The Resolution for Men by Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Resolving to Reject Sexual Sin
Read Chapter 8 of The Resolution for Men. Key passages: Job 31:1; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20; Matthew 5:28.
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Sexual integrity may be the single greatest battleground for men in the modern world — this chapter calls for radical honesty and radical action in an area where passivity is deadly.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Job said, 'I made a covenant with my eyes' (Job 31:1). The Kendricks hold this up as the kind of pre-emptive, decisive commitment men must make in the area of sexual purity. Have you ever made a covenant like that — formal, specific, and accountable? What has prevented you?
2.The chapter does not soften the reality that pornography is an epidemic among Christian men — including leaders and churchgoers. How does naming it that clearly, rather than euphemistically, change the way you think about your own relationship with sexual temptation?
3.Jesus said that looking at a woman with lust is already adultery in the heart (Matthew 5:28). The Kendricks do not allow men to hide behind the 'at least I didn't actually...' defense. How does taking the heart seriously — not just behavior — raise the bar for what sexual integrity actually means?
a.What habits, patterns, or access points in your life make sexual temptation easier to fall into?
b.What practical steps — filtering software, accountability partners, changed routines — have you taken or need to take?