When
I Want To Sin…
We can’t expect to stop sinning until we are able to change our minds in regard to sin itself. I believe the Bible is able to equip us with certain facts and ideas that can drastically improve our success rate when it comes to avoiding sin. Let’s look at three things that might serve just that purpose in your life.
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one; remember that sin caused Christ’s death. Sin’s putridness
was the very thing that snatched our Savior from His throne in heaven and made
it necessary for Him to suffer a criminal’s death. Paul wrote, “For He made Him
who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God
in Him” (II Cor
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two; remember that sin is the one thing that will keep you out of heaven. Ulti-mately, there is nothing that can bar you from
heaven’s gates, save unforgiven sins. Paul lists the
works of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21, and says that “those who practice such
things will not inherit the
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three; remember what a terrible master sin is. The Bible plainly states that
the sinner serves sin and the devil,
not the other way around (Rom 6:6). When you choose the way of sin, you choose
hardship on so many levels (Prov
God will not look at what you said to people about what you knew was right, or how you felt inside, but how you lived your life.
- - - Darrell
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