August 23 Overcoming Immorality, Pornography, and Lust – Part XV – Critical Transformations “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2) If someone is struggling with habits of immoral behavior, lust, viewing pornography, and the like, …
August 22 “Therefore, what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.” (Romans 6:21) The second question of “Why” is “Why should I not participate in immoral activities?” This includes any sins of the …
August 21 “For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am doing the very thing I hate.” (Romans 7:15) Yesterday, we started a discussion of two sides of the question “Why?” Why am I doing immoral activities, and why should I not be doing …
August 20 “For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am doing the very thing I hate.” (Romans 7:15) In trying to understand our sinful behaviors, I think it is helpful to reflect on the question of “Why?” This will be a question that …
August 19 “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even …
August 18 “Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry, for it is on account of these things that the wrath of God will come.” (Colossians 3:5-6) Immoral Sins of the Mind: decisions to …
August 17 “Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry, for it is on account of these things that the wrath of God will come.” (Colossians 3:5-6) Perhaps the verse above hints at the …
August 16 “’You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery”; but I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.’” (Matthew 5:27-28) “’But the things that proceed out of …
August 15 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to ….the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, …
August 14 “…his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, ‘Lie with me.’ But he refused and said to his master’s wife, ’…How then could I do this great evil, and sin against God?’ And it came about as she spoke to Joseph day after day, …