Resisting Principle 5: REFUSE temptation immediately, decisively, and persistently – Part II

June 6 “Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.” (1 Peter 2:11) As we discussed yesterday, refusing temptation immediately, decisively, and persistently involves first clearly recognizing the sin that you are being tempted to commit and second hating …

Resisting Principle 5: REFUSE temptation immediately, decisively, and persistently

June 5 “Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness” (Romans 6:12-13a) This resisting principle, “Refuse temptation immediately, decisively, and persistently” is a very powerful …