A Biblical Guide to Counseling the Sexual Addict

This is a tough read but I believe that if you have friends that have been involved with any sexual addictions this give you a guide to help them to get way from it. This reminds me of a new movie as of 2008 call Fireproof, this is a must see because it pin points the truth of porn and what it does to a marriage.

Steve Hallagher's book, "A Biblical Guide to Counseling the Sexual Addict" is appropriate and timely for the American culture today! Sexual addiction has created more social problems and destroyed more families than probably alcohol addiction. Social problems arising from sexual addiction are a daily staple on the eveining news now. However, what is even more important about this book is that Mr. Gallagher's approach is firmly from the Bible in its directives and principles. As he points out and illustrates, the Bible is our tool for healing. Christians are to live a holy and godly life. Whatever obstacle they face in doeing so can be overcome with God's help - yet He helps us best when we seek His ways and His methods to ovecome those obstacles. What is more, the obstacles will stay removed from the individual if that person walks close to the Lord. Mr. G.'s approach is very closley aligned with the practice of Biblical Counseling (for which there are post-graduate degrees available in many seminaries). This book is a must reading for anyone who desires to help people through their addictions in general, and specifically, for helping those with sexual addiciton.

Like any other kind of compulsive behavior that rises to the level of mental illness, sexual addiction, the victim must deal not only with the self-destructive behaviors, but also the social and spiritual stigma associated with sexual promiscuity or deviancey, and the condemnation of them by the Christian community as sexual sinners. Steve Gallahger (Founder and President of Pure Life Ministries) has come to the aid of such unfortunates and the clergy charged with the responsibility of providing them with pastoral counseling with A Biblical Guide To Counseling The Sexual Addict. Organized into three major sections (Applying the Fundamentals of Biblical Counseling; Counseling Specifics; Running A Successful Support Group), A Biblical Guide To Counseling The Sexual Addict is a complete course in a single volume that will materially assist any pastor, priest, or lay leader in effectively assisting their afflicted brothers and sisters in Christ to understand and ultimately end their compulsive behavior. Enhanced with a Bibliography, a Recommended Reading list, and indexes by Scriptures and by Subjects, A Biblical Guide To Counseling The Sexual Addict is an essential and strongly recommended instructional reference.