexual failures. He knows how important respect is for these men, and how difficult it often is to respect men who are unrespectable and need to grow before they are worthy of it.
*Don't treat your lusts like a caged animal. Make sure that your interactions with women you are not married to are healthy. Turn off the lustful thoughts, but get past that and don't let that be the one way you relate to women.
*Examine your lusts in the right way. Use them to see what kinds of sins you have that are not lust-related. Look for hurt and brokenness in your past and ways it is hurting you today.
*Romans 7 and Galatians 5 are not about the believer's normal life of losing to the flesh. The normal life is that, because of the Gospel, we are now given a new heart and new motives to fight and, in the long game, win over the flesh.
The last part of the book is best, so if the first chapters seem like ho-hum normal advice, just keep reading. The fact that he sees male-friendship as central is truly what sets this book apart, and this should actually be explored at greater length.
The one thing I thought was missing was for people who are unmarried to look for a wife. What I have noticed is that young men will really want to get married, will successfully fight off their lust, but won't actually engage in regular endeavors to find a woman. This is important, but since the book is about men who are married as well, I guess it makes sense that there's not enough time to say everything in a short book like this.
In short, I can hands down recommend this book and I think it is one of the most important practical Christianity books of the year. Buy a copy if you disciple men.
April 4, 2025
Excellent. I recommend this to every man I meet who struggles with this sin or who mentors others.
November 3, 2021
I Read this book together with a group of men form my
Church that meet together for accountability. I’ve read a few books on the topic of sexual sin and pornography and this has proved to be one of the more helpful. Rigney does a good job of not just calling men to kill their sin, but to also understand themselves, their identity in Christ, and the nature of sin itself. This book renewed my fervor to kill sexual sin while also causing me to be patient by trusting in God’s long process of renewal. I will definitely revisit this book for it’s helpful illustrations, strategies, and encouragements for the struggle against sexual sin as well as other sin
A few highlights:
- viewing the struggle against sexual sin as more than just warfare. We need victory form immorality, freedom from addiction, and healing from brokenness. These aspects permeate the book and give encouragement in the lifelong struggle against this sin and it’s effects (intro)
- how bare gospel repetition isn’t enough: “merely repeating the Gospel is not the same as wisely applying” (26)
- walking by the spirit means you CAN have victory over your sin
- The devastating effects of pornography use on the brain. Thought he had a balanced view that did not excuse sin, but helped to create patience in those who are seeking to have their minds renewed. “Neuroscience can help explain sin, but it can never excuse sin. Explanations should produce compassion in us…. Explanations also create patience in us.” (73)
- confidence in killing sin through the death and resurrection of Jesus. “The whole purpose of this union-signified and represented in our baptismal burial- is that we would be raised to ‘walk in newness of life’ (Rom. 6:4). Union with Christ in his death will necessarily lead to Union with Christ in his resurrection life (Rom 6:5).” (148)
- good pretending: “gospel doing means you see yourself in God’s royal law and live into that vision.” (145) “when tempted to lust, imagine what you would do if you were godly, stable, and full of Jesus. What would the “gospel you” do?” (147)
Church that meet together for accountability. I’ve read a few books on the topic of sexual sin and pornography and this has proved to be one of the more helpful. Rigney does a good job of not just calling men to kill their sin, but to also understand themselves, their identity in Christ, and the nature of sin itself. This book renewed my fervor to kill sexual sin while also causing me to be patient by trusting in God’s long process of renewal. I will definitely revisit this book for it’s helpful illustrations, strategies, and encouragements for the struggle against sexual sin as well as other sin
A few highlights:
- viewing the struggle against sexual sin as more than just warfare. We need victory form immorality, freedom from addiction, and healing from brokenness. These aspects permeate the book and give encouragement in the lifelong struggle against this sin and it’s effects (intro)
- how bare gospel repetition isn’t enough: “merely repeating the Gospel is not the same as wisely applying” (26)
- walking by the spirit means you CAN have victory over your sin
- The devastating effects of pornography use on the brain. Thought he had a balanced view that did not excuse sin, but helped to create patience in those who are seeking to have their minds renewed. “Neuroscience can help explain sin, but it can never excuse sin. Explanations should produce compassion in us…. Explanations also create patience in us.” (73)
- confidence in killing sin through the death and resurrection of Jesus. “The whole purpose of this union-signified and represented in our baptismal burial- is that we would be raised to ‘walk in newness of life’ (Rom. 6:4). Union with Christ in his death will necessarily lead to Union with Christ in his resurrection life (Rom 6:5).” (148)
- good pretending: “gospel doing means you see yourself in God’s royal law and live into that vision.” (145) “when tempted to lust, imagine what you would do if you were godly, stable, and full of Jesus. What would the “gospel you” do?” (147)
August 3, 2023
I read through this book with a brother from church and it was incredible. Joe Rigney does a fantastic job writing to your heart. This book has a large emphasis on the power of the Holy Spirit in overcoming lust, and the primary verse he uses is Galatians 5:16. “If you walk by the Spirit you will not gratify the desires of the flesh”. This book primarily lays out how one “walks by the Spirit”. This is probably my favorite book that I have read on the topic and will definitely use it in the future with other brothers.
December 24, 2025
A wise Christian man who consumes no less than 500 books a year said that this is the best book he’s read on the subject. I now know why. An incredible resource for men of all ages and maturity!
July 26, 2021
4.3 Stars
Joe Rigney's "More Than a Battle" is an extremely helpful and Biblically sound resource for helping Christian men in the fight against lust and pornography addiction. Rigney argues that the fight against lust needs to be understood as "more than a battle". It's more than simply fighting the flesh with the tools of faith. But it also involves understanding the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of the struggle with lust as well. Thus, Rigney seeks to offer a holistic approach that embraces the spiritual battle aspect of fighting lust, but also to understand the deeper forces at play.
Rigney mainly wants us to understand that the foundation of the fight against lust is one of walking by the Spirit. Then by the Spirit, we are to seek to find help in friends and mentors who not only hold us accountable but also remind us of and encourage us in the gospel. But as well that are biological aspects of the temptation to lust that we must be aware of that we must fight against. As well, Rigney explains that lust can be attached to childhood trauma that needs to be worked through, will at the same time be repented of. Lastly, Rigney offers practical advice to single, dating, engaged, and married men that help avoid the common pitfalls that occur in each season of fighting lust.
Overall, this is an excellent book and one of the most helpful ones I have read on fighting lust and pornography addiction. Its biggest strength is that it's designed to be worked through with a mentor - and as someone who has struggled with lust, I can tell you it's a fight that cannot be done apart from the help of the Christian community and mentorship. As well, Rigney's goal is to create communities in churches that are equipped to help one another to fight against the sin of lust. This is not simply a book for the struggler, but a book for the whole church, that they may know how to rid the infection of sinful lust from their midst. The only critique I have of this book is that I wish that Rigney spoke more on the role of faith and repentance in the fight against lust and that some of his content was less of a review of other books and more original in its content.
Yet, I highly recommend this book and I believe it should be read by all men who not only want to faithfully fight against lust but also want to be faithful churchmen who support and encourage the men around them.
Joe Rigney's "More Than a Battle" is an extremely helpful and Biblically sound resource for helping Christian men in the fight against lust and pornography addiction. Rigney argues that the fight against lust needs to be understood as "more than a battle". It's more than simply fighting the flesh with the tools of faith. But it also involves understanding the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of the struggle with lust as well. Thus, Rigney seeks to offer a holistic approach that embraces the spiritual battle aspect of fighting lust, but also to understand the deeper forces at play.
Rigney mainly wants us to understand that the foundation of the fight against lust is one of walking by the Spirit. Then by the Spirit, we are to seek to find help in friends and mentors who not only hold us accountable but also remind us of and encourage us in the gospel. But as well that are biological aspects of the temptation to lust that we must be aware of that we must fight against. As well, Rigney explains that lust can be attached to childhood trauma that needs to be worked through, will at the same time be repented of. Lastly, Rigney offers practical advice to single, dating, engaged, and married men that help avoid the common pitfalls that occur in each season of fighting lust.
Overall, this is an excellent book and one of the most helpful ones I have read on fighting lust and pornography addiction. Its biggest strength is that it's designed to be worked through with a mentor - and as someone who has struggled with lust, I can tell you it's a fight that cannot be done apart from the help of the Christian community and mentorship. As well, Rigney's goal is to create communities in churches that are equipped to help one another to fight against the sin of lust. This is not simply a book for the struggler, but a book for the whole church, that they may know how to rid the infection of sinful lust from their midst. The only critique I have of this book is that I wish that Rigney spoke more on the role of faith and repentance in the fight against lust and that some of his content was less of a review of other books and more original in its content.
Yet, I highly recommend this book and I believe it should be read by all men who not only want to faithfully fight against lust but also want to be faithful churchmen who support and encourage the men around them.
November 3, 2022
As a newer Christian seeking to disciple young men beyond porn addictions, my chief strategy was to whip them into a fervor against their sin by introducing them to Owen’s Mortification of Sin. Together, I thought, we could channel our inner puritans in order to vanquish our lusts once-for-all and be on our way to undistracted fruitfulness in college ministry. That approach (mine, not Owen’s) didn’t prove effective for them or me (my fault, not Owen’s). Rigney’s More Than a Battle supplies what was absent from my understanding of the problems and solutions at play in our sexual sin––namely, robust doctrines of men and women, sex, sin, and sanctification. I am thankful for the skill and pastoral sensitivity with which Rigney brings these doctrines to bear on men’s battles for sexual holiness. I am also thankful for his willingness to address nitty-gritty aspects of the battle that many men want to ask, but are afraid to voice. Especially helpful are his final chapters on fighting lust through the different stages of singleness, engagement, and marriage.
April 24, 2025
I’d quibble with a minor point here or there but, speaking as someone who themselves was a porn addict for years, this is far and away the best book I have read on the issue.
November 6, 2023
Excellent
January 9, 2023
This is the best book on battling lust and sexual sin I have read! Biblically rich, direct but charitable, and full of pastoral wisdom for both engaging in the fight for holiness and for helping others in the fight.
October 21, 2025
Written for both men who struggle with sins of lusts, and the mentors who desire to help them. Excellent biblical explanations, encouragement, and strategies in every chapter.
June 12, 2021
This will be my go to book for helping men in our church battle lust. For discipleship, for counseling, for my own sons when they’re old enough to learn the war.
Can’t imagine a better book on helping men understand the nature of the addiction - it is undergirded by sound theology and has practical helps for mentors throughout.
Highly recommended for all men, pastors and mentors, and parents of boys.
Can’t imagine a better book on helping men understand the nature of the addiction - it is undergirded by sound theology and has practical helps for mentors throughout.
Highly recommended for all men, pastors and mentors, and parents of boys.
February 3, 2025
The best book I have ever read on this topic. Both biblically grounded and holistically minded. Joe Rigney writes with directness and a personal tone which made me feel challenged and encouraged. I appreciated his commitment to center the war on spirit-fueled and grace-dependent heart change, identifying that this happens not just by creating barriers and behavior modification (still important),or more spirituality, but a lot more work to dig deep into your past, fight a subtler war in the mind, and depend on a community and mentors because you can’t do it alone. The specific wisdom for young men, engaged, and married men was extremely valuable. I will recommend this book to everyone I have the privilege to support and encourage in the battle against lust and pursuit of holiness.
September 2, 2021
I've read many books on this subject and this one has been by far the best of them all. While I disagreed with the author's interpretation of Romans 7 (the description of an Old-Covenant believer), I still found the majority of what he said to be clear, biblical, holistic, and very practical. This will now be my go-to book for counseling in this area.
June 4, 2021
One of the most well-balanced books I’ve read on this topic.
November 3, 2021
A helpful resource full of Biblical and practical wisdom.
May 24, 2024
Best book I’ve read on this topic so far. Especially helpful is Rigney’s treatment of sexual sin as immorality, addiction, and brokenness. All three aspects are important to consider.
March 23, 2021
Youth group raised, college ministry participant, and current seminary student I have never found such a concise walkthrough of Lust anywhere. From men’s discipleship programs to little huddles at church this book is a vital recommendation for men’s mentorship in the local church.
This will be at the top of my discipleship materials alongside Ryle’s book to young men. Absolutely loved the portions to mentors in each chapter that help those of us who have or are currently counseling younger men with their war with sin.
This will be at the top of my discipleship materials alongside Ryle’s book to young men. Absolutely loved the portions to mentors in each chapter that help those of us who have or are currently counseling younger men with their war with sin.
February 7, 2021
Pornography runs rampant in this world and is waging a war specifically against our men. In More Than a Battle, Joe Rigney shows us how to experience victory, freedom, and healing from lust.
Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16 is the grounds of this book, and Rigney believes what Paul is saying that if you walk by the Spirit, you will absolutely and certainly not gratify the desires of the flesh. He introduces the concept of position, then progress. This means that it’s first who we are, then what we do. He also makes the distinction between repeating the Gospel versus applying the Gospel. And it is all done by the work of God.
In regards to Romans 7, Rigney sees it as describing an Old Testament believer. With Romans 8 and the introduction of the Spirit, we see freedom. Setting temporary, artificial boundaries and sticking with habits of accountability and confession are key behaviors in successful purity. He also recommends stating specific confessions of sin without using euphemisms.
Decided Victories
I appreciate how Rigney keeps a practical outlook throughout the book. He reminds those who are mentors not to get your men bogged down in the details. While theology is important, we can help men by giving them practical considerations and giving them time to think through the theoretical. The sections that serve as a “Word to Mentors” after every chapter are valuable and welcome.
Speaking pointedly, Rigney says that pornography rewires the brain. He also says that explanations are not excuses, and that God can renew our minds, giving us hope. Throughout the book, Rigney shows the devastation of sexual sin, but he is also ready to state the decided victories available to us in Christ.
Weathered Storms, Calmer Shores
We are in a war when it comes to sexual temptations and desires. Rigney is indebted to David Powlison for the concepts of a longer, wider, deeper, and subtler war. When it comes to sexual brokenness, Jay Stringer has helped Rigeny understand the deeper motivations and wounds beneath sexually destructive behavior.
The final chapters of the book offer a word to young men and married men. There are different battles to be fought in different stages of life, and Rigney speaks directly and purposefully. Rigney writes as someone who has weathered storms. But he has also seen calmer shores. This book provides practical steps and spiritual insight to win the war with Christ in command.
I received a media copy of More Than a Battle and this is my honest review.
Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16 is the grounds of this book, and Rigney believes what Paul is saying that if you walk by the Spirit, you will absolutely and certainly not gratify the desires of the flesh. He introduces the concept of position, then progress. This means that it’s first who we are, then what we do. He also makes the distinction between repeating the Gospel versus applying the Gospel. And it is all done by the work of God.
In regards to Romans 7, Rigney sees it as describing an Old Testament believer. With Romans 8 and the introduction of the Spirit, we see freedom. Setting temporary, artificial boundaries and sticking with habits of accountability and confession are key behaviors in successful purity. He also recommends stating specific confessions of sin without using euphemisms.
Decided Victories
I appreciate how Rigney keeps a practical outlook throughout the book. He reminds those who are mentors not to get your men bogged down in the details. While theology is important, we can help men by giving them practical considerations and giving them time to think through the theoretical. The sections that serve as a “Word to Mentors” after every chapter are valuable and welcome.
Speaking pointedly, Rigney says that pornography rewires the brain. He also says that explanations are not excuses, and that God can renew our minds, giving us hope. Throughout the book, Rigney shows the devastation of sexual sin, but he is also ready to state the decided victories available to us in Christ.
Weathered Storms, Calmer Shores
We are in a war when it comes to sexual temptations and desires. Rigney is indebted to David Powlison for the concepts of a longer, wider, deeper, and subtler war. When it comes to sexual brokenness, Jay Stringer has helped Rigeny understand the deeper motivations and wounds beneath sexually destructive behavior.
The final chapters of the book offer a word to young men and married men. There are different battles to be fought in different stages of life, and Rigney speaks directly and purposefully. Rigney writes as someone who has weathered storms. But he has also seen calmer shores. This book provides practical steps and spiritual insight to win the war with Christ in command.
I received a media copy of More Than a Battle and this is my honest review.
February 3, 2025
A very good resource walking through the porn recovery process. Written mainly for Christian men and those who mentor them.
Rigney does a generally good job (I had a couple of quibbles) discussing the spiritual/theological side of the issue. I loved his section on Romans 7…a text often misused and misunderstood in the porn discussion. (If we say Paul is discussing Christian life, then a perpetual sin addiction is justified.) His section on anthropology seemed unnecessary.
His main thesis is that recovery is a long-term process that involves far more than stopping the behavior. He details some keys to stopping initially, but the majority of the book is on the emotional and mental healing process. He also includes something I have not seen in any other book on the topic: advice for men at several different stages of life, including married men many years after recovery.
Rigney does a generally good job (I had a couple of quibbles) discussing the spiritual/theological side of the issue. I loved his section on Romans 7…a text often misused and misunderstood in the porn discussion. (If we say Paul is discussing Christian life, then a perpetual sin addiction is justified.) His section on anthropology seemed unnecessary.
His main thesis is that recovery is a long-term process that involves far more than stopping the behavior. He details some keys to stopping initially, but the majority of the book is on the emotional and mental healing process. He also includes something I have not seen in any other book on the topic: advice for men at several different stages of life, including married men many years after recovery.
May 25, 2021
I have significant disagreements with his interpretation of Romans chapter 7 and his view of the “lower appetites”. Enough that I entertained three stars but the book is worth reading for the middle and end portions of the book, in pursuing perseverance, in dealing with a man’s desire to be admired, etc. I’m thankful he has addressed the topic so thoroughly. It’s a devastating problem and it seems to me that very few people are talking about the driving issue of a man’s feelings of futility in life and in marriage and a man’s need to be respected as central to addressing it. A world intent on emasculating men will see an exponential explosion of the problem and may even begin to justify sexual enslavement as natural and good.
March 16, 2024
This was one of the most thought provoking books on the topic of lust I’ve read because it explored different helpful aspects of the struggle that most or all other books I’ve read on the topic just don’t address. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was due to the teaching on Romans 7 and Galatians 5 that I didn’t agree with or find as helpful, but that doesn’t in any way take away from the other strengths of the book in many areas. I particularly liked the way he encouraged mentors at the end of each chapter with ways to counsel and disciple struggling friends on the multifaceted dynamics of sexual sin and temptation.
February 16, 2021
Joe Rigney has at least three knacks that always make his writing compelling to me. He has a Piper-like knack for making things obvious in Scripture that weren't obvious to you before, a knack for giving biblical-exegetical grounding to some of C. S. Lewis's best insights, and a knack for recognizing how natural, common grace observations from God's world illuminate God's Word rather than somehow compromising its sufficiency. All three of these knacks are on display in this book, making it my new go-to book in pastoral ministry in the area of lust and pornography.
March 13, 2021
This book is everything you want for a deeply theological and practical expression to fight lust at every stage of life. Rigney navigates being ruthless in fighting sin as well as practical in not overreacting. This is the new trusted source for men in the church that are serious about gaining mastery over their minds and hearts. If guys ask me what to read to fight lust and pornography use, this book is the first place I’d send them.
July 30, 2021
While other books evoke more of a holy hatred for pornography, or cause a deeper and and proper fear of its dangers and consequences, Rigney's excels at putting feet to the ground in the fight against lust. This is also an excellent resource for counselors and mentors speaking directly to them at the end of each chapter.
March 30, 2023
I’ve never read a book on this topic so it’s somewhat hard to gauge. However, I think this book covered a lot of great things. I specifically liked that it ended every chapter with a “word to mentors”. And I loved the confident declaration and pathway for people not to be stuck in a failing pattern their whole life. Victory is possible in Jesus. Victory is worth it.
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