The idea that we are helpless victims of love is a very ancient one. How should we respond when our passions, desires, and instincts urge us to have sexual intimacy with someone if the Bible forbids it?

“‘The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak’” (Matt. 26:41). There are times when it’s especially difficult to resist acting upon our sinful desires. Here are eight practical things you can do to flee temptation in the moment.

The battle between the flesh and the Spirit wages throughout our lives. The apostle Paul gives us a list of 15 vices to deepen our perception of the ways of the flesh and how to resist them.