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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
So true Marie. The spirit and mind of Christ should reign in us, and can. It works to continually perfect us. But our flesh will always resist, and that is the catch. We are still in the flesh, we have not received our glorified bodies yet, and we are still in the war. It is a battle, but we can continue to overcome, and be conquerors on a daily basis.
I would like to address the temptations that you brought up. I have heard the saying "You can't help that a bird flies over your head, but you can keep him from building a nest on your head." So yes, we cannot control the thoughts, desires, and things that the flesh will use to fight against the spirit. Just because we experience a temptation, does not mean we have sinned. The difference is when we begin to entertain and give place to the thoughts that come, to the temptations that show up.
HOW we deal with thoughts/temptations/desires, determines whether it becomes sin or not.
We can resist and fight back against the temptations/thoughts/desires of our flesh with the Word of God and the Spirit of the Lord.... or we can entertain those things, allow them to take up residence, and become eventually a sin in our lives. There is a big difference, and very important to understand, so that we don't beat ourselves up for things we shouldn't.
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Yes! This is what I keep trying to say when these conversations come around. But can you agree with me that, if we never let those temptations/thoughts/desires take over us, that if we don't entertain these things, that if we keep resisting, then we can in fact live perfect, sinless lives? I always look at that scriptures that tells us to be "perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect" as being perfect in all that we know. As in all that you know to do that is right, you do that, and whatever you know to do that is wrong, you don't do that
I guess along with a few others, I keep asking this question, "What do you think being sinless and perfect means?" Because when it's explained and outlined like it is above, how can you not live a sinless life? Does it mean that you can't fight temptation, that you have to always give in, or most or at least some of the time? I just want to understand..
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