How We Lived Under the Old Man (TMF:1703)

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Peace to Live By: How We Lived Under the Old Man (TMF:1703) - Daniel Litton
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       We can say no to lust, to lying, to stealing, to unforgiveness, whatever it is, whatever sin we consider, we have the free choice now to not practice that sin. Before, back at the time we were unbelievers, we were slaves of sin. We couldn’t stop sinning even if we wanted to. At the end of the day, we would justify whatever wrong we were doing. We would look a woman in a lustful way, and say, “Ah, I’m just a man and that’s the way it is. That’s the way nature works.” Or, we would steal something from the place we worked, and say, “Ah, I work hard for them and they owe it me. It’s alright to take it.” Or, we would lie, and then say, “Come on, everyone lies. Just be wise about it and don’t get caught, and everything will be fine.” That’s how we were. What does it mean then to walk according to the Spirit? For sure, walking according to the Spirit means that we obey what God has outlined in his Word. We don’t practice the things that God says are sin. Because of our faith in Jesus and the fact that we are new creations indwelled by the Spirit of God we really lose our desire to want to sin.