QUESTION RECEIVED:
With all the
temptation in this world like pre-martial sex and porn etc. how can we
Christians resist?
Will God help us to resist our temptations?
MY ANSWER:
Our problem as “born again” and “saved” Christians is that
we are still sinners.
In Heaven we will be free from sin.
As Dad’s say to kids driving to vacation “We’re not there
yet.”
We know we are declared righteous in the sight of God when
we repent of our sins and turn to Christ for salvation.
We still must battle our sin nature now.
Yes, God commands us to
restrain from sin.
1 Peter 1:15-16
"15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves
also in all your behavior;
16 because it is
written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
We desperately want to know how to be free of sin in our
lives.
In leading a youth group once I had a speaker talk about
sexual sins, lusting and masturbation problems to a group of male teenagers.
The speaker gave practical 1,2,3 steps to stay away from thinking
and acting on lustful thoughts.
Listening to the talk I did not feel the answer was found.
My speaker was a fine Christian.
It struck me steps are not the answer.
We must understand the destruction sin causes, even to Christians.
Yes we still sin.
We must admit we are hopeless.
Where is there hope?
Our only hope to overcome sin is to die to sin and live in
Christ.
Draw closer to Christ Christians.
You then will be further from sin.
Romans 6:11-14
“11 In the same way,
count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do
not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do
not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather
offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and
offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For
sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but
under grace.”
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