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Conquering The Sinful Nature
“ I can’t believe this is happening……Again!
”Why can’t I just overcome this already?
“I’m supposed to be free from sin so why can’t I get freed from this sin”
“Why do I keep failing this test?”
You’ve taken this test many times, but still with the same result: F. Now you wait for the next test, probably the same test, and hope and pray for a better result.
Woman to Woman, if we’re really honest with ourselves, we have either said or thought similar expressions of frustration, upon failing a test or trial that we have faced and continue to face.
Galatians 2:20 (NIV) ” I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
As believers in Jesus Christ and the sacrifice He made on the cross, we know that we have been set free from the bondage of sin. As Paul says in the scripture above “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” If we have truly accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, His Holy Spirit lives in us and just like Jesus had when He was on earth, we as believers –because of His sacrifice- now have the same power within us to resist sin and to conquer the temptations that we encounter on a daily basis.
Romans 8:37 (NIV) “in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us”. Yet, we still struggle with the desire or urge to sin and at times, we stumble, we fall, we fail.
Woman to woman, what do you struggle with the most? Chances are your, main struggles deal with the temptations of the flesh. When considering topics that would launch our site, Disciplining and Conquering the Sinful Nature of the Flesh, resonated strongly within all of us. Over the next few weeks, this is the topic that we will further explore as we look at how we can live free of sin through the power of the Holy Spirit and truly become “more than conquerors.”
Galatians 5:16 “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh”
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Author: Kaleb I am a divorced, single working mother with a love for music and writing. To browse my writings is to peek through the window to my soul and to the heart of what really matters in my life. I am candid, honest and open especially for the edification and encouragement of others, follow me on Twitter.2 Responses
Thanks for posting this article, honestly speaking, we all struggle with something in our lives as Christians, the flesh is always fighting against the spirit. thanks God for the Grace of God.
Congrats on launching your blog, very nice..keep up the good work!
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Kaleb Reply:
October 28th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Thanks for the encouragement – we do struggle everyday – the key to successfully fighting the battle is through the renewing of our minds, staying in the Word and in communion with Jesus Christ – this will help us to discern and avoid some of those traps that we tend to stumble into. We’re hoping to really explore that in this “Conquering the Sinful Nature” series.
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