Pure Desire Quotes

“Our sexuality is a revelation of God’s very nature. But the revelation is destroyed when sex is “solo”—when it isn’t characterized by a responsible and caring relationship between a husband and wife. Sexual bondage is always a solo experience. Another person may be involved, but sexual addiction and bondage are self-focused; they are not about a healthy relationship.”
― Ted Roberts, Pure Desire: How One Man's Triumph Can Help Others Break Free From Sexual Temptation

“When, because of the parasites of trauma, we refuse to deal with the trauma, we’re stuck with horrific emotional pain. That’s when we can do things we don’t understand, because the trauma discs have kicked in. Some folks have an entire library of them. As a result, we can end up acting “crazy.”
― Ted Roberts, Pure Desire: How One Man's Triumph Can Help Others Break Free From Sexual Temptation

“estamos tan enfermos como los secretos que guardamos.”
― Ted Roberts, Deseo Ser Puro

“Therefore, the Church of the future, if it is to be effective, must become a place of practical grace. It must be a place where hope is the dominant theme, and denial, especially religious pretending, is nowhere is sight.”
― Ted Roberts, Pure Desire: Helping People Break Free from Sexual Struggles

“But I also knew this wasn’t about performance, or about getting it right before God would accept me. I was already accepted in Christ. And that changes everything!”
― Ted Roberts, Pure Desire: How One Man's Triumph Can Help Others Break Free From Sexual Temptation

“We can be trapped by our past and be unable to see what God has ahead for us when we don’t understand how to deal with trauma. We need to understand very clearly that God’s purposes for us are always greater than our problems. If we let Him, the Holy Spirit will come alongside and carry the problems that would bury us. But it all takes place through the bitter waters of healing.”
― Ted Roberts, Pure Desire: How One Man's Triumph Can Help Others Break Free From Sexual Temptation