The War on Sex
Summary of Chapter 4
Satan hates sex. It sounds strange because the world is full of it. Loud jokes, crude lines, and flashing images tell you otherwise. But he hates it. Not just the act. He hates what it means. He hates the order it brings. He hates the structure it builds.
Satan hates households. He hates men and women together. He hates children born of love. He hates unity. He lost in heaven, so now he fights here. He wants to tear down what God made. Sex, rightly done, ties people together. It brings life. Twisted, it divides and drains. Satan knows this. That’s why he twists it.
Paul warned in his letters: don't withhold from your spouse. Satan will creep in if you do. Sex is not just passion. It’s purpose. It holds things firm. Satan’s goal is simple—divide, conquer. If he can't strike from the top, he gnaws at the roots. Start with the man and woman. Break them apart. The house falls next.
Look back to the beginning. Genesis. God made order out of nothing. Light from dark. Sky from sea. Land from water. Man from dust. Woman from man. Each part in its place. A purpose for all. That’s the word: telos. The end, the aim. Everything made for something. No waste. No chaos. Just order.
Creation shows this. The sun rules the day. The moon rules the night. Birds fly. Fish swim. Beasts roam. Man leads. Woman helps. Not less. Not weak. A design. A place. Like a team on the field. Each role matters. Swap them around, and the game is lost.
But we forget. We laugh at old truths. Call them outdated. We think we know better. But the world cracks under that pride. The man stops leading. The woman grows bitter. Children grow wild. It falls apart.
In Eden, Satan knew this. He didn’t go to Adam. He went to Eve. Not because she was weak, but because the order was clear. Flip it, and the house tilts. Eve led. Adam followed. The world broke.
But God does not lose. His plan holds. The gospel pulls us back. Grace sets things right. Man stands up. Woman stands with him. The house stands firm.
Today, Satan runs the same play. Different words. Same trick. Blur the lines. Boy or girl? Who knows? Be both. Be neither. No roles, no order. Just noise.
It sounds like freedom. It feels like chaos. Boys lost. Girls angry. No one knows what to be. That’s the plan. Without roles, there is no team. No family. No strength.
This isn’t man versus woman. It’s not a battle of the sexes. It’s a battle against the sexes. A fight to erase what God made. No man. No woman. Just confusion.
But God made it clear. Man. Woman. Together, they fill the earth. They build. They grow. Satan hates that. He loves emptiness. Loves barren hearts and homes.
The household is the front line. That’s where the fight is. Hold the line. Keep the order. Stand firm. Simple. Not easy. But simple.
God wins. Always.
Questions for Reflection
How does seeing sex and family as part of God’s order change the way you think about their importance in everyday life?
What are some ways you’ve seen Satan’s tactics of division at work in homes, relationships, or culture?
How can you actively “hold the line” and protect the order God designed in your own family and community?