Soul Purity
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Christians are crashing and burning on the runways of life. Through the TV, Internet, cell phones, newspapers, books, and magazines we are bombarded by the world’s temptations and attractions. The response of choosing isolation from the world doesn’t work: we fail to reach the people God has called us to reach, and we find that the problem comes with us in the sinful desires of our hearts. The opposite extreme, becoming like the world, turns Christians into people who are irrelevant. So how can we build pure lives in this generation? The Word of God has the answers. This workbook is designed to be used by small groups, counselors, and individuals to help us get into God’s Word to find His help to be pure people in a world overcome with sensuality in all its forms. In this workbook, Dave wants you to learn how to find total satisfaction in God alone so that you need nothing else to feed your soul.
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Dr. Dave Coats is a certified biblical counselor with ACBC and loves to see how God uses the Word to address people's problems. He has also taught biblical counseling in three different countries and has led a counseling program at the university level.
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Preface 11
My Testimony 13
How To Use This Book 15
Week 1. Reset the Conscience 19
Day 1. What Is the Conscience ? 20
Day 2. How We Set the Conscience 23
Day 3. Passages That Help Picture Sin 28
Day 4. Godly Sorrow and Repentance (1) 33
Day 5. Godly Sorrow and Repentance (2) 37
Day 6. God’s Goodness and Greatness 40
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 43
Week 2. Win the Battle 46
Day 1. Understand Your Position in Christ (1) 47
Day 2. Understand Your Position in Christ (2) 52
Day 3. Understand the Battle 55
Day 4. Understand the Problem of Strongholds 59
Day 5. Understand the Promises and Dangers 62
Day 6. Practical Help for the Battle 66
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 72
Before We Go Further … 74
Week 3. Protect the Heart 76
Day 1. Flee! (1) 77
Day 2. Flee! (2) 79
Day 3. Think on These Things Daily! 82
Day 4. Amputate! (1) 87
Day 5. Amputate! (2) 90
Day 6. Review of the First Three Weeks 92
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 96
Week 4. Rebuild the Soul 99
Day 1. View of God (1): The Attributes of God 100
Day 2. View of God (2) 105
Day 3. Made in God’s Image (1) 109
Day 4. Made in God’s Image (2) 113
Day 5. Made in God’s Image (3) 117
Day 6. A Day of Meditation 121
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 127
Week 5. Walk with Your God 130
Day 1. Intimacy with God: Introduction 131
Day 2. Intimacy with God (1) 137
Day 3. Intimacy with God (2) 142
Day 4. Intimacy with God (3) 147
Day 5. Intimacy with God (4) 150
Day 6. Focus on God in the Psalms: Praising Him for Who He Is
and What He Does 153
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 156
Week 6. Recognize What God Has Done 158
Day 1. Recognize God’s Work in Changing You 159
Day 2. The Breaking of Self and Its Will 162
Day 3. The Journey of Becoming Pure in Heart 165
Day 4. Failure and Growth (1) 168
Day 5. Failure and Growth (2) 171
Day 6. God’s Grace at Work 174
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 176
Week 7. Encourage Yourself in God through His Word 178
Day 1. How Good Is God’s Law for Us? 179
Day 2. How Does Our Joy in the Word Counsel Us Today? 182
Day 3. How Sweet to Your Soul Is God’s Law? 185
Day 4. Do You Love God’s Law? 188
Day 5. Do You Long to Spend Time in the Word? 191
Day 6. What Have You Learned about God and His Word? 194
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 199
Week 8. Answer the Key Question 202
Day 1. Are You a Child of God? 203
Day 2. Do You Have the Spirit Within? 206
Day 3. Does God Lovingly Correct You? 208
Day 4. Is Your Faith Dead or Alive? 210
Day 5. Are You Born of God and in the Light? 212
Day 6. Is There Evidence That God Lives in You? 214
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 217
Appendix 1. Accountability in the Battle for Purity 220
Appendix 2. Personal Bible Study Example 223
Appendix 3. Further Meditation Themes 225
Appendix 4. The Struggle with Masturbation 228
Appendix 5. Questions That Expose Our Hearts 234
Appendix 6. Special Counsel & Help for Those Closest to Us:
Where Do They Fit In? 236
Appendix 7. Testimonies of God’s Power in Salvation 241
Appendix 8. Renew the Mind 248
Resources 250
About the Author 252
My Testimony 13
How To Use This Book 15
Week 1. Reset the Conscience 19
Day 1. What Is the Conscience ? 20
Day 2. How We Set the Conscience 23
Day 3. Passages That Help Picture Sin 28
Day 4. Godly Sorrow and Repentance (1) 33
Day 5. Godly Sorrow and Repentance (2) 37
Day 6. God’s Goodness and Greatness 40
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 43
Week 2. Win the Battle 46
Day 1. Understand Your Position in Christ (1) 47
Day 2. Understand Your Position in Christ (2) 52
Day 3. Understand the Battle 55
Day 4. Understand the Problem of Strongholds 59
Day 5. Understand the Promises and Dangers 62
Day 6. Practical Help for the Battle 66
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 72
Before We Go Further … 74
Week 3. Protect the Heart 76
Day 1. Flee! (1) 77
Day 2. Flee! (2) 79
Day 3. Think on These Things Daily! 82
Day 4. Amputate! (1) 87
Day 5. Amputate! (2) 90
Day 6. Review of the First Three Weeks 92
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 96
Week 4. Rebuild the Soul 99
Day 1. View of God (1): The Attributes of God 100
Day 2. View of God (2) 105
Day 3. Made in God’s Image (1) 109
Day 4. Made in God’s Image (2) 113
Day 5. Made in God’s Image (3) 117
Day 6. A Day of Meditation 121
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 127
Week 5. Walk with Your God 130
Day 1. Intimacy with God: Introduction 131
Day 2. Intimacy with God (1) 137
Day 3. Intimacy with God (2) 142
Day 4. Intimacy with God (3) 147
Day 5. Intimacy with God (4) 150
Day 6. Focus on God in the Psalms: Praising Him for Who He Is
and What He Does 153
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 156
Week 6. Recognize What God Has Done 158
Day 1. Recognize God’s Work in Changing You 159
Day 2. The Breaking of Self and Its Will 162
Day 3. The Journey of Becoming Pure in Heart 165
Day 4. Failure and Growth (1) 168
Day 5. Failure and Growth (2) 171
Day 6. God’s Grace at Work 174
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 176
Week 7. Encourage Yourself in God through His Word 178
Day 1. How Good Is God’s Law for Us? 179
Day 2. How Does Our Joy in the Word Counsel Us Today? 182
Day 3. How Sweet to Your Soul Is God’s Law? 185
Day 4. Do You Love God’s Law? 188
Day 5. Do You Long to Spend Time in the Word? 191
Day 6. What Have You Learned about God and His Word? 194
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 199
Week 8. Answer the Key Question 202
Day 1. Are You a Child of God? 203
Day 2. Do You Have the Spirit Within? 206
Day 3. Does God Lovingly Correct You? 208
Day 4. Is Your Faith Dead or Alive? 210
Day 5. Are You Born of God and in the Light? 212
Day 6. Is There Evidence That God Lives in You? 214
Day 7. Focus on the Cross 217
Appendix 1. Accountability in the Battle for Purity 220
Appendix 2. Personal Bible Study Example 223
Appendix 3. Further Meditation Themes 225
Appendix 4. The Struggle with Masturbation 228
Appendix 5. Questions That Expose Our Hearts 234
Appendix 6. Special Counsel & Help for Those Closest to Us:
Where Do They Fit In? 236
Appendix 7. Testimonies of God’s Power in Salvation 241
Appendix 8. Renew the Mind 248
Resources 250
About the Author 252
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Over an eight-week period of manageable daily lessons, Dave systematically dismantles the heart idols that surround the sins of impurity, and gradually builds a new and powerful sense of the greatness and goodness of God. The mind is nurtured with daily readings, songs, meditations, and questions, all intended to renew the heart in the process.
Dr. David Murray, Professor at Puritan Reformed Seminary and Pastor of Grand Rapids Free Reformed Church
Dave Coats's Soul Purity is a rich, robust, relational resource. Other materials on this vital topic often move toward extremes: they are either too abstract or they are so "practical" that they lack a theological foundation. This work, on the other hand, beautifully balances theological depth with practical implementation. Coats's focus on the heart and conscience reminds me of the great Puritan soul physicians who blended the holiness of God and the horrors of sin with the forgiveness of Christ and the wonders of grace. I highly recommend this Christ-focused, gospel-centered workbook.
Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., Chair of the Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Department, Crossroads Bible College
Dr. David Murray, Professor at Puritan Reformed Seminary and Pastor of Grand Rapids Free Reformed Church
Dave Coats's Soul Purity is a rich, robust, relational resource. Other materials on this vital topic often move toward extremes: they are either too abstract or they are so "practical" that they lack a theological foundation. This work, on the other hand, beautifully balances theological depth with practical implementation. Coats's focus on the heart and conscience reminds me of the great Puritan soul physicians who blended the holiness of God and the horrors of sin with the forgiveness of Christ and the wonders of grace. I highly recommend this Christ-focused, gospel-centered workbook.
Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., Chair of the Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Department, Crossroads Bible College
