A short video from the History Channel
Today we recognize Veterans Day and the sacrifices made by those who served our country in war.
Presently, we are all at war against our sinful flesh. I read the following statement on a blog I came across yesterday, and it resonated a truth about mans sin state.
A child allowed to live in flesh, will become controlled by flesh.
We must not allow the flesh to controll us. We must "fight" and "put to death" our sin.
"Fight the good fight of faith" (1 Tim 6:12)
"For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live" (Rom 8:13)
How do we "fight" and "put to death" our sin? I like the Fight Club terminology Jonathan Dodson from Acts 29 Network uses.
The Three Rules of Fight Club
1) Know Your Sin.
2) Fight Your Sin.
The second rule of Fight Club is "Fight your sin." Once we know our sin, we know where to strike. The challenge then is to actually strike, to beat up our flesh.
3) Trust Your Savior.
The third rule of Fight Club is "Trust Your Savior." How do we fight? We fight, not in our own strength but with the strength of the Spirit. One day the fight will be over. Faith will become sight. Our image will be perfectly aligned with Christ's image. We will no longer know our sin, fight our sin, or struggle to trust our Savior. But until then, may God grant us his sovereign grace to fight the good fight of faith, for our joy and his eternal glory.
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
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