The physical battle is not the core issue. It’s an outward expression of how well you have been fighting the inner, spiritual battle. “What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person” (Matthew 5:18-20). The external is just an expression of the internal. That’s why “replacing” masturbation with the marriage bed can never completely