Meet My Pal Morty: Defeating Sin Earlier than Temptation Strikes
I’m so comfortable Give attention to the Household is releasing a two-part-interview on my e-book Each Physique Issues yesterday and at the moment (January ninth and tenth). You will discover the hyperlinks HERE. (Only for the file, Each Physique Issues was printed in 2011, so don’t make any political assumptions concerning the title.)
The interview discusses the connection between physique care and Christian discipleship. To have a good time the interview, we’re providing two excerpts from the e-book this week and subsequent. This week’s excerpt is on the misplaced artwork of mortification. The Puritans talked about how we will struggle sin earlier than temptation hits. Since mortification is usually a misplaced artwork, on this chapter I attempt to describe it in widespread, widespread language. The paid facet has my notes from John Owen’s traditional work, “Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers.”
A Higher Race
“However you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, religion, love, endurance and gentleness.”
Maybe due to my lengthy pursuit of operating the Boston marathon, once I learn of Paul’s urging Timothy to pursue one thing, I do know what a man is keen to undergo if he desires to pursue one thing badly sufficient.
However will I ever pursue righteousness, godliness, religion, love, gentleness, and endurance with the identical ardour—or extra—that I pursued Boston?
Will any of us?
With out changing into important, take into consideration this truthfully: in your individual residence church, what number of Christians fulfill Paul’s admonition to actually pursue holiness and Christlikeness?
How many people who take care of a foul mood in the end surrender after which give in, saying, “That’s simply the best way I’m”?
What number of have let our our bodies decline as a result of we’ve tried earlier than, possibly on and off for many of our lives, to decide on more healthy habits, however have concluded that the race can’t be gained?
What number of addicts have made a house of their dependancy and are uninterested in feeling like a failure and unwilling to face one other defeat—so they simply cease preventing?
There are problems with disobedience in my life that follow me like superglue. I’ll have victory over them for months or extra, however then the correct situations come again—and wham! I believe to myself, “Once more? Actually?”
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