Posts with the tag “sin”

John Owen warns that attempting to kill sin without the Holy Spirit is not only ineffective but spiritually dangerous. He argues that apart from the Spirit, any "mortification" is merely a false relig...  Read More

THE "SHOVEL FOR THE SNAKE": 9 STEPS TO KILL SINThe metaphor of the shovel for the snake refers to the proactive, aggressive way a believer must deal with sin: just as you would use a shovel to decapit...  Read More

Sermon Title: The Great Exchange: From Death’s Wages to Life’s GiftText: Romans 6:19–23I. A Change of OWNERSHIP (v. 19-20)“I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ...  Read More

Radical APPROPRIATION: Putting on the NewThe Concept: You can’t just stop a bad habit; you must replace it. This is "appropriating" the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word.“to lay aside, in referenc...  Read More

Radical Accountability: Opening the BlindsWe who have indulged in feeding the flesh through habitual sin have made sure that our lives are private so that nobody will discover our sin, and we have bee...  Read More

The manner of being free from habitual sin is to radically amputate every avenue through which it enters, and to be radical in cutting it off at the source......  Read More