The New Desires from Within Us (TMF:1601)

Monday, May 03, 2021
Peace to Live By: The New Desires from Within Us (TMF:1601) - Daniel Litton
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       Here in Paul’s words is the presentation of how to deal with sin in our bodies, in our members, how to crucify our flesh. It is a step by step Keynote if you will. When we become a Christian, God implants in us the desire to conform our thoughts, our words, and our actions to be in line with those of Christ. That’s one way we know we have been born again, when we see and feel these new desires within us. If we read this passage carefully, we see the different verbs in action of what we ourselves are to do in regard to our sin natures. Let’s look at them. Paul says, “Let not” “Do not present” and “present yourselves” “present... your members.” We see the fluctuation in what Paul is saying to us. These are clear instructions with clear implications. Paul said, “Let not.” Let not what? “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.” So if we are to let not, that means that we could ‘let.’