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1 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 81481 | ||
I would just like to add this. Remember Galatians 5:16 "...Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." This is what this means to me: If I try to go on a diet, all I want to do is eat all the things I should not eat. Just the idea of focusing on the problem makes me want to do it more. If I focus on the fact that I should not say something, it's bound to slip out of my mouth. I believe this scripture is giving us a sort of formulae that will help us minimize our sinful tendencies. If I give the Lord each day at the beginning of each day, and I ask Him to show me what I am to do for that day, I will focus on that, and not on those things which tempt me so. If I am walking with him, practicing a consciousness of Him walking with me, I will not tend to sin as much as if I am focusing on that object which tempts me...or focusing on my self and my own desires. While we are in the flesh, I do not believe we can walk totally sinless. The flesh tugs on our fleshly nature all the time as we see in Romans 7:15-25. I read one of Billy Graham's books a long time ago where he described what it was like to be a born-again believer. He put it this way. There were two row boats in the river, one went along with the current or flow of the river and the other was rowing against the current. We all are in the same river but to walk with the Lord you are striving against the current. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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2 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81529 | ||
hi itiswritten. I was a bit sad to read what you wrote. You wrote "While we are in the flesh, I do not believe we can walk totally sinless." That was very sad to read. Is it really true? I thought that it is not what is written. Jesus did it! He was in the flesh just like us (Hebrews). He overcame sin in the flesh and became full of grace and truth. It was a life that John says, he could touch and handle. So tangible! Later on Paul, Peter, John all came to that kind of a life. The life of Jesus...the we stop from sinning. I was hoping that I would meet people here who also experience this power in their daily life, so that I could learn from them. |
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3 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 81566 | ||
Dear Talmid, I do not wish to make you sad, yes we can overcome, but we must believe the Word of God, not what we think things should be. Christ has conquered all but this body will not go into the next glorious life because it is flawed. We will receive a resurrection body. In Isaiah 64:6, we are told that all our good works are like filthy rags. That we all have sinned and all have gone astray. And in I John 1:8-9 we are told that if we believe we are without sin we deceive ourselves, however Jesus will continually cleanse us. Of course, Jesus was without sin, that is because He is God, that is because He came to save us...if any of us could have done so, He would not have had to come, become one of us and die. He truly did become a man so as a man He would be the perfect fit to pay our debt. I am sorry to say so, but from what I see of the scriptures, not sinning is a continuing struggle this side of the grave. Yes you can overcome certain sins, but there will always be another that you may not have noticed before. It takes keeping your eyes on Jesus and walking in the Spirit to overcome. I don't think you can find one perfect saint in all of the Bible and I believe this frankness of the Bible is for a reason...truth, AND encouragement. I see it as a glorious struggle, walking with Jesus each step of the way. I believe He loves us as we are and that we should always strive to overcome...but we will have to continue to strive to overcome in this life. Romans 9:24 If you look in the letters to the churches, in each one we are told of the blessings for those who overcomes - Rev. 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:26, 3:5, 3:12, 3:21 etc. I believe we are expected to strive to overcome all the days of our lives. However, if we become saved and immediately die, nothing is required but our faith. We "get in" because Jesus paid the price, not because we have overcome or are good at all. Praise the Lord! This is what the good news is all about. One more thing. What you have said about Jesus is true but if you mean that we can become little Jesus's you may be on the wrong track. There are cults which teach that we can become or attain to becoming little christs. We cannot attain to Him. He is our creator God. He was not created. God prepared a body (Hebrews 10:5)for Him who was with him from eternity (John 1:1-3,14). We were created by and for Him and we should follow His model but our success is ever in His hands. Itiswritten |
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