In other words, if he's not getting sex at home every 72 hours, you're making it impossible for him to keep pure thoughts. If you're lucky enough to have not heard of the 72-hour rule, it suggested that men have a three-day cycle of semen production, and that-if you’re married-it's the wife's responsibility to relieve your husband at least once every 3 days, in order to avoid driving him to porn, prostitutes and brain fog.
Their approach is basically, hey if you desire holiness, masturbation is not going to get you there, because masturbation thrives off mental adultery and lustful thinking habits. EMB talks bluntly about issues such as masturbation (p 102).They highlight the passage from Job, “I will make a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully.” EMB states unequivocally that God intends for men to choose mental and emotional purity too, not just physical purity.I think that’s beautiful! That’s the standard, right? What a goal! EMB describes Jesus as having “ hands that never touched a woman with dishonor ”.That is absolutely a winning way to be a hero to your wife. There is nothing sexier than a self-regulated man who is in control of his attractions and passions and has surrendered them to God. There is nothing more heroic than a self-metered man. The idea that putting effort into becoming a pure-minded man is a practical way to become a hero to your wife, or your future wife (p72, EMB verson2) is outstanding. Every Man's Battle (EMB) purports to address sexual addiction and lust to help men achieve purity, by following Christ and being faithful to their spouse or your future spouse.Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoekker definitely got these things right: cause it's always nice to open with the positive. Let's start with some of the good things.