Subject: How I do to stop sinning? |
Bible Note: Talib... The work Christ finished was death for all sin. If this were not true then as soon after we are born again we sin, we lose our salvation, if His blood only covered sin done before repentence and the new birth. Active sin remains a problem in our life when we toy with it, romance it, believe we are weak and inferior and it has power/authority/control over us. Scripture tells us 2 Peter 2-4 2.Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3.According as his divine power HATH GIVEN UNTO US ALL THINGS THAT PERTAIN TO LIFE AND GODLINESS, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4.Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Time spent with the Lord in prayer and meditation of the scriptures opens the door for the Holy Spirit to reveal the way out of temptations and testings. "I reckon myself dead to sin. Even after I reckon myself I still do active sin! Then I must recognise the sin I have done and repent of it? Hmmm. But that doesn't help me to be free of sin! I still continue to sin." Also: "What do I do to stop sinning?" As I stated first, this is a process of learning to recognize sin before we sin and choosing NOT to do it and NOT doing it through faith that the provision of strength to not sin has already been provided. However, as children we are steady learning. For new believers this may be a minute by minute task because some daily habits were sin based. Over the years the habitual should be mastered. and our mind is trained through use of the Word to recognize sin trip ups because our heart is becoming sensitive to God's heart and mind. We learn to work at staying in a prayerful state and to recognize the constant presence of the Holy Spirit to guide us, and should we sin He convicts quickly and we should repent quickly, and move on. The less we struggle to hold on to sin, the less hold it has on us. I heard a pastor say one time that when the mountain becomes bigger than God, the mountain will remain, but when our relationship is developed to the point that we recognize the truth that God is bigger than the mountain, the mountain will go. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Will there be a time in our carnal existence when we will be perfect through your own sinlessness? Not likely... But as we mature in our relationship and in the Word, sin should be the exception and not the rule. Through the sacrifice of Jesus, the Holy Spirit has been provided to guide/mentor us into less and less active sin. The problem is that some Christians believe sin still has power/authority over them. Not so.. Does that help? God bless |