Resources for Further Research on Sexual Purity ("Sticks")

For those who have read Called Higher, we pray that the Lord has sparked a new fire in your heart to pursue sexual purity, and we also pray that the content of the book has served as some of the much-needed kindling to help that fire grow. But kindling can only take you so far; you are going to need to gather some sticks if you want keep your flame burning long enough to cook anything worthwhile.

To help get you started, we have gathered some sticks for you here.

Sermons & Articles

• Matt Chandler: Is masturbation okay, even without pornography?

  Chandler, Matt. "Is masturbation OK (even without pornography)?" uploaded by David C Cook, 15 Sep. 2014, vimeo.com/106221371.

• John Piper: Masturbation becomes the enemy of missions

  Piper, John. “Missions and Masturbation.” Desiring God. 10 Sep. 1984, www. desiringgod.org/articles/missions-and-masturbation. Copyright Desiring God Foundation.

• John Piper: You can say no to porn. Let me prove it.

  Piper, John. “You Can Say No to Porn: A Pleasure Greater Than Lust.” Desiring God. 11 Feb. 2015, www.desiringgod.org/messages/you-can-say-no-to-porn. Accessed 4 Jan. 2016. Copyright Desiring God Foundation.

• David Platt: Masturbation is not a gray area

  Platt, David. “Secret Church 15: Christ, Culture, and a Call to Action – Session 3.” Radical. 24 Apr. 2015. Sermon. radical.net/?session=christ-culture-and-a-call-to-action-session-3. Copyright David Platt. Courtesy of Radical. See 01:06:45 to 01:08:27.

• David Platt: Pornography contributes to sex-trafficking

  Same as above, from 01:18:47 to 01:21:57

Videos & Documentaries

• CNN investigates child sex-trafficking in Cambodia (featuring Toha's story)

  “Every Day in Cambodia.” CNN Freedom Project, 14 Dec. 2013, www.cnn.com/videos/intl_tv-shows/2015/04/28/spc-freedom-project-every-day-in-cambodia.cnn.

• Serial killer Ted Bundy warns about pornography as last act before execution

  Dobson, James. Interview with Ted Bundy. Focus on the Family, 23 Jan. 1989, www.focusonthefamily.com/media/social-issues/fatal-addiction-ted-bundys-final-interview.

  UPDATE: Original source above has been removed by Focus on the Family. See this youtube video for a recorded copy of the interview.

Books

• Does masturbation go away when I get married?

  Arterburn, Stephen, and Fred Stoeker. Every Young Man’s Battle: Strategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation. WaterBrook Press, 2002. See "Still Looking For A Sexual Nirvana?" on pp. 34-38.

• Three harrowing stories of sex-trafficking

  Caine, Christine. Undaunted: Daring to do what God calls you to do. Zondervan, 2012. See "The Schindler's List Moment" on pp. 13-26

Bible

• Definitions

  sexual immorality (porneia), sensuality (aselgeia), impurity (akatharsia)

• Against Sexual Immorality

  Matthew 5:27-30, Ephesians 5:3-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, Galatians 5:19-23, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Proverbs 5, Job 31:1-12, Colossians 3:1-11

• Sexual Activity Blessed Within Marriage

  Hebrews 13:4, 1 Corinthians 7:1-5, Song of Solomon, Deuteronomy 22:13-21, Proverbs 5:15-23

Academic Research

• Is pornography addictive?

  Hilton, Donald L., Jr. “Pornography addiction – A supranormal stimulus considered in the context of neuroplasticity.” Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology. vol. 3, no. 1, 2013, dx.doi.org/10.3402/snp.v3i0.20767.

• Is pornography connected to prostitution and trafficking?

  Farley, Melissa. “Pornography, Prostitution, & Trafficking: Making the Connections.” Prostitution Research & Education, Aug. 2015, prostitution- research.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Pornography-prostitution-trafficking.pdf.

• Sexual behavior in the United State

  Herbenick, Debby, et al. “Sexual Behavior in the United States: Results from a National Probability Sample of Men and Women Ages 14–94.” The Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 7, supplement 5, 2010, pp. 255-265. doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02012.x

Contrary Viewpoints on Masturbation

• I don't believe it has much to do with your relationship with God

  Dobson, James. Bringing Up Boys: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men. Tyndale, 2001, pp. 78-80.

• Is masturbation in the gray zone?

  Arterburn, Stephen, and Fred Stoeker. Every Young Man’s Battle: Strategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation. WaterBrook Press, 2002. See "Welcome to the Gray Zone" on pp. 109-110.