The Bible is not sex or pleasure negative. And you see that in Proverbs 2. And so, you can't really look at this issue of sexual sin without thinking about the theology of pleasure in Scripture. It's not necessarily godly to deny pleasure because God, in His wisdom, created a gloriously pleasurable world for us.
James conveys the idea that only when we submit to God will the devil "flee from you" as we are then committed to God ...
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I...
Two golden cherubim were placed at each end of the cover facing one another and the mercy seat, with their wings spread to enclose...